Business @ a glance

The University of Hertfordshire Business School prides itself on its high-quality teaching and state-of-the-art teaching and learning facilities. The School is rated as ‘Excellent’ by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) for the teaching of business and management, economics, and tourism. Strong partnerships with business schools in Europe, North America, the Far East and Australia add an international dimension to the School’s teaching, with the additional opportunity for exchange programmes.

The Business School’s degree courses are professionally accredited by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA).

Stage 1		Stage 2		Stage 3
University Foundation		First Year Degree		Second Year Degree
Location: HIC at the University of Hertfordshire Intakes: October, February and June Duration: One semester Modules Business Studies Introduction to Mass Communications Interactive Learning Skills and Communication Principles of Computing Course fee: £4,600		Location: HIC at the University of Hertfordshire Intakes: October and February Duration: Two semesters Course fee: £7,725 (Feb 2012) £8,500 (Oct 2012)		Location: University of Hertfordshire Business School Duration: Two semesters Course fee: £9,000
Popular Careers		University of Hertfordshire degree pathways		Stage 4
Potential Career Paths: Advertising Auditing Brand management Chartered accounting Human resource management Management consulting Marketing Sales		Successful competion of this pathway leads to the award of: BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance† BA (Hons) Business Administration BA (Hons) Business Studies BA (Hons) Economics BA (Hons) Marketing		Final Year Degree
				Location: University of Hertfordshire Business School Duration: Two semesters Course fee:  £9,000*
* Students will receive a £500 discount on this stage if course fees are paid in full before the start of the academic year. † Completion of this program provides exemption from eight papers of the ACCA. University of Hertfordshire fees are a guide only and are subject to change.