Program Overview

Business Innovation & Management (top-up) BA (Hons)

Overview

Elevate your qualification with this top-up degree. Build your knowledge, skills, and confidence in business. This degree will show you the way social sciences can aid business innovation management, and by critically examining current research in the field, you’ll gain a deep understanding of the role it plays within the creative industries.

Course Entry Options

• BA (Hons) (top-up)
• Equivalent to the final year of an undergraduate degree, this course enables you to build upon an existing qualification such as a foundation degree or an HND.

Course Details

• Institution code: C93
• UCAS code: N100
• Campus: Epsom
• Start date(s): September 2025
• Duration: 1 year full-time
• Entry requirements:
  • 240 credits from a relevant degree
  • International equivalent qualifications

What You'll Study

• Year one (equivalent in level to year 3 of BA course)
  • Business Bootcamp 5: Research & Methodologies (all students)
  • Business Seminar 4: Strategy & Decision Making (all students)
  • Business Bootcamp 6: Developing Enterprise (all students)
  • Degree Project (all students)
  • You choose one unit from:
    • Cosmetics & Beauty: Contemporary Issues
    • Fashion: Contemporary Issues
    • Games: Contemporary Issues
    • Lifestyle Goods: Contemporary Issues
  • You choose one unit from:
    • Music: Global Industry & Futures
    • Cosmetics & Beauty: Global Industry & Futures
    • Fashion: Global Industry & Futures
    • Games: Global Industry & Futures
    • Lifestyle Goods: Global Industry & Futures
  • You choose one unit from:
    • Data Mining for Marketers
    • Audience Evaluation
    • Predictive Analytics for Business

Fees & Funding

• UK: £9,535
• EU: £9,535 (see fee discount information)
• International: £17,500
• UCA scholarships and fee discounts available
• Financial support available
• Additional course costs may apply

Facilities & Equipment

• Creative Business facilities at UCA Epsom feature dedicated studios, study areas, and digital media suites equipped with Macs and PCs
• Modern library with a wealth of books and publications
• Photography studios and print studios

Career Opportunities

• Graduate Schemes
• Postgraduate Study
• Buyer
• Entrepreneur
• Junior Manager
• Further study opportunities in Business and Management

Entry & Portfolio Requirements

• UK:
  • 240 credits from a relevant degree (120 credits at level 4 and 120 credits at level 5), with a minimum of 55% overall
  • Foundation Degree in a relevant subject
  • Higher National Diploma in a relevant subject
  • Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL)
• International and EU:
  • Non-UK equivalent qualifications
  • English language requirements

Our Staff

• Julia Haferkorn, Programme Director of Cultural Business and Management

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