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An innovative and accessible introduction to the world of business, with the opportunity to specialise in accounting; economics; leadership practice; innovation and enterprise; or marketing.
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16-18 hours per week
32-36 hours per week
Provides an innovative and accessible introduction to the world of business and gives you specialised knowledge and skills in financial and management accounting.
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16-18 hours per week
32-36 hours per week
Provides an innovative and accessible introduction to the world of business and gives you specialised knowledge and skills in leadership practice.
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16-18 hours per week
32-36 hours per week
An accessible introduction to the world of business, with the opportunity to specialise in accounting, economics, leadership practice, innovation and enterprise, or marketing.
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16-18 hours per week
32-36 hours per week
This diploma allows you to combine business management with one modern language, choosing from French, German or Spanish.
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16-18 hours per week
32-36 hours per week
With this diploma, you can specialise in an area of computing and IT and combine it with business, dividing your time equally between subjects.
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April 2026
This certificate allows you to combine business management with one modern language, choosing from Chinese, French, German or Spanish.
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16-18 hours per week
32-36 hours per week
This certificate lets you combine studying the fundamentals of computing and IT with business, dividing your time equally between the two subjects.
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April 2026
Improve your awareness of business issues; explore business contexts and functions, and choose options in retail, personal finance and maths.
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16-18 hours per week
32-36 hours per week
This module is an engaging introduction to the fascinating and challenging world of contemporary business and management for all OU business and management qualifications.
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16-18 hours per week
October 2026
This module develops your English language and skills through authentic business case studies for communicating effectively in the world of business and management.
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October 2026
Study how to make data-driven decisions using analytic reasoning, descriptive data analysis, hypothesis testing, modelling of relationships in the data, and forecasting techniques.
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April 2026
Discover business and law, their big issues and their influence on our daily lives, while developing and gaining confidence in key study skills.
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October 2026
Discover business and law, their big issues and their influence on our daily lives in this engaging fast-track access module.
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May 2026
Designed to develop academic skills for further study, this introductory module offers insights into a wide range of subject areas, including science, engineering and design, environment, mathematics and computing and IT.
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October 2026
A short course introducing you to key concepts within Chinese culture, with a specific focus on business and professional engagement.
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Less than 16 hours per week
August 2026
This course will take you on a learning journey to consider aspects of storytelling at the personal, organisational, and social levels.
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Less than 16 hours per week
This course is aimed at individuals with little or no coaching experience who have an interest in using coaching in organisations, in developing people, ensuring wellbeing and enabling performance.