Business Studies
Business offers students the opportunity to study different types of businesses in different industries. It looks at why they exist, how they are set up and how they are run.
Business Studies will provide opportunities to develop business ideas, use maths skills to analyse data, make decisions and develop communication skills through presentations and reports - all highly transferable skills.
Business Studies can lead into a wide range of careers such as marketing, HR, finance and law. Studied alongside maths it can open doors into careers related to finance or running your own business.
Selection of jobs using the subject Business Studies
- Bank manager
- Business analyst
- Business development manager
- Business project manager
- Chief executive
- Customer services manager
- Database administrator
- Estate agent
- Financial adviser
- Human resources officer
- Investment analyst
- Management consultant
- Market researcher
- Pensions adviser
- Public relations officer
- Retail buyer
- Retail merchandiser
- Road transport manager
- Sales manager
- Social media manager
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Example of post-16 courses related to Business Studies
- A-level Business
- BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Business
- T-Level Management and Administration
- T-Level Accounting
- T- Level Finance
- T- Level Legal Services
- T-Level Marketing
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Examples of apprenticeships that relate to business studies
- Business administrator - Level 3
- Business analyst - Level 4
- Corporate responsibility and sustainability practitioner - Level 4
- Business to business sales professional - Level 6
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