Business Studies AS and A2 Level - 2012:13
| Location: | Farnham College | | Course Code: | FCBUS-GCEAS | | Year: | 2012:13 | | Start Date: | September 2012 | | Duration: | 1 Year | | FT/PT: | Part-Time | | | | | Other Fees: | £0 | | Advisory Costs: | £0.00 | | | 
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| Please note, fees are based on academic year 2011-12 and are intended as a guide only. We will update this information for 2012-13 as soon as we have it and accordingly to government funding and guidelines. |
Why Study Here Impressive success record, subject specialists, modern teaching and learning facilities, a WIFI enabled campus and exciting business excursions.
Suitable For No matter where you work or what you do, business studies will be relevant!
Application Method Application followed by individual interview
Entry Requirements Maths and English GCSE at grade C.
Content / Overview No matter where you work or what you do, Business Studies will be relevant. The knowledge and skills gained on this course will be useful for the rest of your life. You will learn how businesses plan and organise their activities, how they motivate employees and how they make profits. You start with understanding how a business works in terms of marketing, finance, people management and production management. Following this you gain an understanding of how these combine in order for the business to meet its objectives; also how external factors such as pressure groups or a recession affect this.
Students benefit from visiting speakers and visits to companies in this country and abroad. This popular course boasts an impressive success record with most students going on to study a Business related course at university.
Delivery Method Lectures, group discussions, problem-solving activities, case studies, role play and written work.
Assessment 100% external exams.
Progression Business BA (Hons) at Guildford College or university, plus other occupations within the business sector.
Homework Weekly homework is set, including reports, essays, research tasks and tests.
Additional Information AS and A2 textbooks and a calculator are required.
The department encourages students to attend two external revision workshops at an estimated cost of £30 each.
All students aged 19 years or over on 1 September in the first year of their course are expected to pay tuition, registration, exam fees and all other course related costs. Some assistance with these costs may be available depending on your circumstances and the latest government funding position. There are normally no tuition, registration or examination fees to pay if you are aged 16-18 on 1 September in the first year of your course and are a British or European Union resident. This does not apply to HNCs/Ds, Foundation Degrees, Degrees or courses that do not attract government funding.
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