HNDcourses
- Higher National Diploma HND - Business and Finance
- Higher National Diploma HND - Business and Marketing
- Higher National Diploma HND - Business and HRM
- Higher National Diploma HND - Business and Law
- Higher National Diploma HND - Business and Management
- Higher National Diploma HND - Business and Computing
- Higher National Diploma HND – Hospitality Management
- Higher National Certificate HNC - Business
Business and Finance
About the Course
Higher National Diplomas are two year full-time and or part-time qualifications designed to allow students to progress academically in the field of study of their choice. They act as a springboard to further qualifications either on undergraduate degree programmes and or professional qualifications.
Students who complete an HND (with the requisite subject profile) may transfer onto the final year of an Honours degree or onto professional qualifications.
Course Content
Core Modules: Marketing, Managing Financial Resources and Decisions, Organisations and Behaviour, Business Environment, Common Law 1, Business Decision Making, Business Strategy, Research Project.
Pathway Subjects: Financial Systems and Auditing, Financial Reporting, Taxation, Management Accounting.
Professional Accreditation and Exemptions
The HND in Business and Finance is recognised by all the Accountancy and Financial professional bodies. Currently a student can gain 4 exemptions from the ACCA.
Career Prospects
Whilst the HNDs are designed specifically for students to progress onto degree programmes, if a student would prefer at this stage to enter the work place, then many employees would have positions in their companies for HND Graduates on the basis that they would continue their educational pathway on a part-time programme this is particularly relevant in the financial industry.