HND Administration and Information Technology at University of the Highlands and Islands

HND Administration and Information Technology provides advanced IT skills in word processing, spreadsheets, presentation, databases and desktop publishing together with business skills such as managing change and developing teams. It may give credit towards professional qualifications of the Institute of Qualified Private Secretaries, Institute of Administrative Management and Association of Secretaries. It is taught at UHI Perth, full-time or part-time, with a part-time distance option.

Duration: 2 years full-time; 4 years part-time or distance learning  |  Intake: September  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Location: Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 is HNC Administration and Information Technology or HNC Administration and Digital Business Technologies. Year 2 mandatory units include Office management, Developing the individual within a team, advanced word processing, spreadsheets and databases, Presentation skills and three graded units, with options such as Human resource management, Marketing: an introduction and Business law.

Career pathways

Senior-level office administration, supervisory administration, personal assistant or secretary roles; progression to year 3 of BA (Hons) Business and Management.

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