Business is a 'real life' subject it helps students to become good decision makers and to develop managerial skills. Students will use a range of real business examples to develop their analytical problem solving skills as well as developing valuable evaluative skills, all of which are well sought after in a wide range of careers. What will you study? During the first year, A Level Business focusses on decision making and an emphasis on the four functional areas of marketing, human resources, operations and finance. In the second year, the course takes a strategic approach to decision making where students will be able to analyse business strategy and discuss how a business should implement the strategy in order for it to be effective. University degrees that require or often prefer Business Studies include: Business, Accountancy, Human Resources, Marketing, Actuarial Studies and Management Studies, Economics. Possible careers: Directly related: Business management, accountancy, finance and insurance. Further afield: Marketing executive, logistics and distribution manager, IT and mobile communications.