HNC Business (Level 7)
HNC in Business develops knowledge and skills in areas such as business organisations. This qualification covers areas such as Accounting for Business, Economic Issues, Managing People and Organisations, Marketing and Business Fundamentals with Emerging Technologies.
Deliverer
NESCol – Aberdeen City Campus
Course Outline
This advanced level course will further enhance your understanding of key business functions and provide you with an invaluable, detailed overview of the business world. You will acquire a wide range of transferable skills, highly sought after by employers, ensuring you are well-equipped for progression towards further study or direct entry into employment.
The course is divided into a number of different units including:
- Managing People and Organisations (2 credits)
- Marketing (1 credit)
- Economics (1 credit)
- Business Accounting (2 credits)
- Business Communication (1 credit)
- IT in Business: Spreadsheets (1 credit)
- IT Applications Software (1 credit)
- Business Law (1 credit)
- Using Financial Accounting Software (1 credit)
- Business Graded Unit 1 (1 credit)
This qualification, at SCQF level 7, is broadly equivalent to 3 Advanced Highers. It is the same level as year one of an HND or year one of university studies. You will gain valuable experience of higher education while still in school, allowing you to prepare for your next step.
A laptop device with Microsoft Office applications installed is required for this course and should be provided by the school.
Course Assessment
A number of assessment approaches will be used e.g. project, open-book, closed-book examinations, presentations. We recommend that applicants only study 1 additional school-based courses alongside the HNC.
Links to further information
Potential Pathways beyond this course:
NESCol Business & Management
Robert Gordon University Business School
University of Aberdeen Business School
