OTHM Levels 4 & 5 Diploma in Business Management, 240 credits (Online)

OTHM Level 4 Diploma in Business Management qualification is to provide you with an excellent foundation for building a career in a range of organisations. OTHM Levels 5 Diploma in Business Management qualification is to provide you with an excellent foundation for a career in a range of organisations. Both levels are designed to ensure 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 OTHM Level 4 Diploma in Business Management qualification is focused on managing business communication, understanding the business environment and organisations in a global context, business functions including people management, quantitative methods in business, finance for managers, research and academic writing. The content of the OTHM Levels 5 Diploma in Business Management qualification is focused on people management, managing projects, marketing, finance for managers, business law, business ethics and social responsibility.

These qualifications are ideal for those who have started, or are planning to move into, a career in private or public sector business. Successful completion of the Levels 4 & 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 4 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:

• Research and Academic Writing (20 credits)
• Business Environment (20 credits)
• Introduction to Business Communication (20 credits)
• Introduction to Quantitative Methods (20 credits)
• Introduction to Business Functions (20 credits)
• Introduction to Finance (20 credits)

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