Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
For people who want to run something of their own, or run someone else's small business properly.
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Accounting and Finance
Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Business (Accounting and Finance). The award comes from Pearson in the UK, not from TIIB.
Two years of accounting that ends with you able to keep a set of books, read a balance sheet properly and explain what it means to someone who cannot. You cover financial and management accounting, audit, tax and governance, and you spend part of the programme inside a finance team on a paid internship.
At a glance
- Duration
- 2 years
- Study mode
- Full time, with a paid internship built into the programme
- Fee
- AED 40,000 per year
Entry
- A recognised Level 3 qualification such as A-Levels, or a high school diploma.
- English proficiency at IELTS 5.5 or equivalent.
- Mature applicants with relevant work experience are considered case by case.
- Next intake September 2026
- Dubai Knowledge Park
What you study
- 01Principles of AccountingFinancial reporting and bookkeeping from first principles.
- 02Financial ManagementInvestment analysis and corporate finance techniques.
- 03Management AccountingCost control, budgeting and the decisions they support.
- 04Auditing and AssuranceHow internal and external audit actually work.
- 05TaxationTax law and what compliance asks of a business.
- 06Corporate Governance and EthicsEthics and governance in a finance function.
- 07Risk ManagementSpotting financial risk early and doing something about it.
- 08Digital Finance ToolsThe software finance teams run on day to day.
How you are assessed
Assessment is split between written work and the kind of task a finance team would actually hand you.
- Coursework and financial reports.
- Case studies built on real financial scenarios.
- Group projects with a team presentation at the end.
- A final financial analysis or business proposal.
- The internship itself, assessed in place.
Where it leads
Where graduates go:
- Accountant, keeping records and preparing reports.
- Financial analyst, turning data and trends into decisions.
- Auditor, checking statements and compliance.
- Tax advisor, handling filings and planning.
- Budget analyst, planning and monitoring budgets.
- Payroll specialist, running salaries, benefits and deductions.
- Credit officer, assessing loan applications and credit risk.
- Investment analyst, researching stocks, bonds and funds.
The internship is guaranteed, and it starts four months in
Not at the end, and not something you have to go and find. It pays up to AED 1,000 a month, based on performance, and hours are capped at 20 a week, which is what a student visa allows.
What it costs
Examination fees are included.
Standard fee. Instalment plans are agreed with your offer. Registration is a one-off AED 1,000, and the application fee is AED 100, which admissions invoices after you apply. Visa costs are separate and are set out on the student visa page.
A Level 5 HND is 240 credits
Direct entry into the final year of a UK bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or business.
Those credits are the first two years of a UK bachelor's degree, which is why the last year is one year and not three.
Why here
An approved Pearson centre
The centre is approved to deliver and assess the award in Dubai Knowledge Park, and Pearson audits that.
35+ founders teach here
People who run companies now, in the room, not teachers who ran one years ago.
22+ companies take our students
That is what makes an internship a promise rather than a hope.
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Still deciding between two of these?
That is normal, and it is a ten-minute conversation rather than a research project. Admissions replies within one working day.
Next steps
- Fees and funding
Every fee in one table, including the ones that are not tuition.
- The student visa
TIIB sponsors it. What it costs, how long it takes, what you need.
- How to apply
What we ask for, and what happens after you send it.
The next step is your application.
It takes about ten minutes and your answers save as you go. If there is one thing you want to check first, ask before you start.