Business Studies GCSE — AQA (8132)
The complete AQA GCSE Business Studies course as one navigable map: 6 topics and 29 subtopics, structured exactly as the official 8132 specification lays them out. Tap any topic to zoom in.
AQA structures the course as six units, and every one of them is mapped below.
Every topic in AQA GCSE Business Studies
How the 8132 exam is structured
Paper 1: Influences of Operations and HRM on Business Activity
1 hour 45 minutes · 90 marks · 50% of the GCSE
Paper 2: Influences of Marketing and Finance on Business Activity
1 hour 45 minutes · 90 marks · 50% of the GCSE
Total assessment: 3 hours 30 minutes · 180 marks. Source: AQA Business Studies specification (8132).
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