Sixteen units, 240 credits, equivalent to a Higher National Diploma — and enough to walk into the final year of a UK business or marketing degree.
This diploma is built for the person who wants a degree but does not want to spend four years getting one. It is credit rated at SCQF Level 8, the same level as a Higher National Diploma, and mapped to the UK National Occupational Standards in Management and Leadership and in Business Administration.
Sixteen units run from accounting, law, IT and business analysis through to consumer behaviour, marketing planning, marketing communications, international marketing and strategic management. Marketing is treated as a commercial discipline here, not a creative one — you will spend as much time on data and strategy as on campaigns.
Finish, and you are eligible to progress onto the third year of a university honours degree in business or marketing — including the Arden University top-up degrees taught at ADVEX in Bangkok.
In exceptional cases ADVEX may admit an applicant who does not hold the stated entry qualifications, where we judge that they can complete the programme successfully.
Entry to the final year of a UK bachelor's degree in business or marketing, including the Arden University top-up programmes delivered at ADVEX, or directly into commercial and management roles.
This diploma is the standard entry route to the final year of an Arden University bachelor’s degree, taught at ADVEX in Bangkok. Entry is assessed individually.
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| Award title | EduQual Diploma in Business and Marketing Management (SCQF Level 8) |
| Awarding / credit rating body | EduQual UK |
| Regulated by | Qualifications Scotland |
| Assessed and verified by | ADVEX Management School |
| SCQF level | Level 7–8 |
| SCQF credit points | 240 |
| Notional learning hours | 2,400 |
| Equivalent Ofqual RQF level | Level 4–5 |
| Equivalent EQF level | Level 5 |
| Units | Sixteen mandatory units, 15 credits each |
| Unit | SCQF / RQF | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Business Accounting | 7 / 4 | 15 |
| Business Analysis | 7 / 4 | 15 |
| Business Environment | 7 / 4 | 15 |
| IT for Business | 7 / 4 | 15 |
| Law for Business | 7 / 4 | 15 |
| People and Organisations | 7 / 4 | 15 |
| Principles of Marketing | 7 / 4 | 15 |
| International Marketing Management | 8 / 5 | 15 |
| Consumer Behaviour | 8 / 5 | 15 |
| Entrepreneurship and Innovation | 8 / 5 | 15 |
| Human Resource Management | 8 / 5 | 15 |
| Marketing Communications | 8 / 5 | 15 |
| Marketing Planning | 8 / 5 | 15 |
| Operations Management | 8 / 5 | 15 |
| Personal Development | 8 / 5 | 15 |
| Strategic Management | 8 / 5 | 15 |
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