A-level Business: Overview

AS & A-level Business Online Course Overview

The study of AS and A Level Business online allows learners to take the first step towards a career in private and public organisations or progress with confidence to a degree in business and management related subjects.

Topics include:

  • Business and its environment: AS-level Business: enterprise, business structure: size of business: business objectives and stakeholders in a business. A-level further develops business structure, size of business and external influences on business activity.
  • People in organisations: AS-level covers: management and leadership: motivation and human resource management. These are all developed at A-level which also covers organisational structure and business communication.
  • Marketing: AS-level covers: what is marketing?: market research and the marketing mix. These are all developed at A-level which also covers: marketing planning and globalisation and international marketing.
  • Operations and project management: AS-level covers: the nature of operations: operations planning: Inventory management and operations planning. These are all developed at A-level which also covers: capacity utilisation: lean production and quality management and project management.
  • Finance and accounting: AS-level covers the need for business finance: sources of finance: costs: accounting fundamentals: forecasting cash flows and managing working capital. These are all developed at A-level which also covers budgets and the contents of published accounts.
  • Strategic management is a topic only studied at A-level and it includes: What is strategic management? Strategic analysis: strategic choice: strategic implementation.

There is a common content for AS-level and A level Business online, but A-level students study additional material to a greater depth.

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UK Students

Subject

  • Business

Qualifications

  • AS and A-level

Exam board

  • Cambridge International Examination

Duration

  • 1 year for AS Level with an additional year for A Level

Delivery method  

  • Online, real-time classrooms
  • 24/7 access to learning curriculum and resources including recorded lessons

Start date

  • September and January

Exam details  

  • All exams will be supervised and sat at an examination hall local to you

Course fee

  • Pupils can choose A-level Business and add other A-level subjects for an added fee per subject, per year. Find out more..

International Students

Subject

  • Business

Qualifications

  • AS and A-level

Exam board

  • Cambridge International Examination

Duration

  • 1 year for AS Level with an additional year for A Level

Delivery method  

  • Online, real-time classrooms
  • 24/7 access to learning curriculum and resources including recorded lessons

Start date

  • September and January

Exam details  

  • All exams will be supervised and sat at an examination hall local to you

Course fee

  • Pupils can choose A-level Business and add other A-level subjects for an added fee per subject, per year. Find out more..

For any questions about this subject please contact us or call us to speak to us: t +44 (0)1865 800 290

In the October of Year 11, 12 and 13 parents and guardians will receive an email asking which exams the learner intends to take, and where they would like to take them.

Parents and guardians must inform OSI if they need assistance finding an exam centre by mid-October. OSI can support you in finding a local exam centre.

It is then down to the individual to register with the centre of choice and pay the exam fees to the centre directly.

As each exam centre sets their own fees we cannot provide accurate pricing, however as an example, you can see our own fees.  Find out more...

Students based in the UK have the option to pay annually, per term or monthly. International students based outside the UK cannot pay monthly. More information about fees, find out more...

Please continue checking this page, and as always, contact us if you have any questions specific to your booking.

There are no formal entry requirements for this subject.

However, if you’re looking to study this subject as one of four A-levels, we strongly advise you only do so if you are predicted at least a grade 7 at GCSE / IGCSE in this subject or a relevant subject.

Students can progress from this qualification to:

  • A range of different relevant academic or vocational higher education qualifications
  • Employment in a relevant sector
  • Further training

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