Business

Overview
Do you want to learn the all-round business skills that employers are looking for, while working on your personal development and setting yourself up to get a degree in the future?

This HND Business course kick-starts your business career by providing a valuable introduction to topics including business strategy, finance, ecommerce and marketing.

It’ll give you an edge when starting your career and give you a solid foundation for further study.

After the course you can top up to a full degree by joining the final year of one of our selected Business, Finance or Marketing courses at our main campus in Portsmouth.

What you'll experience
On this course, you'll

• Develop the skills and knowledge you need to excel in business

• Learn from experienced tutors, lecturers and business leaders

• Build knowledge in subjects such as marketing, business finance, business law, data management, business strategy, organisational theories and human resource management

• Work on a research project and put your knowledge into practice to demonstrate what you’ve learned

You can study this course at Havant & South Downs College in Waterlooville or Isle of Wight College in Newport.

After the course you can top up to a full degree by joining the final year of the BA (Hons) Business Management degree course at our main campus in Portsmouth.

Careers and Opportunities
What can you do with a Business HND?

After completing this course, you’ll have the knowledge and skills to begin a career in areas such as:

• marketing

• sales

• publicity

• administration

• ecommerce

• accounting

• financial and risk analysis

• HR

You can also top up your qualification to a degree.

What jobs can you do with a Business HND?
Roles our graduates have taken on include:

• business development officer

• recruitment consultant

• publicity officer

• graduate food buyer

• financial analyst

• risk analyst

After you leave the University, you can get help, advice and support for up to 5 years from our Careers and Employability service as you advance in your career.

Year 1

Core modules in this year include:

• Business Environment
• Business Finance
• Marketing
• Organisational Theories
• Business Law: Basic Principles

Options to choose from in this year currently include:

• Applied Marketing
• Management Accounting
• Human Resource Management
• Purchasing and Supply Chain Principles
• Small Business Enterprise

Year 2

Core modules in this year include:

• Business Strategy
• Data Management
• Research Project

Options to choose from in this year currently include:

• Business Law: Further Principles
• Business Psychology
• Event Management
• Promotional Strategy
• Small Business Enterprise
• Employee Relations
• Human Resource Development
• Business Excellence
• Project Management
• Working With and Leading People

We use the best and most current research and professional practice alongside feedback from our students to make sure course content is relevant to your future career or further studies.

Therefore, some course content may change over time to reflect changes in the discipline or industry and some optional modules may not run every year. If a module doesn’t run, we’ll let you know as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative module.

You'll be assessed through: individual and group coursework examinations online tests practical exercises. You’ll be able to test your skills and knowledge informally before you do assessments that count towards your final mark. You can get feedback on all practice and formal assessments so you can improve in the future.

The way you’re assessed may depend on the modules you select. As a guide, students on this course last year were typically assessed as follows:

• Year 1 students: roughly 50% by written exams and 50% by coursework
• Year 2 students: roughly 70% by written exams and 30% by coursework