Business
A Level Business gives you a thorough understanding of the way in which all businesses, from a local firm to multinational organisations, are run.
Business A Level
The external context in which businesses operate plays an important role in the study of business, so an interest in current affairs is beneficial.
This course helps you to develop a number of skills: how to assemble data and assess it; how to investigate facts and use deduction; how to present your point of view fluently and how to work as a team to achieve results.
What does the course involve?
In Business you will:
- Gain an understanding of the nature and working of business and industry.
- Develop communication, numeracy and IT skills.
- Learn how to set objectives and how to make business decisions with limited information and resources.
The A Level assesses quantitative skills making up a minimum of 10% of the overall marks. The skills tested include ratios, averages, fractions, percentages and calculations of profit and loss.
Resources
The department provides many of the resources, but you will be encouraged to buy some business publications at a cost of around £20 each year.
Assessment
Qualification
A Level
Awarding Body
AQA
Some universities recommend the combination of Business and Economics as two separate A Levels is best avoided, therefore we advise you to check individual university entry requirements.
Entry Requirements
There are no specified entry requirements for this course. Please see the college’s basic entry requirements here.
You are not expected to have studied Business before.
Year One
- What is business?
- Managers, leadership and decision making.
- Decision making to improve marketing performance.
- Decision making to improve operational performance.
- Decision making to improve financial performance.
- Decision making to improve human resource performance.
Please note: Core Maths is advised to be studied alongside this course, unless you are also studying mathematics or statistics.
Year Two
- Analysing the strategic position of business.
- Choosing strategic direction.
- Strategic methods.
- Managing strategic change.
Trips
There are various optional trips and seminars which you might like to attend.
Career path
Many successful students go on to business related higher education courses including accountancy, management science, leisure management and marketing.
Business courses incorporating a foreign language are very popular.
Other students have made use of their knowledge in a wide variety of employment situations.
There are many guest speakers, from local to larger scale businesses; and they give you insight into the management of a business.
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