Studying with Kaplan
Kaplan online is an open university based on the Internet. Affiliated by the University of Essex it provides degrees and foundation degrees. One of the
Kaplan degrees available is Business Studies.
They have several qualifications in this area. The most basic is the Higher Education Certificate in Business and Management. This is a level 4 qualification, which is equal to 120 course credits. This course consists of six subject specific modules and a double work-based learning module. These modules will aim to improve your online learning, study skills, personal development, work based learning and basic business skills.
The next qualifications in this subject are foundation degree pathways in Business and management, Marketing and sales management, or Leadership and Management. This foundation course is at level 5 and is worth 240 points.
The Business and Management foundation course aims to enable you to obtain vital knowledge needed in this field. This includes vital skills and critical awareness necessary for managing teams and creating value for a business. It will also help students with possible management roles in their own or someone else’s business.
If you wish to obtain an even higher qualification in this field you can then take a degree in Business and Management once you have completed your foundation course, described above.
As Kaplan point out, you will tend to earn more money if you have a degree and are more likely to be considered for jobs with one rather than without. The Business degree they offer is level 6 and worth 360 points. Modules include Business Strategy, International Marketing Strategy, Business Finance and many more.
Kaplan’s aim with this degree is to provide you with a qualification:
“designed to give you a thorough understanding of a subject, developing your analytical, intellectual, communication and writing skills.”
Kaplan degrees offer a perfect career solution to many of us who do not have the time to become a full time student. Visit
www.kaplanopenlearning.org.uk for more information.