Business

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What will I be studying? In the first year of the course you will build your knowledge of core business concepts and will apply them to business contexts to develop a broad understanding of how businesses work. In the second year of the course you will take a much more strategic view of business opportunities and issues. What does this subject involve? You will investigate a range of local, national and international businesses and will need to analyse issues which are important to them and make recommendations on business strategy. What skills or qualities will I need? • Data and number skills • Presenting arguments and making judgments and justified recommendations on the basis of the available evidence • Recognising the nature of problems and providing solutions • An active interest in current affairs and the business world What about future prospects and careers? Business offers a very diverse range of disciplines that might be studied at university such as Business and Administration, Business, European Business Studies, Accounting and Finance, Marketing and HR. Do I need to have studied this for GCSE? No.

Additional information The department offers a wide range of extra-curricular opportunities including: • Curriculum trips in the UK and abroad • Young Enterprise • ICEAW BASE Accounting

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