HND Business
The award at Lews Castle College is offered using the following modes of delivery: Full-time, 2 year course at the Stornoway campus, part-time option also available.
Level
HND
Entry Requirements
Candidates would normally be expected to have attained one of the following:
A group of relevant National Certificate modules totalling at least 12 credits including Communication 4.
Two relevant Higher Grade passes and 2 passes at Standard Grade.
Duration & Mode
2 Years Full-Time, Part-Time, Distance Learning, Open Learning
Description
The award at Lews Castle College is offered using the following modes of delivery:
Full-time, 2 year course at the Stornoway campus, part-time option also available.
Full/Part-time at Learning Centres by remote delivery, using learning packs and audio/video conferences.
Open Learning using flexible learning packs.
The modern business environment places emphasis on small group, multi-skilled working and devolved responsibility of individual units of operatioin. Therefore, if these aims are to be realised, candidates must be able to respond to rapidly changing circumstances and to recognise and exploit new opportunities. Thus, the awards will foster an innovative and enterprising approach in candidates.
An HND in Business can be distinguished from an HNC in terms of:
The breadth of competencies that a student can achieve. The HND will extend the range of competencies covered in the HNC.
The depth of understanding of core business issues. The HNC will provide students with a basic understanding of today's key business issues and problems. The HND will enable students to consider and revisit these issues from a managerial perspective.
The development of organisational and investigative skills. The HND will further develop skills in planning and organising and require the students to investigate in more depth business issues and problems.
The likely entry point to an organisation (HNC students may enter at a lower level than HND students).
Speed of progressioni within an organisation (initially HND students may progress more quickly than HNC students).
Level of entry to further academic or professional qualification (HND students may be able to progress to the later years of degree programmes while HNC students would generally move to the HND).
The development of underpinning knowledge of SVQs (HND students should have knowledge associated with higher levels than HNC students).
Candidates will study 23 mandatory units and 7 optional units.
Course Code: U101N
Progression
Candidates who achieve the HND Business might progress to:
University of the Highlands and Islands Degree - BA Business and Management
The qualifications provide candidates with the relevant mix of competencies to enable immediate entry to employment whilst at the same time allowing candidates an articulation route to degree level study. Both the HNC and HND Business group awards enable articulation to a wide range of Business degrees.
Campus
Stornoway
Benbecula
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