Course description
Access to Higher Education Diploma in Business (ACBUSF)
Students returning to education to complete a 1 year foundation programme giving access to university.
Access to HE courses are intended for mature students who have been out of education for some time. This generally means that students should be at least 19 when they start the course. Universities and colleges expect Access to HE applicants to have acquired a certain amount of life experience before they start an Access to HE course, so applicants who have only recently left school may be advised to follow a different route into higher education.
Course Content
Communication
Business Information Systems
Finance
Economics
Applying to HE.
Specialist units include:
Business management
Law
Finance
Setting up a business
Economics.
Study Methods
A variety of modes of delivery are used including lectures, group work and discussion, roblem solving activities, presentations and seminars, individual practical work in class, irected private study time, individual support and interviews.
How is the course assessed
There will be a variety of assessment methods for each unit in order to achieve credits, and there will be some
time constrained tests or examinations in some of the units.
Where next - Further Studies
Successful students can go on to study a HNC/D at Uxbridge College or a full or part-time degree at most UK universities.
Where next - Job Opportunities
Once completed further study at university, students can go into employment in the business sector.
Upcoming start dates
Suitability - Who should attend?
HCUC - Harrow College & Uxbridge College
It’s no surprise that students travel from all over London to study at Harrow College and Uxbridge College. With specialist career advisers on hand to offer advice and guidance, the colleges deliver successful results in further education and career progression....