Higher Education in Business and Management

Description

Equivalent to the first year of a Scottish degree

This International Certificate of Higher Education in Business and Management is equivalent to the first year of your degree at Glasgow Caledonian University and leads you directly into year two of a number of specialist degrees within the Caledonian Business School.

Why apply for the international certificate of higher education programme?

• guaranteed university placement for all successful students
• equivalent to a first year Scottish undergraduate degree programme
• direct entry to the second year of undergraduate study
• full university status
• a quality assured university programme
• a campus based programme with access to university facilities
• a conditional offer of a place on the first year of a relevant undergraduate
  degree at Glasgow Caledonian University
• the highest levels of personal care and support

94% of students who completed the International Certificate progressed to a UK university in 2011

Course length: 3 - 5 terms (9 - 15 months)

When can I start?

• March 2014 start (5 terms)

Term 1: Mon 24 Mar 2014 to Fri 06 Jun 2014
Term 2: Mon 16 Jun 2014 to Fri 22 Aug 2014
Term 3: Mon 08 Sep 2014 to Fri 05 Dec 2014
Term 4: Mon 05 Jan 2015 to Fri 20 Mar 2015
Term 5: Mon 23 Mar 2015 to Fri 05 Jun 2015

£18,850

• June 2014 Start (5 terms)

Term 1: Mon 16 Jun 2014 to Fri 22 Aug 2014
Term 2: Mon 22 Sep 2014 to Fri 05 Dec 2014
Term 3: Mon 05 Jan 2015 to Fri 20 Mar 2015
Term 4: Mon 23 Mar 2015 to Fri 05 Jun 2015
Term 5: Mon 08 Jun 2015 to Fri 21 Aug 2015

£19,000

• June 2014 Start (4 terms)

Term 1: Mon 16 Jun 2014 to Fri 22 Aug 2014
Term 2: Mon 08 Sep 2014 to Fri 05 Dec 2014
Term 3: Mon 05 Jan 2015 to Fri 20 Mar 2015
Term 4: Mon 23 Mar 2015 to Fri 05 Jun 2015

£15,050

• September 2014 Start (4 terms)

Term 1: Mon 22 Sep 2014 to Fri 05 Dec 2014
Term 2: Mon 05 Jan 2015 to Fri 20 Mar 2015
Term 3: Mon 23 Mar 2015 to Fri 05 Jun 2015
Term 4: Mon 08 Jun 2015 to Fri 21 Aug 2015

£15,200

• September 2014 Start (3 terms)

Term 1: Mon 08 Sep 2014 to Fri 05 Dec 2014
Term 2: Mon 05 Jan 2015 to Fri 20 Mar 2015
Term 3:Mon 23 Mar 2015 to Fri 05 Jun 2015

£11,250

• January 2015 Start (3 terms)

Term 1: Mon 05 Jan 2015 to Fri 20 Mar 2015
Term 2: Mon 23 Mar 2015 to Fri 05 Jun 2015
Term 3: Mon 08 Jun 2015 to Fri 21 Aug 2015

£11,250

Detailed Course Facts

Application deadline We're happy to accept students right up to when our courses begin, as long as there are places available Tuition fee

• GBP 11250 Year (EEA)
• GBP 11250 Year (Non-EEA)

Tuition fees do not include:

• text books and other learning materials: an additional cost in the region of £170 per academic course (three term), £230 per academic course (four term), £290 per academic course (five term) ;
• enrolment fee: an additional charge of £150 per academic programme (to be charged upon confirmation)

Start date January,March,June,September 2015 Duration full-time 9 months Languages Take an IELTS test

• English

Delivery mode On Campus Educational variant Full-time Intensity Flexible More information Go To The Course Website

Course Content

You will study the following modules:

English for Academic Purpose and Study Skills, including ICT

• You will look at reading techniques and writing styles as well as developing your note taking and presentation skills. Additionally you will learn how to use dictionaries and other study aids.

Information for Business and Management

• This module covers the processes associated with the transfer of data, and the importance of information analysis in supporting management decision making. You will also learn how to gather and sort basic data sets, and study data-organising software packages from the Microsoft Office suite.

Introduction to Financial Analysis

• In this module you will explore the vital role of financial information in the management process. You will learn about the use of financial information in management, focusing on theory rather than your practical accounting skills.

Introduction to Economic Analysis

• Focusing on mixed market economies, this module explores the major factors that shape the environments in which businesses function. You will look at the forces that at local, national and international level guide and determine the economic behaviour of both producers and consumers.

International Business: Global Context and Management

• This module develops your understanding of business activities that cross national boundaries.

Depending on your intended degree, you will also choose two of the following:

Marketing and Communications

• You will explore the fundamental principles of marketing and the central role the consumer plays within different marketing strategies. This will cover key marketing decision areas and the challenges that marketers face in the 21st century. An emphasis will also be placed on inter-personal and cultural communications within marketing.

Financial and Economic Analysis

• This module explores the central role of accounting and economic information in the financial process. You will learn about how financial and economic analysis is used by financial advisers, investors, insurers and risk managers among others.

Introduction to Financial Services

• This module introduces you to the UK's financial services sector and covers personal finance, corporate finance and investment, banking, and international finance and risk. The module will also examine current issues affecting financial services in the UK and beyond

Conceptualising Cultural Environments

• This module explores the historical and contemporary forces central to the modern 'cultural economy', which comprises the fields of sport, events, tourism and media. You will learn about the factors that have driven the production, consumption and regulation of modern cultural economies and the issues and challenges that face them.

Tracking your progress

Progress is checked by continuous assessment of coursework and class tests. The final grade for each module is based on a mixture of coursework and end-of-course examinations, if appropriate. Successful students will receive grades for each of their modules. Assessment is both formal and informal, and designed to help you improve your abilities in preparation for university success. Marks from the Foundation programme do not count towards your final degree, but do help the University assess your abilities with regards to entering your chosen field of study.

You are assessed by a combination of examination and course work, which may include:

• essays
• reports
• practical
• exercises
• group and individual research projects
• portfolios
• oral and video presentations
• seminar discussions
• class tests
• problem solving exercises

Through formative assessments you receive feedback on your performance which will enable you to improve before the final summative assessments.

Audience

If you have completed secondary school education in your home country, the International Certificate of Higher Education programme provides academic preparation for first year entry and ensures that you meet the minimum English language requirement for entry to your chosen undergraduate degree programme. In some circumstances you may be able to enrol on the Foundation programme in order to change your specialist subject.

Requirements

Academic requirements:

You need to have completed 12 years of schooling (or the local equivalent to meet the same standard) with very good grades, or show strong evidence of ability to complete the programme successfully and progress to their chosen degree.

For information about country-specific entry requirements please contact us.

English requirements:

Five term programme: IELTS 4.0 or equivalent

Four term programme: IELTS 4.5 or equivalent

Three term programme: IELTS 5.0 with a minimum of 4.5 in writing or equivalent

We can also accept Pearson (PTE). Please contact us for further details.

If you do not meet the minimum English language requirements you should apply for English for University Study.

Age:

17 years and above

All students commencing courses on a published September start date must be 17 years old by 31st December of that calendar year. For all other start dates, students must be 17 years old on the published start date of the course.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Access Bursary

  Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

• Alumni Bursary

  Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than Glasgow Caledonian University.

Funding

Scholarships

High achievement is important to INTO and its students. We reward the academic success of the best students and in 2010 gave over £1m in scholarships that helped fund their studies.

If you have a strong academic record you will have the opportunity to apply for an INTO scholarship. These recognise those that have worked hard to join us and have the potential to go on to study at the highest levels. Every study centre offers scholarships and each application is considered with great care.