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HND Administration and Information Technology

University of the Highlands & Islands, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

Businesses and other organizations rely upon people with good skills in administration and information technology.

This more advanced course can help your career by providing you with the high level of practical and problem-solving skills you need to improve your job prospects.

Special features

  • You will acquire advanced IT skills in word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, databases, and desktop publishing

  • You will also benefit from the study of generic business skills such as managing change and developing teams

  • Completion of this course may provide credit towards several professional qualifications including Institute of Qualified Private Secretaries, Institute of Administrative Management, and Association of Secretaries

  • You can study full-time or part-time to suit your personal and professional circumstances*

General Eligibility

  • 2 Scottish Highers at grade C or above, preferably English, Administration, Business or Accountancy OR

  • 2 A Levels at grade D or above, preferably English, Administration, Business or Accountancy

  • Direct entry to year 2 may be possible with an HNC Administration and Information Technology

  • Prospective students without the standard entry requirements are encouraged to apply and will be considered on an individual basis

Part Time Work Details

20 hours work permit for international students

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

Mandatory units are:

  • Communication: business communication

  • Digital technologies for administrators

  • Graded Unit 1: administration and information technology

  • IT in business - word processing and presentation applications

  • IT in business - spreadsheets

  • IT in business - databases

  • Office Administration

  • Personal development planning 

  • Recording financial transactions

Optional units may include:

  • Administrative procedures

  • Business law: an introduction

  • Creating a culture of customer care

  • Getting started in business

  • Hospital patient administration

  • Human resource management: an introduction

  • IT in business - word processing, spreadsheets, and databases: an introduction

  • Managing people and organizations

  • Marketing: an introduction

  • Medical terminology for administration staff

  • Payroll

  • Personal enterprise skills

  • Presentation skills

  • Research skills

  • Visual communication: social media

  • Work experience

2 Year 2

Mandatory units are:

  • Communication: business communication

  • Developing the individual within a team

  • Digital technologies for administrators

  • Graded Unit I: administration and information technology

  • Graded Unit II: administration and information technology

  • Graded Unit III: administration and information technology

  • Information and communication technology in business

  • IT in business - databases, advanced databases

  • IT in business - spreadsheets, advanced spreadsheets

  • IT in business - word processing, presentation applications, advanced word processing

  • Office Administration

  • Office management

  • Presentation skills

  • Personal development planning

  • Recording financial transactions

Optional units may include:

  • Administrative procedures

  • Behavioural skills for business

  • Business Accounting

  • Business contractual relationships

  • Business culture and strategy

  • Business law: an introduction

  • Creating a culture of customer care

  • Digital marketing communications: an introduction

  • Economic issues: an introduction

  • Getting started in business

  • Hospital patient administration

  • Human resource management: an introduction

  • Human resource management: core activities

  • IT in business - word processing, spreadsheets, and databases: an introduction

  • Managing people and organizations

  • Marketing: an introduction

  • Medical terminology for administration staff

  • Payroll

  • Personal enterprise skills

  • Publishing on the Internet

  • Research skills

  • Statistics for business

  • Using financial accounting software

  • Visual communications: social media

  • Work experience

Language Requirement

  • IELTS5.5
  • TOEFL69
  • PTE50
  • Duolingo00
  • Overall score of 5.5 with no element below 5.0

  • Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic3-Min 50

  • TOEFL-Min 69 or above with min 17 in each section

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