Introduction:
The Level 5 Extended Diploma in Business and Management (120-credit) is designed to offer learners a more comprehensive and integrated development of their learning, including undertaking a potentially synoptic, mandatory research project (Unit 4). For those learners interested in fully realising their own academic interest and potential for the subject, this qualification offers the opportunity to engage with a wide range of Level 5 business/management-related topics.
The objective of the Level 5 Extended Diploma in Business Management qualification is to provide learners with a specialist work-related programme of study that provides a depth of knowledge and understanding of key aspects within the business sector.
Learners will study level 4 and 5 units, worth 120 credits per academic year with a total credit value of 240 credits (equivalent to the first 2 years of an honours degree). All units are mandatory.
The Level 4 units lay the foundations of learning by providing an introduction to contemporary Business topics. The units combine both theoretical and practical knowledge in the profession and will develop and enhance knowledge and skills in the areas of academic and research skills, business and global operations, finance and accounting, communication, leadership and team working.
The Level 5 units give learners the opportunities to apply key skills and techniques in a variety of relevant occupational areas. The programme of study provides learners with an opportunity to engage with the challenges facing managers, professionals and policy makers in their own country. Learners will develop and enhance knowledge and skills in the areas of business strategy, human resources, marketing, business law, management accounting and decision making and understand the requirements for staring a new business.
Successful completion of this qualification will equip learners with the specialist skills and technical terminology to develop their business and management skills and to progress to further study or employment.
These qualifications are designed for learners who are typically aged 18 and above.
The entry profile for learners is likely to include at least one of the following:
- Relevant Level 3 Diploma qualification or equivalent qualification
- GCE Advanced level in 2 subjects or equivalent qualification
- Mature learners (over 21) with relevant management experience (learners must check with the delivery centre regarding this experience prior to registering for the programme)
- If a learner is not from a majority English-speaking country, they must provide evidence of English language competency. For more information visit the English Language Expectations page.
The qualifications at Level 5 extended program represent practical knowledge, skills, capabilities and competences that are assessed in academic terms as being equivalent to Higher National Diplomas (HND) and Year 2 of a three-year UK Bachelor’s degree programme.
Successful completion of the Level 5 Extended Diploma in Business Management provides learners the opportunity for a wide range of academic progressions including the Level 6 Diploma in Business Management qualification.
As this qualification is approved, learners are eligible to gain direct entry into Year 3 of a three-year UK Bachelor’s degree programme.
The Level 5 Extended Diploma in Business Management qualification consists of 12 mandatory units, 240 credits, 2400 hours Total Qualification Time (TQT) and the recommended Guided Learning Hours (GLH) for this qualification is a minimum of 1200 hours.
To achieve the Level 5 Extended Diploma in Business Management, learners must achieve 240 credits, of which 120 credits are at Level 4 (6 units) and 120 credits are at Level 5 (6 units).
Mandatory Units | Credit Hours |
Academic Writing and Research Skills | (20 credits) |
Business Operations | (20 credits) |
Communication in Business | (20 credits) |
Finance and Accounting | (20 credits) |
Leading and Managing Teams | (20 credits) |
Operating in a Global Context | (20 credits) |
Principals and Concepts of Strategy | (20 credits) |
The Management of Human Resources | (20 credits) |
Marketing for Managers | (20 credits) |
Business Law for Managers | (20 credits) |
Management Accounting for Decision Making | (20 credits) |
Business Start-up; Conception to Market | (20 credits) |
Principals and Concepts of Strategy | (20 credits) |
The qualification is designed to be delivered over two academic years for full-time study but it is also flexible in its delivery in order to accommodate part-time and distance learning.
The qualification is delivered face-to-face, through lectures, tutorials, seminars, distance, online by approved centres only.
Assessment and verification:
All units within this qualification are internally assessed by the centre and externally verified. The qualifications are criterion referenced, based on the achievement of all the specified learning outcomes.
To achieve a ‘pass’ for a unit, learners must provide evidence to demonstrate that they have fulfilled all the learning outcomes and meet the standards specified by all assessment criteria. Judgement that the learners have successfully fulfilled the assessment criteria is made by the Assessor.
The Assessor should provide an audit trail showing how the judgement of the learners’ overall achievement has been arrived at.