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Business at United Colleges Group - UCAS

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2025 - 2026
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9Jan
College of North West London Open Event, Willesden Campus
Undergraduate
18Jan
City of Westminster College Open Event, Paddington Campus
Undergraduate
30Apr
City of Westminster College Open Event, Paddington Campus
Undergraduate

Course summary

What does the course include? The BTEC Higher National Certificate/Diploma in Business is a vocational Higher Education course, designed to prepare you for a career in business through a combination of theoretical and practical teaching First year (HNC) units will include:

  • Business & the Business Environment
  • Business Law
  • Financial Accounting
  • Marketing Essentials
  • Managing a Business Project
  • Human Resource Management
  • Management Accounting
  • Management and Operations
Second year (HND) units will include:
  • Business strategy
  • Brand Management
  • Planning for Growth
  • Research Project (2 units)
  • Consumer Behaviour / Insight Unit
  • Employee Relations
  • Organisational Behaviour
How is the course assessed? Coursework and continual assessment, there are no external exams although you may sometimes have in class tests. Where does it lead? The HNC/D is a nationally and internationally recognised qualification throughout the business world. It provides a basic grounding in the core areas of business and management and leads to new employment opportunities, career enhancement, and promotion prospects. The HNC/D gives automatic subject exemption from many professional qualifications. Holders of the BTEC HNC/D in Business can study for one additional top-up year at various UK universities to gain a business degree (e.g. BA (Hons) in Business). Fees Standard - £5,500 (subject to annual review) Duration This course is two years in length with each year comprising of 30 study weeks, 3 reading weeks and holidays.

Qualified teacher status (QTS)

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

  • Course does not award QTS

How to apply

29Jan

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
BU01
Institution code:
W51
Campus name:
Paddington Green Campus
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Contextual applications and RPA will be considered

Student Outcomes

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

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Business at United Colleges Group - UCAS