Pre-BBA: Diploma in Business Studies

Easy-access foundation course for BBA/BA entry.

Applicants for the bachelor's degrees in Business Administration or Business and Finance who lack the A levels or equivalent qualifications required for direct entry can solve this problem by taking this foundation programme. The syllabus has been carefully constructed by senior academics at West London College and Heriot-Watt University in collaboration with the Institute of Commercial Management to ensure that participants are well prepared for the academic rigour of both bachelor's degrees.

The Diploma is divided into two levels, each lasting one semester. Most students will be required to take both levels to qualify for bachelor's degree entry, but students who pass all 5 subjects of Level 1 with marks of 60% or better may proceed directly to the degree without the need to take Level 2, and with a consequent transfer of their Level 2 tuition fees to their chosen degree programme. Those students who complete both semesters will, in addition to qualifying for entry to the degree programmes, receive a Diploma in Business Studies from the Institute of Commercial Management, a qualification in its own right and rated at Level 4 on the UK National Qualification Framework.

Syllabus

Level 1 (first semester)
> English for Business
> Business Management and Administration
> Numeracy and Statistics
> Marketing
> Study Skills 1

Level 2 (second semester)
> Accounting
> Economics for Business
> Business Law
> Organisational Behaviour
> Study Skills 2

Course duration

> 6 months (fast-track) or 12 months

Entry requirement

> High School Certificate plus, for overseas students, a Secure English Language Test (SELT) score of IELTS 5.5 or equivalent

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Course starts

> January
> July
> October

NQF Level

> This course is rated on the National Qualifications Framework at NQF Level 4.

Course fee

> £3,900 (£1,950 + £1,950)

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WLC is a member of the British Study Centres group of colleges, a non profit making company limited by guarantee. Registered office: Parliament House, 35 North Row, Mayfair, London W1K 6DB. Registration No: 2749354. As well as WLC, British Study Centres group consists of 4 English schools: BSC London, BSC Oxford, BSC Brighton and BSC Bournemouth as well as another vocational college - Hove College, Brighton