Certificate of Higher Education in Business and Management
Course Overview
The Certificate of Higher Education (Cert HE) Business Management is a one-year course designed for students who do not quite meet the entry criteria to go directly into year 1 of an undergraduate degree. It is equivalent to 120 credits at Level 4, which is the same as the first level of a Bachelor’s degree.
The course was designed to introduce students to the essentials of business and management and key business concepts. The Cert HE can be a first step towards a business-related degree or as a beneficial stand-alone qualification. For students wishing to continue studying at university on a business and/or management degree, this certificate enables them to progress directly to second-year studies (or third year in Scotland).
The Cert HE equips students with an understanding of business and management equivalent to a level 4 qualification (or level 7 in Scotland).
Course details and modules
The Cert HE Business and Management is made up of the following modules and is equal to a total of 120 credits.
| Semester 1 | MGMT1 Management and Organisational Behaviour Essentials Credits: 30 | MGMT2 Digital Business and Contemporary Marketing Practice Credits: 30 |
| Semester 2 | MGMT3 Professional Skills Credits: 30 | MGMT4 Introduction to Finance Credits: 30 |
Entry requirements
You don’t need any prior academic or work experience in order to study with us. We will interview you and ask you to submit a CV, personal statement and reference. The CertHE in Business Management is the equivalent to the first year of a full-time honours degree programme and, if you have standard qualifications, they should be the equivalent of 96-104 UCAS points.
For those with no qualifications to evidence basic requirements externally moderated language test (Duolingo 85 and Pearson Versant 50) will be administered alongside an internal Academic Interview, prior to the issuance of an enrolment letter.
Successful completion of these areas will be required prior to the issuance of an enrolment letter.
Course fees and funding
Course fee breakdown
Home (UK) £9250/Year
The fees above are for the 2024/2025 academic year but may be subject to change following any announcements by the UK Government (approved by Parliament) regarding maximum Undergraduate tuition fee caps for 2024/2025.
In addition, ESL reserves the right to increase all full-time and part-time Undergraduate tuition fees mid-course, in line with any further inflationary increase in the Government tuition fee cap which is approved by Parliament. ESL will publish information about any changes to tuition fees on its website.