Course Outline: The duration of the course is either one year to gain an AS award or two years for the full A level qualification. Skills: AS and A level specifications in business encourage students to: develop an enthusiasm for studying business, gain a holistic understanding of business in a range of contexts, develop a critical understanding of organizations and their ability to meet society’s needs and wants, understand that business behaviour can be studied from a range of perspectives, generate enterprising and creative approaches to business opportunities, be aware of the ethical dilemmas and responsibilities faced by organisations and individuals, acquire a range of relevant business and generic skills, including decision making, problem solving, critical analysis, apply numerical skills in a range of business contexts. Future progressions from this course: AS and A2 levels are recognised qualifications for a wide range of courses in Higher Education. Business Studies can also be a useful choice for a wide range of careers and can be combined with wide range of subjects for example; accounting, economics, environment, international development, law, French or Spanish.