Business Studies - A Level (Edexcel)

A Level Business investigates how businesses work; exploring business theories and concepts including the marketing mix, resource management, setting objectives, and globalisation. As an A Level Business student, you will also gain knowledge of how to start your own business and common problems and solutions that arise in the world of enterprise.

You will learn how to analyse and evaluate the performance of a business to make recommendations by using a wide range of business contexts and investigating business information. You will be making business decisions, both short-term and long-term, using quantitative and qualitative tools.

This course will assist you in considering the issues and problems arising in organisations, from a variety of different perspectives, including the challenges involved in starting a business, how firms organise the production of goods and services, how businesses engage in financial planning and decision-making and how firms market their products, influence sales, and compete effectively.

This course is available for international students, if you are applying as an international student please click here.

You will study topics including:

• Marketing
• Finance
• Operations Management
• Human Resources
• Types of Businesses

You will need:

• Grade 5 or above in GCSE Maths
• Grade 5 or above, and at least one grade 6 or above, in GCSE English Language plus one other written subject, such as History, Geography, Humanities, English Literature, Business, Media Studies, Religious Studies, Drama and Film Studies
• Two further GCSEs at grade 4 or above

If you wish to study 4 A Levels, you will need 7 GCSEs at grade 7 or above, including two at grade 8.

All applicants must have an interview to confirm that A Levels are suitable for them.

When applying for an A Level programme at City and Islington, please refer to the general entry requirements on our A Level Courses page as well as the subject-specific details listed above.

The course is assessed through exams at the end of the course.

Aged 16-18

If you will be aged 16, 17 or 18 on 31st August prior to the start date of your course and you have the legal right to remain in the UK for the duration of your programme then your study with us will be free. Please see here for the documents you will need to show us.

Some courses will have other associated costs, such as for specialist materials and trips. Many of our students are eligible for financial support, see here for details.

A Levels are widely regarded as the standard entry qualification for top universities in the UK, and the rest of the world. Many of our students go onto study for a degree at the university of their choice, with some choosing to progress into apprenticeships or other employment.

Click here to see some of the teachers that teach A Levels at the college