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Diploma of Higher Education in Business Management at The Open University

The Open University, United Kingdom

Programme overview

Diploma of higher education equivalent to the first two-thirds of the BA (Honours) Business Management, with a broad route or specialist routes in accounting, entrepreneurship and leadership.

Duration: 2 years at full-time pace (120 credits per year); 4 years part-time (maximum 12 years)  |  Study mode: part-time distance learning  |  Location: Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Stage 1: An introduction to business and management (B100) plus 60 credits from options such as Business data analytics, Marketing essentials, Economics in context and Introduction to accounting. Stage 2: Shaping business opportunities (B207) plus options such as Entrepreneurship and innovation, Essential economics, Business law, Understanding customers and Understanding leadership.

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Entry requirements

No formal entry requirements. An optional mathematics module is available, depending on the student's maths experience.

Domestic applicants: GBP 4,088 a year (2026/27). England; part-time study of one 60-credit module per year; fee per year over 4 years Source

Duration: 2 years at full-time pace (120 credits per year); 4 years part-time (maximum 12 years)

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