Business Management

How it Works

Students on our Business Management course can complete

Level 4 (120 credits)

Level 5 (120 credits)

or a combined Level 4 & 5 (240 credits) Ofqual Accredited diploma, designed to provide students with the skills needed to succeed in the Business industry.

The course is completely flexible, done online and can be started at any time. Each module (Level 4 & Level 5) consists of 40 hours of guided online learning, with an additional 30-50 hours worth of optional materials that include recommended exercises, readings, digital resources and self-test tasks.

To complete the course you’ll submit 6 online assignments at each level, and assignments are approximately 2,000-3,000 words each. Once you’ve passed your course, you’ll be awarded with an OFQUAL accredited diploma and you’ll be able to top up your qualification to a Bachelor’s degree at a range of UK universities.

During this Business Management course, access to 1-2-1 tutor support and webinars are available as well as social learning forums and additional materials to complete your diploma with ease.

Course Modules

The Level 4 diploma in Business Management has 10 modules:

1. Developing Personal Skills: Develop essential personal skills for business, including communication, leadership, and decision-making.

1. Effective Communication: Learn various communication techniques used in business settings.

1. The Business Environment: Explore external factors that affect businesses, such as economics, international dimensions, nature, and competition.

1. The Marketing Mix: Understand and apply the marketing mix in business planning.

1. Strategic HRM: Manage employees as a valuable business asset through recruitment, rewards, and retention strategies.

1. Managing Ethically: Explore different management theories and models and their ethical implications.

1. Culture and the Organization: Understand the concept of organizational culture and its importance.

1. Customers and Customer Service: Recognize the importance of customers and provide excellent customer service.

1. Fundamentals of Accounting: Understand accounts and their use in assessing organizational health.

1. Financial Management and Control: Compare and contrast good and bad financial decision-making and their impact on the business.

The Level 5 diploma in Business Management has 10 modules:

1. The Entrepreneurial Manager: Explore the characteristics and skills of entrepreneurs, including innovation, risk-taking, leadership, and problem-solving.

1. Organisational Structures: Understand the factors that influence organisational structure, such as size, industry, culture, and strategy.

1. Practical Accounting Analysis: Analyse accounts to gain insights into financial performance, identify trends, and inform decision-making.

1. Business Planning and Goal Setting: Develop clear goals and objectives for a business, create a strategic plan, and allocate resources effectively.

1. Politics and Business: Explore the impact of political factors on business, including government policies, regulations, and economic conditions.

1. Business Law: Understand the legal responsibilities of managers, including employment law, contract law, and corporate governance.

1. Managing in Today’s World: Explore modern business practices, such as sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and ethical leadership.

1. Performance Management: Improve employee and business performance through strategies such as performance reviews, goal setting, and training and development.

1. Marketing and Sales Planning: Develop a comprehensive marketing and sales plan, including market research, target market identification, product positioning, and sales strategies.

1. Quantitative Skills: Acquire knowledge of numeric exercises and their application in business, including financial analysis, data analysis, and statistical modelling.

Assignment Unit Titles:

The assignment unit titles for the Level 4 course are:

1. Managing change

1. Communication in an organisation

1. Business operations

1. Leadership and the organisation

1. Developing teams

1. Financial awareness

The assignment unit titles for the Level 5 course are:

1. Business development

1. Business models and growing organisations

1. Customer management

1. Responding to the changing business environment

1. Risk management and organisations

1. Effective decision making

Am I eligible for this programme?

To enrol in our Level 4 Business Management course, you must be at least 18 years old and have a full secondary education, meaning you must have a minimum of 2 A-levels or equivalent.

If you don’t have 2 A-levels or the equivalent, such as NVQ Level 3, you may also be able to enrol based on your work experience. To find out more, contact us on enquiries@studylocation.com

To enrol on the Level 5 Business Management course, you must have completed the Level 4 diploma in Business Management.

Cost and Payments

Level 4: £5,000

Level 5: £5,000

Levels 4 & 5: £9,500

Students can make payment using one of the following methods:

- Credit or debit card

- Bank transfer

- Interest-free monthly instalments

- PayPal

- Western Union

- ELCAS funding

Career Progression

Successful completion of the full Levels 4 and 5 diploma in Business Management and the final year of an accredited undergraduate degree programme will give students the right credentials to go on and apply for a job in marketing, accounting, human resources, management, or business consultancy.University Progression

Once you’ve completed your online Level 4 & 5 Business Management course you have the opportunity to complete a third-year Business Management degree programme, known as a ‘BA top up’, from a wide range of UK universities.

Students can apply to any university offering the BA top up and you can choose to study for your degree either online or in-person on campus.

If you decide to top up to a full undergraduate degree through an accredited UK university, the costs are listed below.

Coventry University

Business Management and Leadership BA (Hons)– London Campus

Business Management and Leadership BA (Hons)– Coventry Campus

Northampton University

BSc (Hons) in International Accounting

University of Derby

BSc (Hons) Business and Management

University of Northumbria

BSc Honours Global Business Management (Human Resources) (top-up)

University of Huddersfield