HND in Business (Business Management)

This industry-focused Higher National Diploma (HND) equips you for a successful management career by providing a solid understanding of essential business management principles and practices. Through case studies, engaging projects and group work, you will encounter the real-world business situations faced by today’s managers.

The HND in Business (Business Management) pathway covers the main functions of management, including facilitating and managing change and providing a vision for the organization's future. You will focus on topics such as managing financial and physical resources; technology; managing information and providing products and services; building relationships and partnerships; managing people; leading business operations; and meeting customer needs.

This Pearson HND in Business (Business Management) course is ideal for those who would like to gain the first two years of a Business Management Degree, and then move onto a 1-year top-up at University to gain a full undergraduate degree. The HND course is also ideal for managers who require a sound understanding of essential business and management activities and/or a highly respected qualification by employers in all sectors, or managers who need a degree-level business qualification.

Career progression

On successful completion of this 2-year course, students will have strong career prospects in diverse areas of business including:

• Advertising

• Marketing

• Project management

• Human resources

• Business Development Manager

• Business Advisor

• Office Manager

GCSE passes at grades A to C

including English Language, and either a minimum of one A Level at grades ‘A’ to ‘E’, or a BTEC Level 3 Certificate or Diploma, or an Access to Higher Education Certificate awarded by an approved further education institution.

GCSE passes at grades ‘A to C’ including English Language, and either a minimum of one A Level at grades ‘A’ to ‘E’, or a BTEC Level 3 Certificate or Diploma, or an Access to Higher Education Certificate awarded by an approved further education institution; or

• College-recognised certificated learning equivalent to the above. Where possible Regent College London uses the NARIC database to determine equivalents to GCSE and A level qualifications; or

• Normally, two or more years of work experience at a managerial/supervisory/admin level relevant to the programme applied for. This must be evidenced via a personal statement, work experience form and successful interview, and supported by employment reference(s) indicating the duration of employment and the role.

You may be eligible to join an HND programme if you have previous learning that satisfies the learning outcomes and assessment criteria for the course you are interested in, normally with 90 credits (subject to syllabus studied previously). It is your responsibility to demonstrate this with objective evidence.