A-Level Business Online
Course Description
Students will apply their knowledge and understanding to real-life business contexts, with updated content to reflect the issues impacting on modern businesses in our specification and real business case studies in all our assessments. Students will develop transferable skills that support higher education study and the transition to employment, including numeracy, communication, an understanding of the business environment and commercial awareness.
This Course at a Glance
- Official A-level subject awarded by Edexcel
- Level 3 qualification
- Open to International and Home student
- 56 UCAS tariff points
- Achieve a qualification recognized by universities worldwide
Assessment
Examination based. Assessment will take place either at a British Council office or an approved Edexcel Centre in your home country. The Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced GCE in Business is structured into four themes and consists of three externally examined papers.
| A-level | Examination | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Paper 1: Marketing, people and global businesses | The assessment is 2 hours | 35% of the total qualification |
| Paper 2: Business activities, decisions and strategy | The assessment is 2 hours | 30% of the qualification |
| Paper 3: Investigating business in a competitive environment | The assessment is 2 hours | 30% of the total qualification |
Course Duration
A-level Business is a two-year program. During the two years of studies, students will have access to live online classes as well as they will have academic mentor support and, one to one subject support.
Course Outcome
Upon completion of the A-level in Business, students will achieve an Edexcel qualification ( providing that all exams have been completed and passed). The final certificate will allow students to apply to their chosen university to study for a degree in business management, marketing, HR, Entrepreneurship etc.
Entry requirements
- Hold GCSE Business or equivalent.
- Students whose English is not their first language, are required to either sit an internal English assessment or provide an English certificate at a min level B2 in all components.
FAQs
What is included in the cost of the course?
- Access to learning materials
- Live online classes
- One to one subject support
- Weekly academic mentoring support
- Examination fee
- University application support and guidance
How many hours a week are students expected to study?
Students are required to undertake 10 hours of self-study per subject. In addition, students will also be required to attend 2 hours of live lessons per subjects.
How does Oxford Online School work?
Oxford Online School is a fully recognized online school for the delivery of GCSE/IGCSE, A level, and International A-Level courses and examinations. It is also a co-educational school offering a blended full-time syllabus to students from all over the world including home students.
What subjects are currently available at Oxford Online School?
Currently, we are offering: Economics; Biology; Chemistry; Physics; Mathematics and Further Mathematics and Spanish A-level, Psychology, History, Business, Turkish Language, Russian Language, Geography, EPQ.