ABE Diploma in Business Management

Qualification

ABE Diploma in Business Management

Course Duration

1 year

Tuition Fee

£2400 a year (GBP2400)

Mode of Study

Full Time

Department/school

School of Business & Accounting

Program Aims

The Business Management programme is a professional course prepares you for a career in business, or to give you advanced entry onto professional qualifications and university degrees in the UK and other countries.

Entry Criteria

Applicants must have obtained one of the following:
ABE Certificate
Two “A” Level passes plus four GCSE passes at Grade A, B or C, two of which must be English and Maths
Pitman/City and Guilds - English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)/English for Business and Communication
Overseas qualifications which may be accepted by the Registrar as being equivalent to the above
ABE also welcomes applications from candidates without formal qualifications who have been in appropriate employment for at least two years. A reference letter from employer(s) must accompany such applications

How to apply

Obtain an application form directly from the school or download from the website and send it along with evidence of academic qualifications, English capabilities and passport copies

Course Structure

The course modules are:
Diploma Part 1
• Economic Principles and their Application to Business
• Organizational Behaviour
• Financial Accounting
• Quantitative Methods for Business and Management

Diploma Part 2
• Marketing Policy, Planning and Communication
• Human Resource Management
• Management in Action
• Managerial Accounting
• Principles of Business Law
• Systems Analysis and Design
• Concepts and Principles of Islamic Economics

Methods of Assessment

The three-hour written examinations are held twice a year (usually the first week in June and December) in one of the ABE centres.

Teaching Methods

The programme is taught by a dedicated team of staff drawn largely from full-time members of the school but supplemented where necessary by external lecturers and speakers and professionals from industry. There is a mixture of lecture and seminar work in the course with a particular emphasis on group work. This allows experiences to be shared and develops cross-cultural awareness and opportunities to develop links and networks in the long run.

Progression & Career Options

Upon successful completion of the Diploma Level the student will be eligible for admission to the Advanced Diploma in Business Management. With the whole programme conclusion (Advanced Diploma qualification) the student may be accepted in the last year of various degrees courses in recognized universities in the UK and world wide.

Awarding Body

ABE – The Association of Business Executives

Intakes

January / February, March / April, July / August, September / October