Course Overview
This course allows you to discover how organizations are managed while developing your business mindset.
You'll explore the internal structures, and strategies businesses adopt in response to critical external drivers for change that impact them.
This part-time course is studied at a pace determined by an individualized program that best suits you. You'll learn alongside full-time students, but there is flexibility in the number of modules you choose to explore each trimester.
The course provides modules that give you real-world experience and the option to undertake a work placement. The practical knowledge and wide range of skills you will acquire through studying the program will enable you to pursue a broad range of career opportunities upon graduation.
For those who wish to start their own business while studying or after graduating, The Bright Red Triangle – our start-up incubator with certified and experienced business advisors and a sleek co-working space in central Edinburgh – is available.
General Eligibility
Minimum year 1
SQA Higher
Standard Entry Requirement
BBBB
National 5 grade C in English.
National 5 Maths recommended.
Minimum Offer Entry Requirement
BCCC
National 5 grade C in English.
National 5 Maths recommended.
A Level
BCC
GCSE grade C/4 in English.
GCSE Maths recommended.
Irish Leaving Certificate
H2, H2, H3, H3 at Higher Level and grade O4 in Ordinary Level Maths and English.
BTEC (QCF) Extended Diploma Level 3
Minimum grades DMM (Distinction, Merit, Merit).
GCSE grade C/4 in English.
GCSE Maths recommended.
BTEC (QCF) National Diploma Level 3 plus A Level
Minimum grades DM (Distinction, Merit).
A Level grade C
GCSE grade C/4 in English.
GCSE Maths recommended.
International Baccalaureate Diploma
Award of Diploma with 28 points overall with three HL subjects at grades 6, 5, 4.
Grade 4 in SL Maths and English.
European Baccalaureate
Pass at 70% or above with grade 7 in three subjects.
Grade 6 in Maths and English.
HNC
Unrelated HNC subjects may be considered for year 1 entry where a C in the graded unit is achieved.
Minimum year 2
HNC
Pass HNC in Administration and IT, Business, Business & Finance, Human Resource Management, Management (not Retail), Marketing or Marketing Communication with grade C in the graded unit.
SQA Advanced Higher
BBC
A Level
BBB
CMI
Successfully complete CMI Diploma in Management and Leadership at Level 7
ILM
Successfully complete ILM Certificate/Diploma in Leadership and Management at Level 5/SCQF Level 9
Minimum year 3
HND
Pass HND in Administration and IT, Business, Business & Finance, Human Resource Management or Marketing with grades CC at SCQF Level 8 in the graded unit(s).
CMI
Successfully complete CMI Diploma in Management and Leadership at Level 8
ILM
Successfully complete ILM Certificate/Diploma in Leadership and Management at Level 5/SCQF Level 9
Part Time Work Details
20 hours per week
Language Requirement
IELTS (Academic)
6.0 overall, with no component below 5.5
TOEFL Internet-Based Test
80 overall, with a minimum of 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking, and 17 in writing
Pearson’s Test of Academic English
56 overall, with a minimum of 51 in each component
Cambridge C2 Proficiency (formerly Cambridge English Proficiency (CPE))
169 overall, with a minimum of 162 in each component
Cambridge B2 First (formerly Cambridge English First (FCE))
169 overall, with a minimum of 162 in each component
Cambridge C1 Advanced (formerly Cambridge English Advanced (CAE))
169 overall, with a minimum of 162 in each component
Trinity Integrated Skills Test (ISE)
ISE III, ISE III, & ISE IV with a pass in each component
LanguageCert English language qualification
B2 Communicator Test with an overall 39 or above and 25 or above in all skills