Open University
Diploma of Higher Education in Business Management and Languages

Online United Kingdom

ΤΎΠΟΣ ΠΤΥΧΊΟΥ

Δίπλωμα

ΔΙΆΡΚΕΙΑ

2 έως

4 έτη

ΓΛΏΣΣΕΣ

Αγγλικά

ΡΥΘΜΌΣ

Πλήρης απασχόληση, Μερικής απασχόλησης

ΠΡΟΘΕΣΜΊΑ ΕΦΑΡΜΟΓΉΣ

ΠΡΩΙΜΌΤΕΡΗ ΗΜΕΡΟΜΗΝΊΑ ΈΝΑΡΞΗΣ

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GBP 14.544 *

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* total cost; part-time at a rate of 60 credits is £3,636 per year

You’ll be able to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of:

The main concepts, theories and principles associated with business management.
The ability to communicate fluently and appropriately with competent speakers of at least one language, in addition to English, in a broad variety of oral and written contexts, including academic ones, maintaining a good degree of grammatical accuracy and appropriate style.
Aspects of the societies of the countries where your chosen language is spoken (including literature, cultures, linguistic contexts, politics, geography, and social and economic structures).
Intercultural communicative competence, including an awareness and understanding of the cultures and societies associated with each language and the ability to describe and evaluate the similarities and dissimilarities between cultures and societies and your own.

You’ll be able to demonstrate your ability to:

Synthesise, evaluate and challenge information, arguments and assumptions from different sources, by the theories, concepts and principles of business management.
Select and apply your knowledge and understanding to a broad range of the principal professional skills, techniques, practices and/or materials associated with business management.
Develop an appreciation of the potential uncertainty, ambiguity and limits of knowledge in business management.
Make use of a broad variety of written, spoken and multimodal texts for different audiences in your chosen modern language and/or English, employing appropriate reading and listening strategies.
Write texts of different types in your chosen modern language and/or English, following appropriate structures and conventions, including academic language, selecting and making use of written and spoken sources.
Make spoken presentations on particular topics, using appropriate styles and techniques, and take part in a broad variety of spoken interactions in your chosen modern language, using appropriate discourse strategies.
Interpret and evaluate evidence in the light of alternative explanations, arguments and theories.

You’ll be able to demonstrate your ability to:

Engage, as appropriate, with practical and professional skills and demonstrate an awareness of relevant responsible and ethical issues in business management.
Gather and process information from a variety of paper, audio-visual and electronic sources, in English and your chosen modern language.
Make judgements and construct arguments, supported by evidence, and appropriately referenced.

You’ll be able to:

Identify, interpret and solve complex problems appropriate to business management.
Use a combination of formal, logical planning processes and an understanding of context to identify relevant information and risks and be able to identify alternative strategies and resources.
Collaborate with others to achieve joint outcomes, playing an active role in facilitating effective group interaction.
Demonstrate the ability to independently find, evaluate and use a wide range of information, data or tools accurately.
Adopt a good range of numerical skills and digital practices (including the use of tools/resources), as appropriate to business management and language learning.
Recognise and use effective learning strategies.

This diploma has two stages, each comprising 120 credits:

In Stage 1, you’ll study a 60-credit introductory business management module. You’ll choose your language and study two 30-credit language modules.
Next, in Stage 2, you’ll study your second 60-credit business management module and a 60-credit module in your chosen language.