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ST HUGH'S

COLLEGE VIENTIANE

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

HIGHER DIPLOMA IN

2 years degree based

Awarded by St Hugh's College Vientiane

Ignite your journey to business success. Turn your entrepreneurial dreams into reality and lead in the world of business.

PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

​The 2-year Higher Diploma in Business Management provides you with the necessary skills to thrive in your own business or within the ever-evolving business sector. This programme offers a comprehensive understanding of managing individuals and organisations, marketing strategies, financial acumen, and contemporary business methodologies.

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Being able to identify and develop ideas into successful business opportunities requires a wide-ranging skill set. Your core business subjects are further enhanced with specialisation subjects in entrepreneurship, empowering to think and act in a way that sets the foundation for you to be able to successfully run your own business.

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

  • Critique and reflect on the entrepreneurial personality and what motivates enterprising behaviour and leads to the evolution of an idea to a high potential business venture.

  • Assess and analyse the innovative process with the issues involved in new venture creation, formation, growth and exit strategy.

  • Exercise autonomy, expert judgement, adaptability and entrepreneurial skills through the construction and presentation of a business model and business plan for a new business.

WHO IS THIS PROGRAMME FOR?

  • Start-up business owners

  • Aspiring professionals

  • Entrepreneurs

  • Business executives

  • Career-changers 

2 years

Higher Diploma (Advanced Diploma MQF Level 5)

January, May, September

100% English

Daytime

Application fee

Registration fee

Tuition fee

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

  • Entrepreneur

  • Small Business Owner

  • Startup Support Services

  • Sales and Marketing Roles

  • Business Administration

SOME PROGRAMME MODULES

​The programme is divided into modules assessed via continuous assessments (include case studies, class tests, discussions, oral presentations, group projects, and practical assignments) for 70%  and a final exam for 30%. Between the 1st and 2nd study year, students have to undertake a 13-week paid internship.

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Semester 1

  • Business Communication

  • Fundamentals of Marketing

  • Statistics

  • Fundamentals of Management

Semester 2

  • Financial Accounting

  • IT Fundamentals and Applications

  • Fundamentals of Finance

  • Business Mathematics

  • Creative Thinking

Semester 3

  • Microeconomics

  • Quantitative Methods

  • Organisational Behaviour

  • Business Law

  • Business Startup

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Year 2

  • A level: Full PASS in 2 subjects AND IGCSE PASS in Mathematics AND English

  • Foundation: CGPA 2.50

  • Complete High School (12 years of Education) + IELTS: 5.5

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ENGLISH ENTRY REQUIREMENT

  • IELTS: 5.5

  • TOEFL Essentials (Online): 8

  • TOEFL iBT: 46

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* Students who did not meet the English Requirement are required to take the English Preparation Programme (EPP) AND achieve the requirement of any equivalent English qualification.

Year 1

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Semester 4

  • Macroeconomics

  • Leadership and Innovations

  • Consumer Behaviour

  • Marketing Management

  • Small Business Management

Semester 5

  • Entrepreneurship and New Business Development

  • Business Plan for Enterprise Start Up

  • Operations & Risk Management

  • Strategic Management

  • Entrepreneurial Business Finance

Semester 6

  • Internship Report

  • Managerial Accounting

  • Business Analytics

  • Customer Service Management

  • Human Resource Management

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