Business studies

Business studies is an an academic subject taught at higher level in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom, as well as at university level in many countries. It's study combine's elements of accountancy, finance, marketing, organizational studies and economics

United Kingdom

Business studies can be taken as part of the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) option for Year 10 and Year 11 at secondary school, or can be taken as part of a GCE Advanced Level (A-level) course in Year 12 and Year 13 in further education. It includes a range of subjects, which give the student general understanding of the various elements of running a business. Subjects covered include, but are not limited to: Organisation, People in Business, Marketing, Finance, Production, and the Business Environment.

University of Cambridge considers Business Studies not to be a 'traditional academic subject', although taking Business Studies individually will not disadvantage students as long as it is identified as 'essential' or 'desirable' for the course being applied for. It is also suitable when applying for economics at university, if the college the candidate comes from does not offer the economics A-level individually.

Bangladesh

In Bangladesh School Level Education is total 10 years and then one has to do another 2 years college if he or she wants to go to university.Or after 10 years school one can do engineering diploma 3 or 4 years and then choose to get admission into university. During 10 years school in year 9 student allow to choose whether they want to do business studies or science or Arts, basically they choose it on the future career prospective, say a student want to be a Dr must has to choose science group, otherwise the student wont fullfill the requirments of admission into medical college after finishing 2 years college.So same for commerce. Like if in 9 year they focus on future business career then they should choose commere, where main subject will be, business study,geography in business, Accounting, management etc.

Nepal

Business studies is taught in Nepal at Budhanilkantha School where students have to study it in the EBS (Economics, Business Studies and Sociology) pack in A-Level.

India

In India, Business Studies is taught in 11th and 12th class (or grade) to the students of Commerce Stream.

Recently, Delhi University has started a new undergraduate course, namely, Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS).