Business (Part-Time)

• Experienced, friendly staff

• Flexible attendance

• Improves career prospects

• Interesting and up-to-date curriculum

"The HNC taught me to think differently, it made me see the bigger picture, and totally changed my perceptions and how I think about issues. Throughout the course I received lots of encouragement from all the lecturers.... Part-time is the way forward if you want to earn a living and study at the same time, Staffs Uni has great lecturers, good facilities and most of all - you develop friendships with a diverse range of mature students (something you wouldn't get full time)."

Jayne Rigby (HNC student who also completed the top-up degree in Business Management)

Other student comments indicate the following:

The HNC has given a better understanding of strategic issues ... A more informed view of economics, social and financial elements of business ... Opened up opportunities for promotion ... improved self-confidence ... better time-management skills.

This part time course offers a broad business education leading to a nationally recognised qualification valued by employers.

It is designed to make students more immediately effective in current and/or future employment, and provides a basis of transferable skills, personal qualities and attitudes to underpin future career development.

In addition to attending weekly session there is also a:

• Skills Development Day - to develop teamwork and communication skills.

• Residential - designed to further develop team-building and decision-making skills.

There are two modes of attendance possible: Monday afternoon and evening, or Monday and Wednesday evenings (subject to demand and resource constraints).

Year 1

Business Environment
Introduction to Business Accounting
Managing People and Performance
Introduction to Marketing
Competences for Business
Independent Learning and Critical Thought  

Year 2

Operations Management 
Contractual and Business Regulations

Although a highly respected qualification in its own right, the HNC offered at Staffordshire University also contributes towards the part-time Business Management Degree. Students wishing to continue their studies to degree level will study an additional 60 credits during year 2 of the HNC. They will then Progress onto the Business Management (Top-Up) (Part-Time) for a further two years of study.  In total, four years part-time study enables students to achieve an Honours degree in Business Management.

Additional 60 credits achievable in year 2:

Project
Managing Organisations
Effective Career skills

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