SQA Advanced Diploma in Business

A 12-month blended SQA Advanced Diploma with 23 units from marketing to project management, leading to final-year entry at UK degrees.

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Qualifications Scotland

LevelDiploma
Duration1 Year
Study modehybrid

Overview

About this course

The SQA Advanced Diploma in Business is designed for students who want to continue to a degree or move straight into work. It develops analytical thinking, strategic decision making, leadership and problem solving across a wide range of business topics. Delivery is blended, online and in class, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The unit list runs from personal development planning and accounting to economics, statistics and project management, and finishes with two graded units. OCB presents the programme as a route to its BSc (Hons) Business Management top-up with Anglia Ruskin University. Twelve months, blended (online and in class), on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. OCB does not publish fees or intake dates on the programme page, so ask the college for current figures before you apply.

Modules

23 modules
Units23 modules
HP6M 47Personal Development Planning
J4DK 47Managing People and Organisations
HP6N 47Marketing: An Introduction
J5AW 47Business Law: An Introduction
J5FN 47Accounting for Business: An Introduction
HP75 47Communication: Business Communication
HP73 47Creating a Culture of Customer Care
J461 47Economic Issues: An Introduction
J2FD 47Human Resource Management: Introduction
J5FK 47Business Fundamentals with Emerging Technologies
HP78 47IT in Business: Spreadsheets
J5TA 47Business: Graded Unit 1
J5AX 48Economics: Micro and Macro Theory and Application
HP6X 47Business Contractual Relationships
J5FL 48Managing Business Culture and Strategy
J5AY 48Economics: The World Economy
J5FM 48Project Management: Strategy, Decision Making and Risk
HP76 47International Marketing: An Introduction
J5B0 48Preparing Financial Forecasts
HP79 48Presentation Skills
J45Y 47Statistics for Business
J491 47Continuous Workforce Development
J5TB 48Business: Graded Unit 2

Entry requirements

Academic Entry Requirement

Entry

Completion of O/L and A/L examinations with a minimum of 2 passes at A/L.

Facilities

Gallery

Key information

Level

diploma

Duration

1 Year ยท hybrid

Location

Colombo

Fees

On request

Upcoming intakes

No upcoming intakes listed
Verified informationOct 19, 2026

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