Business Studies

Course summary

This Level 3 vocational course covers some of the same areas as the A Level but in a different way, as well as covering some topics that are not included in the A Level course. It is the equivalent of one A Level for university admission purposes and runs over two years with a mixture of internal coursework, external exam and controlled assessment units. The course provides access to a wide range of possible career and higher education opportunities. Learning is mainly research-based covering different types of businesses, their objectives, how they operate, how they are organised and how they market themselves, as well as aspects of personal and business finance. Students develop skills that they can use in either planning their own business start-up, working within a small, medium, or large organisation, or for a degree course.