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Pearson Edexcel International A-Level Business

Build business knowledge, quantitative skills and evidence-based evaluation across the Edexcel IAS and IA2 stages.

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Edexcel IAL Business at a glance

Edexcel International Business is a four-unit modular qualification covering marketing, operations and finance, strategy and global business.

Issue 1, September 2017
Current syllabus
5
syllabus groups
21
mapped topics
4 units
WBS11–WBS14, all externally assessed

SourcePearson Edexcel · Pearson Edexcel International Advanced Subsidiary/Advanced Level Business specificationWBS11–WBS14 · Issue 1, September 2017·Past papersGrade boundaries

A-Level Edexcel Business syllabus

Browse the complete Business syllabus from the published knowledge tree.

Assessment

Edexcel IAL Business assessment structure

IAS is Units 1–2. The full IAL is Units 1–4; each unit is externally assessed in January, June and October.

Paper / componentQuestionsTime% of grade
WBS11 Unit 1 Marketing and people80 marksSection A source-based short/extended response (30 marks); Section B same format with different sources (30 marks); Section C one 20-mark essay based on one or more sources.2 hours50% of IAS; 25% of IAL
WBS12 Unit 2 Managing business activities80 marksSection A source-based short/extended response (30 marks); Section B same format with different sources (30 marks); Section C one 20-mark essay based on one or more sources.2 hours50% of IAS; 25% of IAL
WBS13 Unit 3 Business decisions and strategy80 marksSection A source-based short/extended response (40 marks); Section B one 20-mark essay; Section C one 20-mark essay.2 hours50% of IA2; 25% of IAL
WBS14 Unit 4 Global business80 marksSection A source-based short/extended response (40 marks); Section B one 20-mark essay; Section C one 20-mark essay.2 hours50% of IA2; 25% of IAL

SourcePearson Edexcel · Pearson Edexcel International Advanced Subsidiary/Advanced Level Business specificationWBS11–WBS14 · Issue 1, September 2017

Edexcel IAL Business questions

It covers marketing and people, finance and operations, business decisions and strategy, and global business across four externally examined units.

EduNinja uses AS for the IAS Units 1–2 stage and A2 for the IA2 Units 3–4 stage. Completing both stages completes the four-unit International A Level route.

The specification assesses business knowledge, application to sources, analysis, evaluation and quantitative skills through short, extended and source-based questions.

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