Higher Diploma in Business Management

This programme aims to provide a high-quality education that is professionally relevant to a business management undergraduate. As such, aims to deliver the knowledge, skills, attitude, and mindset expected by a management undergraduate, developing in students’ ability to progress to final top-up options for higher education. The programme promotes innovativeness, employability, and ethical aspects of learners by incorporating compulsory academic courses into the programme.

Applicants whose first language is other than English who wish to undertake this course should have the following qualifications with an IELTS score of 6.0 with no score lower than 5.5 or pass English language for G.C.E. O/L or pass the Diploma in English programme conducted by ICBT to enter the programme:

• Applicants should have a minimum of five GCE (O/L) passes with C “passes for Mathematics and English, and two GCE (A/L) passes Or
• O/L five Passes (including minimum passes (“S”) for Mathematics and English) + OTHM L3 (DHES) (OTHM Level 3 Foundation Diploma for Higher Education Studies) Or
• O/L five Passes (including minimum passes (“S”) for Mathematics and English) + OTHM International diploma (Diploma in Business Administration)

• B.Sc. (Hons) Business and Management programme
• B.Sc. (Hons) Global Business Management programme

Semester 1

• Introduction to Management
• Managing People
• Fundamentals of Marketing
• Accounting and Costing

Semester 2

• Managing Information in Business
• Statistics for Business
• Business Law
• Business Economics

Semester 3

• Operations Management
• Financial Management
• Ethics and Sustainability
• Leadership and Business Development

Semester 4

• Business Strategy
• Cultural Aspects of International Business (optional)
• Student Project
• Money and Banking (optional)
• Advance Human Resources (optional)
• Contemporary Marketing Communications (optional)

Business Management students have access to a wide range of career opportunities across industries due to the versatility of their skills. They can begin as management trainees, business analysts, or marketing executives, and gradually move into leadership roles such as project managers, operations managers, or HR professionals. Careers are available in corporate firms, consulting, finance, supply chain, and the public sector, as well as in NGOs and international organizations. Many graduates also pursue entrepreneurship, launching their own ventures or working in start-ups. With growing demand for digital transformation, roles in e-commerce, data analytics, and sustainability are also expanding. Business Management graduates can pursue careers both locally and internationally, with opportunities for rapid career growth.