Diploma and Advanced Diploma in Business Management

Accredited by ATHE, an Ofqual approved awarding body

The Diploma and Advanced Diploma in Business Management are two separate courses that are accredited at UK Level 4 and Level 5 respectively and are therefore equivalent to the first two years of a three-year business degree.

Therefore, on completion, students can progress to the final year of a degree course at a wide range of UK universities. Both courses can be completed in a total of fifteen months and so offer a fast-track towards a full UK undergraduate business degree.

The courses can also be taken as self-standing qualifications which will improve your knowledge and enhance your career opportunities, even if you don’t wish to continue to complete a degree.

Programme Content

In line with UK university undergraduate business degrees, both courses combine an academic perspective with a practical approach to the contemporary global business world. Emphasis is placed on evaluation and applying information and concepts to real life scenarios, increasing your employability skills and developing your ability to work both as a member of a team and independently.

On completion, of the Advanced Diploma you can progress to the final year of a business-related degree course at over 20 ATHE partner universities in the UK, Australia and Canada including Sunderland, Leeds Trinity, Ulster, Bolton, Westminster and Portsmouth. See https://athe.co.uk/progression-routes/ for more information.

Taught in small groups or in our Virtual Classroom, the courses offer an attractive, economical and time-saving route to a UK degree.

Each unit is worth 20 credits, building to a total of 120 credits at Level 4 (Diploma) and 120 credits at Level 5 (Advanced Diploma).

Level 4 Diploma

Communication within an Organisation
Leadership and the Organisation
Financial Awareness
Managing Change
Business Operations
Developing Teams

Level 5 Advanced Diploma

Responding to the Changing Business Environment
Effective Decision Making
Business Development
Business Models and Growing Organisations
Customer Management
Risk Management and Organisations

Students are required to have a qualification at Level 3 such as A levels, International Baccalaureate or an accepted Foundation diploma (such as the IFG Foundation in Business Management)

Applicants without these qualifications may be considered if they have substantial work experience at managerial level

For applicants whose first language is not English, we will need to see evidence of an English language level equivalent to 6.0 IELTS.

For students who do not have this level of English, Pre-Sessional courses are available.

Fees for all IFG Programmes at our Teaching Centres in UK, UAE and Online can be found on our fees page.
For fees at our Partner Teaching Centres please check the relevant Partner Centre page or contact them directly.
The cost of textbooks for each programme is not included in the tuition fees. Students should be prepared to pay up to 100 GBP / 130 USD / 475 AED depending on the programme and location.

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