Course information
Business Studies
Hewens College - Hillingdon
02085731039
Hewens Road, Hayes, UB4 8JP
Course summary

WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR? This course is for students who would like to study a broad range of business topics. The qualification will provide students with the ability to understand the world of Business. They will also acquire further knowledge by practical application using real life scenarios. The core units studied are: - Exploring Business - Developing a marketing campaign - Personal and Business finance - Managing an event In addition to this, the units below are a sample of some of the optional units you could study: - Investigating Customer Services - Investigating Retail Business - Digital Marketing - Pitching for a New Business WHERE NEXT - POSSIBLE CAREER PROGRESSION? This course will provide students with the necessary skills to enter higher education as part of a programmed of study, which includes other vocational or general subjects such as other BTEC Nationals or A Levels. It will also give students a base of knowledge to enter the Business industry and/or choose a career within the wide range jobs available within the industry such as: Marketing or Human resources.

Entry requirements

Students must have achieved a minimum of five GCSEs grades 9-5 or the equivalent, including a grade 4 in GCSE English and a grade 4 in GCSE Mathematics.

How you'll be assessed

The new BTEC Nationals in Media use a combination of assessment styles to give students the confidence to apply their knowledge and succeed in the workplace. Students will also have the study skills to continue learning throughout their career. There are three different ways the course is assessed as of 2016: ASSIGNMENTS - this is where students complete a series of tasks set in a work-related scenario which is set and marked by The Rosedale Hewens Academy Trust. TASKS - students complete in controlled conditions, a task tackling an everyday challenge; some tasks also draw on pre-released information – this is set and externally marked by Pearson. WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS - Students draw on essential information to create a written answers to short and long answer questions in test conditions - this is set and externally marked by Pearson.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionLondon
Local AuthorityHillingdon
Ofsted RatingRequires improvement
Gender TypeMixed
AddressHewens Road, Hayes, UB4 8JP