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Access to HE Diploma (Business): complete syllabus

From start-up founder to senior manager, every business career is built on understanding organisations, markets, and people. The Access to HE Diploma (Business) is your Level 3 route to a Business, Management, or Economics degree. OCN London, 100% online, 12 to 18 months, up to 144 UCAS points, no exams.

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8 units · 0 lessons · 60 total credits · 12 to 18 months

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Unit 1 · 3 credits · Level 3

Academic Study Skills

Time management, note-taking, critical reading, and academic referencing — the foundations of successful university-level study.

Learning outcomes (4)
  • Apply academic time-management techniques to manage study alongside life commitments
  • Critically read and summarise academic texts
  • Apply Harvard or APA referencing to coursework
  • Use library and online research tools confidently

Lesson list coming soon.

Unit 2 · 6 credits · Level 3

Research Project

A self-directed research project that develops the independent research, writing, and analysis skills universities expect.

Learning outcomes (4)
  • Design a research question with clear scope
  • Conduct independent academic research using primary and secondary sources
  • Produce a 2,500-word academic paper with full referencing
  • Present findings using a structured academic argument

Lesson list coming soon.

Unit 3 · 3 credits · Level 3

Reflective Practice and Personal Development

Develop the reflective, self-aware mindset that underpins university and professional work in regulated sectors.

Learning outcomes (3)
  • Maintain a structured reflective learning journal
  • Apply Gibbs' or Kolb's reflective cycle to a learning event
  • Identify personal strengths and development areas

Lesson list coming soon.

Unit 4 · 3 credits · Level 3

Numeracy and Data Skills

Apply data analysis, basic statistics, and spreadsheet skills to academic and professional contexts.

Learning outcomes (3)
  • Calculate mean, median, mode, range, and standard deviation
  • Read and interpret graphs, tables, and infographics
  • Use a spreadsheet to perform basic data analysis

Lesson list coming soon.

Unit 5 · 6 credits · Level 3

Introduction to Business Management

Functional areas of business, organisational structures, and strategic decision-making.

Learning outcomes (2)
  • Explain the major business functions
  • Apply SWOT analysis to a UK case study

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Unit 6 · 6 credits · Level 3

Marketing Principles and Practice

The marketing mix, segmentation, branding, and digital marketing.

Learning outcomes (2)
  • Apply the 7Ps marketing mix to a product
  • Explain the buyer decision process

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Unit 7 · 3 credits · Level 3

Finance and Accounting Fundamentals

Profit and loss, balance sheets, cash flow, and ratio analysis.

Learning outcomes (2)
  • Read and interpret a profit and loss statement
  • Calculate key liquidity and profitability ratios

Lesson list coming soon.

Unit 8 · 3 credits · Level 3

Microeconomics and Macroeconomics

Supply, demand, market structures, GDP, inflation, and monetary policy.

Learning outcomes (2)
  • Apply supply and demand to a UK market
  • Discuss the Bank of England's monetary policy levers

Lesson list coming soon.

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