Business Studies

Course summary

The BTEC Extended Diploma in Business provides you with the comprehensive knowledge, understanding and skills needed to enter a wide variety of careers within the business and commercial sectors as well as the opportunity to progress to higher education. Equivalent to three A Levels, the course is about the practical development of business knowledge and skills, where you will study 7 Mandatory Units and 5 Specialist Units. The 7 mandatory units in the Extended Diploma give learners an introduction to and an understanding of business and include: Exploring Business, Developing a Marketing Campaign, Personal and Business Finance, Managing an Event, Principles of Management, Business Decision Making and International Business. Specialist units cover a range of business topics such as team building, creative product promotion, pitching for a new business, recruitment and work experience. As part of your study programme you also get the opportunity to complete a maths and/or English GCSE if you have not already achieved a grade 4 or above.