BUSINESS - A LEVEL

BUSINESS A LEVEL

WHY STUDY BUSINESS?
Business Studies help develop a critical understanding of different organisations, and
the challenges and issues of starting a business. It gives you the awareness of the
different departments, the strategies they consider and the process of decision
making and managing change. You will research business theories and apply this
knowledge to real companies, gaining a real insight into how business works.
COURSE CONTENT AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS
Business A Level from AQA covers a wide range of topics across the two years
including the core functions of business:
1. Finance – understanding financial performance and analysis of financial accounts
2. Marketing – understanding the wide role marketing has on the delivery of a
successful business
3. Operations – understanding the wide role operations has on the delivery
of a successful business
4. Human Resources – understanding leadership, management of people in
an organisation
Students will cover ten different units of work over the two-year linear course,
understanding the core functions in detail and the associated business theories and
management strategies that are used by organisations around the world. There is a
continued focus to keep the study of business relevant so as part of the study of
business it is essential to watch the news and be aware of what is going on in the
world as lessons will be applied to real world companies. Also there is a great
emphasis on quantitative skills to enable the interpretation, manipulation and
evaluation of data from business case studies so a keen interest in finance would be
an advantage.