Mode of Study

Full-time

Start Date

25th Aug 2025, 2 years

Location

City Campus

Applications from International Students Welcome

Overview

This Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE) course is designed to give you direct entry into the third year of the BA degree programme in Business at Strathclyde Business School, a qualification highly regarded by employers. It is run as a collaboration between City of Glasgow College and the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.

This course is placed on the Scottish Credit Qualifications Framework at Level 8. 

Entry requirements

Minimum entry requirements

• Three Highers, two at Grade B and one at Grade C in relevant* subjects including English AND two National 5 qualifications at Grade C or above including Mathematics; OR
• Other equivalent qualifications or experience

* relevant subjects include Administration, Business Management, Economics, Geography, History, Mathematics, Modern Studies or Natural Sciences.

Additional selection requirements

You'll be invited for a group and/or individual interview where you can find out more about the course and tell us why you're interested in this subject area or we'll make an offer based on your application form.

ESOL entry requirements

Applicants whose first language is not English should have minimum SQA ESOL National 5 or equivalent for NC/NQ courses and ESOL Higher or equivalent for HNC/D courses.

What you study

Year one:

• Business Entrepreneurship.
• Business Law.
• Economics.
• Managing People.
• Principles of Marketing.
• Psychology.
• ICT.
• Statistics.

Year two:

• Core subject: Management Development.
• Marketing subjects: Understanding Consumers and Markets / Retail and Services Marketing.
• Business Entrepreneurship subjects: Creativity and Innovation Management / New Venture Planning.
• ​Human Resource Management subjects: Work Organisational Psychology / Work. Psychology for Human Resource Management.

After the course

Careers

This course prepares you for a career in marketing, legal services, management, human resources, administration in industrial and commercial sectors, teaching, public sector employment or research.

Continuing study

Successful students may progress on to third year of the BA Business at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow where you will study your two principal subjects from year two of the diploma.  You can also apply for courses at other universities.

Teaching

How the course is taught

Assessment methods