Business studies,often simply calledbusiness,is a field of study that deals with the principles ofbusiness,management,andeconomics.[1]It combines elements ofaccountancy,finance,marketing,organizational studies,human resource management,andoperations.Business studies is a broad subject,[2]where the range of topics is designed to give the student a general overview of the various elements of running a business. The teaching of business studies is known asbusiness education.
Countries in which the subject is taught under the name "business studies" includeMauritius,Oman,South Korea,Argentina,Australia,Bangladesh,Nepal,Brazil,Canada,Hong Kong,India,Ireland,Mexico,Singapore,Malaysia,Cambodia,Kenya,Poland,Malta,New Zealand,Nigeria,Pakistan,South Africa,Sri Lanka,Sweden,theUnited Kingdom,Namibia,ZimbabweandIndonesia.[citation needed]
United Kingdom
editEngland
editBusiness studies can be taken as part of theGeneral Certificate of Secondary Education(GCSE) option for Year 9, Year 10 and Year 11 atsecondary schooland also can be taken as part of aGCE Advanced Level(A-level) course in Year 12 and Year 13. It includes a range of subjects, which give the student general understanding of the various elements of running a business. Subjects covered include, but are not limited to: Business Organization, People inBusiness,Marketing,Operations & Production,Finance,andStrategic Management.[3]
Scotland
editBusiness management is an option for National 5[4]and Higher[5]qualifications. Both National 5 and Higher exams cover Understanding business, People, Finance, and Marketing and operations.
Entry to UK Higher Education
editTheUniversity of Cambridgeconsiders business studies not to be a 'traditional academic subject', although taking business studies individually will not disadvantage students as long as it is identified as 'essential' or 'desirable' for the course being applied for. It is also suitable when applying foreconomicsat university, if the college the candidate comes from does not offer the economics A-level individually.[6]
Hungary
editAfter finishingsecondary school,students in Hungary have the option of either taking an accredited 2–4 semester business course and obtaining a certificate, or applying to college or university. Students can also take part in a 2-semester preparatory business course to have a greater chance of getting accepted by a university. Hungarian business education has been organized according to the Bologna system since 2006.
Nepal
editBusiness studies programmes are widely taught in theNepal,where it is taught at every colleges of +2 level and also in colleges that provide A-Levels. A number of universities (public and private) are offering business studies programme under the heading of Business Administration.[citation needed]
South Africa
editInSouth Africa,Business Studies[7]can be taken as an elective subject from a student's Grade 10 year through to their Grade 12 year; it is offered as part of the standardNSC,as well theIEB(seeMatriculation in South Africa). As elsewhere, the syllabus covers a range of topics designed to give the student general understanding of the various elements of running a business. Accountancy[8]and Economics[9]are offered as separate, and more technical, subjects.
India
editBusiness Studies is taught at the higher secondary level (Class 11 and 12) for students who have taken the Commerce Stream subject. According to theCentral Board of Secondary Education,Business Studies is a compulsory subject for Commerce Stream along with Economics and Accountancy students. At the state board, the subject code for Business Studies is 054.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^Combley, Roz, ed. (2011)."business studies".Cambridge Business English Dictionary.Cambridge University Press. p. 100.ISBN9780521122504.
- ^"Business Studies".
- ^"GCSE > Business".BBC Bitesize.Retrieved3 October2014.
- ^"National 5 > Business management".BBC Bitesize.Retrieved3 October2014.
- ^"Higher > Business management".BBC Bitesize.Retrieved3 October2014.
- ^entrance requirementsforCambridge University
- ^Business Studies,education.gov.za
- ^Accounting,education.gov.za
- ^Economics,education.gov.za