Higher Certificate in Business Management drafted

Program Overview

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Course Description

The Higher Certificate in Business Management (TU673) is a two-year theoretical and practical introduction to fundamentals principles of business management. It seeks to provide those completing the course with a foundation for a career path in business management. Alternatively, the certificate allows the student to transfer to either year two or three of an honours business degree, and therefore forms a basis for further more advanced study where sufficiently high marks are achieved in the higher certificate examinations.

This course introduces the student to the fundamental principles of managing a 21st century business organisation, with a focus on Business Management, Finance, Economics, Marketing, Information Technology & Business Analytics and Entrepreneurship. Its' overall aim is to ensure that graduates will be professional and competent at a junior or trainee level.

Program Outline

Year One

Year Two

Semester 1

Management Principles

Market Research

Marketing Principles

Professional Development

Financial Accounting Fundamentals 1

Quantitative Methods & Statistics

Semester 2

Business & Consumer Law

Introduction to Ethics & CSR

Introduction to Logistics

Information Technology

Financial Accounting Fundamentals 1

Quantitative Methods & Statistics

Semester 1

Core

Economics of Business A Elective One

Enterprise Development

Finance A

Financial Accounting 2

Management - Organisation Behaviour

Elective

Management Accounting

and one of the three following modules:-

Introduction to Business Analytics

Introduction to Programming

Project Management

Semester 2

Core

Applied Management

Economics of Business B

Electronic Business

Marketing Management

Elective One

Financial Accounting 2

Finance B

Elective Two

Enterprise Financing

and one of the following three modules:-

Human Resource Management

Introduction to Internet Technologies for Retail

Retail Management

Graduates would be expected to gain trainee positions within a diverse range of business organisations.

If you reach the appropriate level in your final examinations and meet subject prerequisites, you may continue into one of the following course:

Direct entry into Year 2 of a 3 year course …

TU910 Accounting & Finance (Level 8 Honours)

TU905 Economics & Finance (Level 8 Honours)

Direct Entry into Year 2

TU924 E-Commerce in Retailing (Level 8 Honours)

Direct entry into Year 3 of a 4 year course…

TU903 Business & Management (Level 8 Honours)

TU931 Business Studies (Level 8 Honours)

TU906 Human Resource Management (Level 8 Honours)

TU907 Logistics & Supply Chain Management (Level 8 Honours)

TU922 Marketing (Level 8 Honours)

TU925 Retail & Services Management (Level 8 Honours)