Degree type: DipHE
UCAS Code: N102 DipHE/Bus
Duration: 2 years (full-time) / 4 years (part-time)
The Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE) Business and Management is designed for students keen to develop their knowledge and understanding of contemporary business and management.
It offers a good introduction to the skills and knowledge needed for further study, and provides an excellent opportunity to gain a qualification that employers value. You can use the DipHE course as a means of experiencing student life at university as well as giving you the opportunity to consider your future options in work and study.
The DipHE will give you a broad introduction to the subjects of business and management that will allow you either to graduate with the DipHE or, when you complete this course, to move on to degree and Honours level studies if you wish.
The DipHE is closely associated with our degree course and successful completion of the DipHE allows direct entry into year 3 of the BA (Hons) Business Studies. There are also opportunities to transfer into this and other business courses if you do well in the early years of your Diploma studies.
Our first year offers a full and contemporary introduction to the world of business and how organisations deal with the challenges of today's global environment.
During the year, you will examine the challenges of real organisations, and develop your understanding of how they tackle change, and how they maintain their responsibilities to shareholders and to other interested parties. You will also practise a wide range of personal and professional skills, and develop the study skills that will support your progress in this and later study.
In year 2 you will study a combination of core subjects and options, according to your particular interests and strengths. Successful completion of year 2 will give you further opportunities to transfer to year 3 of the Business Studies course and to other courses, depending on your completion of particular options at year 2.
How you learn
You will have the opportunity to explore your understanding of business in seminars based on real business issues. You will sometimes work independently, and sometimes in small groups, examining options and making recommendations. To support you in this, lectures will help you develop your knowledge of the various subjects you take as well as building up your understanding of how they work in the real world of business.
You also attend workshops that will reinforce and extend your range of skills, for study and for employment. There are between 8 and 15 hours per week attending classes, in addition to around 25-30 hours of private study directed by your tutors.
How you are assessed
A variety of assessment methods are used on this course. You will be asked to undertake class tests, problem solving exercises, case studies, reports, essays and presentations, and, in some areas of study, examinations.
Higher BC; A Level DD; ILC (H) BC; UCAS Tariff: 108-120 points*
*See below for UCAS Tariff guidance
Essential subjects: None
UCAS Tariff Guidance
Although there is no limit to the number of points that you can accumulate, for entry to Abertay you must have qualifications at an appropriate level (SCQF 6/NQF 3); you cannot count the same or similar qualifications twice; Standard Grades, Intermediate 2s, GCSEs and key/core skills cannot be counted; and D grades at SQA Higher and Advanced Higher are not counted.
Applicants who have taken either SQA Highers or A Levels must offer at least three Highers or two A Levels for degree entry (or two Highers or one A Level for DipHE entry). If you have studied a subject at two different levels, the most advanced will be taken into consideration, e.g. if you studied both Higher Biology and Advanced Higher Biology, then only the Advanced Higher will be counted.
If you are using the tariff remember to check for any essential subjects you must have to meet the entry criteria for a course. It’s not just the number of points achieved that secures you a place.
Overseas
All applicants are required to provide certified proof of competence in English Lanuage. The University's minimum requirements are IELTS 6.0 (with no band lower than 5.0), TOEFL CBT 223, TOEFL 563, TOEFL IBT 85 or a suitable equivalent qualification.
Mature
Applications from mature students are assessed on the same criteria used for school leavers, e.g. SQA Highers or GCE A Levels, where relevant school leaving qualifications exist. For those without standard entry qualifications, consideration is given to experience gained as well as professional qualifications and other forms of learning that could provide evidence of ability to benefit from a particular course.
The successful completion of approved access courses (such as those offered by Dundee College in association with the universities of Abertay, Dundee and St Andrews) provides significant evidence of ability to benefit from study at Abertay.
For further advice please use our Ask a Question section.
Career
Employment opportunities exist in both general and specialist business and management areas, such as accounting, personnel, marketing, operations, financial services and business administration. By the end of your DipHE you should have the knowledge and skills needed to pursue successfully a career in management within industry, commerce or the public sector.
As a graduate it is likely that your first position on completion of the course will be as a trainee or junior manager. In recent years our graduates have been employed by organisations including: ITV, Schlumberger, Northern Ireland Civil Service, Henderson Loggie (Chartered Accountants), Securicor, C & A, J & B Scotland, and Thames Water.
