Business Management HND

The Business Management HND is designed to help you develop the skills that employers need and want.

These skills will enable you to make an immediate contribution in your role and give you the confidence to influence the strategic direction of the organisation.

This HND offers you the opportunity to follow a broad business-based curriculum. Consequently, it is ideal if you want to keep your career options open. Alongside an exploration of the major business functions (management, marketing and finance) and of the business environment in which they operate, you will consider the legal, ethical and sustainability issues that concern organisations today. You will work on live projects with client organisations and investigate potential business start-up opportunities.

Our HND in Business Management has been designed to meet the needs of employers. You will work on practical work-related assessments, working with real clients, and practising the skills that organisations need to succeed in the modern business environment. You will develop key transferable skills, such as team working and presentation skills, and develop pratical work-related skills, such as project management and web design. You will learn how to become an excellent and persuasive communicator; to think creatively and analytically; to manage projects; to work effectively as a member of a team, with the ability to lead and inspire others; to be self-reliant; to use initiative and to champion an ethical and socially responsible approach to business.

Successful completion of the HND Business Management will allow entry on to the 3rd year of the BA (Hons) Business Management degree at the University of Worcester. You will even have the opportunity to take an optional placement year if you decide to follow on to the degree course.

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UCAS code

UCAS is the central organisation through which applications are processed for entry onto full-time undergraduate courses in Higher Education in the UK.

Business Management HND 001N HND/BusMan

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Study options

The Business Management HND can be studied on a full or part-time basis.

Get in touch

Doug Wotherspoon
Course Leader
d.wotherspoon@worc.ac.uk

John Gardener
Admissions Tutor
01905 85 5357
j.gardener@worc.ac.uk

Admissions Office
01905 855111
admissions@worc.ac.uk

160 UCAS Tariff Points and Grade C in GCSE English Language and Mathematics

Modules

Year 1
The Business Manager
Leadership and Management
Law, Ethics and Sustainability
Web and E-business

Year 2
Accounting and Finance
Business Entrepreneurship
Marketing, Sales and Customer Management
Integrated Project

Assessment

Typically lectures in Worcester Business School are two or three hours long. During this time, you will experience a range of learning activities intended to stimulate you and enable you to learn effectively.

Lectures usually begin with a classroom lesson that lasts around 45 minutes, introducing the underpinning concepts of a topic. You will be expected to participate here – by offering your opinion, by using an Electronic Voting System or by interrupting when you wish to challenge what the lecturer is suggesting.

After the introductory lecture you will often be split into small seminar groups during which you will work individually or with two or three other students on case studies which will enable you to explore the subject in greater depth. We believe that collaborative learning with your fellow students is very important.

Between lectures you will carry out further study - we adopt an ‘open door’ policy and you will be encouraged to seek the help of lecturers. Most class materials will uploaded to Blackboard (our VLE) before sessions and these materials can be downloaded at University or from anywhere with an internet connection. Many modules have set up on-line discussion facilities to enable you to collaborate with other students between sessions.

Academic department

Worcester Business School

“We champion an imaginative ethos that combines sound business principles with instinctive commercial drive. Our students ranked us in the top 5% of universities for ‘personal development’.”
Mark Richardson, Head of Worcester Business School

Employability

You will be able to select from a wide range of sectors in which to work, including accounting, banking, insurance, human resources, operations management, marketing, advertising, retail, distribution, sales, and leisure. You are likely to work initially as a trainee manager in a large organisation, or perhaps as a junior manager in a smaller one before moving on to more senior management positions.

Alternatively you may wish to establish your own business or continue with further study.