OTHM Level 5 Diploma in Business Management, 120 credits (Online)

OTHM Level 5 Diploma in Business Management qualification is to provide you with an excellent foundation for a career in a range of organisations. It is designed to ensure that each student is ‘business ready’: a confident, independent thinker with a detailed knowledge of business and management and equipped with the skills to adapt rapidly to change. The content of the qualification is focused on people management, managing projects, marketing, finance for managers, business law, business ethics and social responsibility. The qualification is ideal for those who have started, or are planning to move into, a career in private or public sector business. Successful completion of the Level 5 Diploma in Business Management qualification will provide learners with the opportunity to progress to further study or employment.

Equivalence

OTHM qualifications at Level 5 represent practical knowledge, skills, capabilities and competences that are assessed in academic terms as being equivalent to Foundation Degrees, Higher National Diploma (HND) and Year 2 of a three-year UK Bachelor's degree.

Qualification Structure and Content

OTHM Level 5 Diploma in Business Management consists of 6 mandatory units for a combined total of 120 credits, 1200 hours Total Qualification Time (TQT) and 480 Guided Learning Hours (GLH) for the completed qualification.

6 Mandatory Units:

• Human Resource Management (20 credits)
• Project Management (20 credits)
• Strategic Marketing (20 credits)
• Accounting for Managers (20 credits)
• Business Law (20 credits)
• Business Ethics (20 credits)

Progression

• OTHM Level 6 Diploma in Business Management
• Direct entry into Final year of a three-year UK Bachelor’s degree