Business A Level

Course summary

You will almost certainly one day either work in a business or own your own business, so this course will provide you with relevant skills and knowledge required to be successful in whatever your chosen future career path. Essentially, the subject is all about problem solving and decision making. We look at the decisions made by business leaders when running large and small businesses and how the external environment can affect the decisions that are made. The first year is mainly focused on the study of the main functional areas of business – marketing, finance, HR and operations. The second year goes onto expand our perspective to consider the bigger strategic issues such as growth, innovation and change. The examination and the majority of the lessons are based on real life business contexts and will ask students to reflect on the issues impacting modern businesses and to solve the problems with which they are presented. During the course you will also have the opportunity to study different types of businesses in different industries, and so gain a broad appreciation of the world around you.