Business Level 5 HND FT Titanic Quarter

Belfast Metropolitan College

Overview

The HND in Business is a two-year course that enables progression to final year of study in most universities to complete an Honours Degree in Business. This allows candidates to complete a full degree within 3 years. A HND is equivalent to 240 credits.

By the end of the HND programme you will be able to:

Identify the main functions and roles within business, and explain their relationship with each other, and with the external business environment.
Examine the social, legal, cultural, and ethical impact of business and management decisions on both the organisation and its environment.
Explore how organisations are managed and developed to meet future needs of stakeholders in a rapidly changing business environment.
Develop and apply, academic and business skills including numerical and statistical methods, academic and business writing, communication, and presentation skills.
Develop and apply key soft skills including team working, coaching, leadership critical thinking skills, innovation, creativity, and enterprise to issues in a business context.
Take ownership of your learning journey through effective time management, managing academic work and other commitments.
Apply a self- reflective and active approach to your learning journey at Belfast Met.

A HND in Business at Belfast Met will enable you to:

Develop business skills, knowledge and understanding you need to achieve high performance in the international business environment.
Develop skills and qualities that will enable you to work across different business functions and to manage and respond to change.
Acquire the core skills required for a range of careers in business, including management, human resources, marketing, entrepreneurship, accounting, and finance.
Acquire an ability to be self- reflective to promote and support your own continuous professional development journey.
Develop understanding of the major impact that new digital technologies have on the business environment.
Provide insight into international business operations and the opportunities and challenges presented by a global marketplace.

A HND in Business will support and enhance your development of employability skills that include:

Problem-solving skills that involve critical thinking and digital technology
Independent Skills that include self-management, adaptability, resilience, prioritising and planning
Interpersonal skills that include communication, working with others, negotiating, and influencing
Commercial Skills that awareness of the business sector, marketing, and monitoring budgets.
Business Skills that include awareness of legal structures of companies, financial and business management.

Career Prospects

Upon completion of the HND, opportunities exist to progress to further full or part-time study e.g. degree programmes or to professional qualifications such as the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Accounting Technicians Ireland and Institute of Leadership and Management. Or you can proceed to employment in the following areas:

Financial analyst/accounting
Marketing /brand marketing/digital marketing
Sales representative/customer service
Human Resources/ equality and diversity

All HND students have the opportunity to progress final year of Ulster University BSc (Hons) Business Studies degree.