PSB Diploma in Business Administration
(Full-time / Part-time)

The business world is such a complex one that you would have to arm yourself with the necessary knowledge and skills to survive out there. The curriculum of this course covers both the breadth and the inter-disciplinary aspect of business as a whole. It balances conceptual knowledge with an applied curriculum that is also suitable for vast positions in various industries such as Finance, Marketing, Human Resource and others.

At the end of the course you will graduate as a well-rounded individual who understands his/her area of specialisation thoroughly. You will also have horizontal knowledge to operate effectively and flexibly in multiple entry-level business and professional positions.
At the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Understand the theory and practice of specific functional management areas
• Understand how to plan more effectively, solve organisational problems and contribute towards making management decisions
• Apply specific functional management skills to increase the productivity and business efficiency in their areas of responsibility
• Assume higher levels of responsibility within specific functional management areas as a result of newly acquired /improved skill

Progression Pathway
This course is validated by Cambridge International Examinations. Upon successful completion, graduates of this programme can advance on to a business-related PSB Advanced Diploma or a Bachelor’s Degree from the following universities (subject to University’s entry requirements):

• Loughborough University
• University of Newcastle, Australia

Course Structure
The full-time course consists of 10 modules with a total of 378 contact hours.
The part-time course consists of 10 modules with a total of 300 contact hours.

Course Outline

• English Skills
• Quantitative Skills
• Principles of Economics
• Financial Accounting 1
• Principles of Marketing
• Principles of Human Resource Management
• Basic Business Statistics
• Introduction to Organisational Behaviour
• E-Commerce Management
• Introduction to Business Policy and Strategy

Duration
The course can be completed within 18 months on a part-time basis and 15 months on a full-time basis.

Entry Requirements
The minimum entry requirements are:

• 5 GCE 'O' levels /Higher NITEC (ITC) with one year of working experience; or
• 3 GCE 'O' levels with three years of working experience; or
• PSB Certificate in Business Administration; or
• ITE Certificate in Business Studies (Accounting/Secretarial) with one year of working experience; or
• ITE Certificate in Office Skills with three years of working experience.

Applicants who do not meet the above requirements may also apply, but will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Availability

• Full-time intakes - 5 January 2009; 11 May 2009; 7 September 2009
• Part-time intakes - 11 November 2008, 10 December 2008; 05 January 2009; 14 April 2009; 29 April 2009; 12 May 2009; 27 July 2009; 18 August 2009; 31 August 2009; 17 November 2009; 02 December 2009; 16 December 2009

Course Fees
Full-time
Total course fee:
S$1,990.20 (1st instalment) 
S$1,492.65 (2nd instalment)
S$1,492.65 (3rd instalment)
S$4,975.50

Course fee after SDF-AIP: S$2,329.50*

Part-time
Total course fee:
S$1,979.50 (1st instalment)
S$1,979.50 (2nd instalment)
S$3,959.00

Course fee after SDF-AIP: S$1,859.00*

*SDF Funding is Approved-in-Principle (SDF-AIP). Terms and conditions apply and subject to change without prior notice. Click here to view more information on SDF Funding.

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