Business Studies

Course summary

The Business Environment unit will gives an understanding of the wider external contexts in which businesses operate and of internal business functions and their interdependencies. The unit will allow you to appreciate how legal, financial, ethical and resource constraints can affect business behaviour and the influence that different stakeholders can have and how businesses must respond. The Working in Business unit gives an understanding of the type of critical skills needed such as organisation, prioritisation and effective communication. The unit will allow you to learn how to use different business documents and about organisational protocols that most businesses would expect employees to follow. The Customers and Communication unit allows you to appreciate how vital customers are to the success of a business. It will give an understanding of how important it is for businesses to know their customers and what influences customer behaviour. In this unit, you will understand how to communicate with customers. The remaining coursework units cover a wide range of topics to give you the opportunity to take units relevant to a specific aspect of business. Students will develop transferable skills that are valued by Higher Education institutions and employers such as communication, planning, teamwork, research and analysis.