A level Business is designed to provide students with a critical understanding of how a business functions internally and within a dynamic external environment. Candidates are encouraged to acquire a range of important and transferable skills: • Data skills – manipulating data and interpreting results • Analysing evidence and making justified recommendations/judgements on the results • Planning work, conducting research and solving problems using appropriate business tools and methods • Challenging their assumptions All the above skills are, of course, a requirement of virtually any subject likely to be undertaken in Higher Education, which makes this a valuable adjunct to studying for any future career – to say nothing of the fact that almost everybody will spend their working lives in one form of organisation or another, and it makes sense to understand how organisations work. A level Business is a versatile subject which combines particularly well with other business subjects and with Law, Mathematics and Modern Languages – and, of course, it suits those who see themselves as future entrepreneurs. Students opting to embark on this course need not necessarily have any previous knowledge of the subject but should have an interest in current affairs and be numerate.
To be eligible for the MPW University Foundation Programme you must: • Be aged 17+ at the start of the programme* • Entry requirements: Successful completion of local high school (either 11 or 12-year system) with good grades • Meet our English entry requirements • January 2 term programme 5.5 IELTS or equivalent (with no less than 5.0 in any single band) – Pearson PTE (42-49), TOEFL iBT (46-59) or Cambridge (162) also accepted. • September 3 term programme 5.0 IELTS or equivalent (with no less than 4.5 in any single band) – Pearson PTE (36-41), TOEFL iBT (35-45) or Cambridge (154) also accepted.
A level Business is a versatile subject which combines particularly well with other business subjects and with Law, Mathematics and Modern Languages – and, of course, it suits those who see themselves as future entrepreneurs. Students opting to embark on this course need not necessarily have any previous knowledge of the subject but should have an interest in current affairs and be numerate. Paper 1 – Business 1 • Analysing the strategic position of a business • Choosing a strategic direction • Strategic methods: how to pursue strategies • Managing strategic change • 33.3 % of A level • 2 hours examination • 100 marks • Section A has 15 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) worth 15 marks • Section B has short answer questions worth 35 marks • Sections C and D have two essay questions (choice of one from two and one from two) worth 25 marks each Paper 2 – Business 2 • Analysing the strategic position of a business • Choosing a strategic direction • Strategic methods: how to pursue strategies • Managing strategic change • 33.3% of A-level • 2 hours examination • 100 marks • Three data response compulsory questions worth approximately 33 marks each and made up of three or four-part questions. Paper 3 – Business 3 • Analysing the strategic position of a business • Choosing a strategic direction • Strategic methods: how to pursue strategies • Managing strategic change • 33.3% of A-level • 2 hours examination • 100 marks • One compulsory case study followed by approximately six questions
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| Region | West Midlands |
| Local Authority | Birmingham |
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| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £11,829 - £23,913 |
| Address | 16 - 18 Greenfield Crescent, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 3AU |
A level Business is designed to provide students with a critical understanding of how a business functions internally and within a dynamic external environment. Candidates are encouraged to acquire a range of important and transferable skills: • Data skills – manipulating data and interpreting results • Analysing evidence and making justified recommendations/judgements on the results • Planning work, conducting research and solving problems using appropriate business tools and methods • Challenging their assumptions All the above skills are, of course, a requirement of virtually any subject likely to be undertaken in Higher Education, which makes this a valuable adjunct to studying for any future career – to say nothing of the fact that almost everybody will spend their working lives in one form of organisation or another, and it makes sense to understand how organisations work. A level Business is a versatile subject which combines particularly well with other business subjects and with Law, Mathematics and Modern Languages – and, of course, it suits those who see themselves as future entrepreneurs. Students opting to embark on this course need not necessarily have any previous knowledge of the subject but should have an interest in current affairs and be numerate.
To be eligible for the MPW University Foundation Programme you must: • Be aged 17+ at the start of the programme* • Entry requirements: Successful completion of local high school (either 11 or 12-year system) with good grades • Meet our English entry requirements • January 2 term programme 5.5 IELTS or equivalent (with no less than 5.0 in any single band) – Pearson PTE (42-49), TOEFL iBT (46-59) or Cambridge (162) also accepted. • September 3 term programme 5.0 IELTS or equivalent (with no less than 4.5 in any single band) – Pearson PTE (36-41), TOEFL iBT (35-45) or Cambridge (154) also accepted.
A level Business is a versatile subject which combines particularly well with other business subjects and with Law, Mathematics and Modern Languages – and, of course, it suits those who see themselves as future entrepreneurs. Students opting to embark on this course need not necessarily have any previous knowledge of the subject but should have an interest in current affairs and be numerate. Paper 1 – Business 1 • Analysing the strategic position of a business • Choosing a strategic direction • Strategic methods: how to pursue strategies • Managing strategic change • 33.3 % of A level • 2 hours examination • 100 marks • Section A has 15 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) worth 15 marks • Section B has short answer questions worth 35 marks • Sections C and D have two essay questions (choice of one from two and one from two) worth 25 marks each Paper 2 – Business 2 • Analysing the strategic position of a business • Choosing a strategic direction • Strategic methods: how to pursue strategies • Managing strategic change • 33.3% of A-level • 2 hours examination • 100 marks • Three data response compulsory questions worth approximately 33 marks each and made up of three or four-part questions. Paper 3 – Business 3 • Analysing the strategic position of a business • Choosing a strategic direction • Strategic methods: how to pursue strategies • Managing strategic change • 33.3% of A-level • 2 hours examination • 100 marks • One compulsory case study followed by approximately six questions