Higher Diploma in Business Management

An 18-month Cardiff Metropolitan University Higher Diploma building practical business skills and leading to top-up degrees.

Awarded by

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Next intake: February 2027
LevelHigher-national-diploma
Duration1.5 Years
Study modefull-time
CampusColombo

Overview

About this course

This management-focused Higher Diploma is awarded by Cardiff Metropolitan University. It builds practical business skills, ethical awareness and employability, and prepares students for top-up degree progression. The first year covers introduction to management, managing people, marketing, accounting and costing, managing information, business statistics, business law and business economics. The second year covers operations management, financial management, ethics and sustainability, leadership and business development, business strategy and a student project, with optional modules in international business, money and banking, advanced HR and marketing communications. Full-time study takes 18 months and part-time study takes 24 months. Intakes run in February, May, August and November.

Modules

18 modules
Introduction to ManagementSemester 1
Managing PeopleSemester 1
Fundamentals of MarketingSemester 1
Accounting and CostingSemester 1
Managing Information in BusinessSemester 2
Statistics for BusinessSemester 2
Business LawSemester 2
Business EconomicsSemester 2

Entry requirements

Academic Entry Requirement

Option 1

At least five GCE O/L passes with C passes in Mathematics and English, plus two GCE A/L passes.

Option 2

Five GCE O/L passes including minimum S passes in Mathematics and English, plus the OTHM Level 3 Foundation Diploma for Higher Education Studies.

Option 3

Five GCE O/L passes including minimum S passes in Mathematics and English, plus the OTHM International Diploma in Business Administration.

English Language Proficiency

Non-native English speakers need IELTS 6.0 with no band below 5.5, a pass in English at the GCE O/L, or a pass in ICBT's Diploma in English.

Facilities

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Key information

Level

higher-national-diploma

Duration

1.5 Years ยท full-time

Location

Colombo, Galle, Jaffna, Kandy, Matara, Nugegoda

Fees

On request

Upcoming intakes

Verified informationOct 14, 2026

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