Program Overview

Business Management Cert HE

Overview

The Business Management Cert HE is a 1-year course that provides students with a comprehensive understanding of business management principles and practices. The course is designed to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and competencies required to succeed in a rapidly changing business environment.

Study Options

• Cert HE (1 year)
• Accelerated (2 years)
• Honours (3 years)

Course Information

• UCAS Code: N902
• Duration: 1 year
• Start Date(s): September, November, January, February, April, June
• Entry Year: 2025/26 | 2026/27
• Entry Requirements: 64 UCAS points

Course Introduction

The Business Management Cert HE is a 1-year course that provides students with a comprehensive understanding of business management principles and practices. The course is designed to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and competencies required to succeed in a rapidly changing business environment.

What You Will Learn

• Building your confidence and business know-how, our 1-year Business Management Cert HE is equivalent to the first year of a degree, and will pave the way to a successful career in business.
• Examine the contemporary business environment and get to grips with the opportunities and challenges businesses face.
• Understand the core concepts of organisational behaviour and contemporary management theory.
• Learn how to manage risk and financial resources and look at the tools businesses use to reduce organisational risk.
• Cover the basics of business data analysis and how data is used to inform strategic decisions.

How You Will Study

• 24 weeks of study
• 4 x 6-week blocks
• 1 subject module per block
• 4 CPD focus days per block

Subject Module Breakdown

• 250 hours of study per module
• 80 hrs face-to-face (32%)
• 20 hrs Digital Wednesdays (8%)
• 150 hrs independent study (60%)

Assessment Breakdown

• No traditional end-of-year exams
• 100% coursework

Your Course Modules

• Module 1: Contemporary Business Environment
• Module 2: Managing Finance and Risk
• Module 3: Managing in the Digital World
• Module 4: Data and Decision Making

What is the 92 Programme?

The 92 Programme is a unique aspect of the Business Management Cert HE course. Alongside your subject modules, you will complete the 92 Programme, which is designed to develop your character and personal development skills.

Why the 92 Programme is part of your course?

The 92 Programme is part of your course because it is designed to equip you with the skills and competencies required to succeed in a rapidly changing business environment. The programme is based on the World Economic Forum's "10 Skills You Need for the Future of Work" and is designed to develop your emotional intelligence, analytical thinking, active learning, interpersonal communication skills, leadership skills, and technology skills.

How is the 92 Programme assessed?

You will produce a learning journal that will document your experiences. This will be submitted at the end of the academic year to assess whether you have met the required standard to pass the module.

Why study at UA92

UA92 offers a deliberately different experience to traditional universities. Our industry-inspired courses place character and personal development firmly at the core of the learning experience.

• Degrees and Certificates of Higher Education awarded by the prestigious Lancaster University
• No traditional end-of-year exams
• Study one module at a time
• Courses co-designed with industry
• Fixed morning or afternoon timetable
• Multiple start dates throughout the year
• Focus on Character and Personal Development

Careers in Business Management

This 1-year course is the perfect stepping stone to a full business management degree. If you pass the Cert HE successfully, you will automatically be eligible to progress to the second year of the 3-year degree programme.

If you choose to leave after the 1-year Cert HE, you’ll walk away with a valuable level 4 qualification which will support your job applications in the sector.

Whatever you decide, you’ll have options to move into a range of roles from business development to marketing, human resources, management consultancy, project management or investment.

Industry Partnerships

We have over 60 industry partners who support our mission to develop career-ready graduates. These partnerships provide you with access to industry-leading expertise, mentorship opportunities, and work-place experiences.

Meet the Business Team

• Ahmed Saleem: Business Teaching Associate
• Donna Walsh: Business Lecturer
• Dr Firoz Bhaiyat: Head of Business
• Emma Gaskill: Course Leader: Accounting and Finance
• Jay Edwards: Lecturer in Digital Marketing
• Kelly Henley: Course Leader: Business Management
• Lisa Moreton: Lecturer in Business & Management
• Moussa Alzoubi: Business Lecturer
• Mudassar Sohail: Business Lecturer
• Natalie Walker-Craig: Sports Management Lecturer

Entry Requirements

• The standard entry requirements for the Business Management Cert HE course is 64 UCAS points.
• Each application is assessed on an individual basis, taking into consideration a wide range of factors.
• Depending on your personal circumstances, and in line with our Contextual Admissions Policy, your application may still be considered if you have less than 64 UCAS Points.

Fees and Finance

• Fees and finance information is available on our website.

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