Program Overview

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Business Management (Top-Up) BSc (Hons)

About the Course

Navigate the corporate world with our hands-on Business Management (Top-Up) degree. You will focus on contemporary approaches and critical skills, covering topics like strategy, digital business, and ethical issues.

Our Business Management (Top-Up) BSc is designed by industry professionals who understand that employers seek graduates who can apply ideas to practical situations and maintain the best professional management and ethical standards.

This undergraduate top-up programme is designed for those with a foundation degree, Higher National Diploma, or equivalent qualification.

Learn in the Capital

Our campus is located in the green and picturesque London borough of Richmond-upon-Thames, so you’ll have access to the capital as a diverse hub for business. We also have connections with large companies and small businesses in the local area.

Hands-on Learning

You can attend business talks led by guest speakers to enhance your employability and understanding of the industry.

A Supportive Community

Our campus feels like a community. Your lecturers learn your name and are here to support your needs. Our student, Lauren, tells us that our academics are “really helpful and […] always on hand when help is needed, both in lectures and tutorials”.

Dual Accreditation

During your business management (top-up) course, you can complete specific modules to achieve a Level 5 Certificate in Management and Leadership awarded by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) (subject to CMI moderation).

Work Placements: Build Professional Experience

You can also undertake a work placement to develop practical skills, apply theory to real-world scenarios, understand a globalised business environment, and build your network.

Course Content

Modules

You will learn what makes business tick, including the financial and economic aspects of business, how to manage people, and how to organise for success.

• Business and Communication
• Management of organisational change
• Strategy
• Digital business strategy
• Independent Study
• The Enterprising Workplace
• Management Consultancy Project (optional)

How the Degree is Taught

• Contact time: 39%
• Independent study: 61%
• Guided learning: 17%

Teaching Methods

You'll be taught on our beautiful and historic campus located in Twickenham, London. As well as highly interactive lectures, you’ll receive presentations from leading researchers and top management professionals and practitioners. Seminars will deepen your understanding of the skills you’ll need to be an effective manager. Individual tutorials offer further support in learning the subject matter on a one-to-one basis.

Assessment Methods

You will be assessed in a variety of ways that test knowledge, understanding, and skills development throughout your degree. The programme uses a broad range of assessments including business reports, essays, practical exercises, presentations, case studies, examinations, assessed blogs, seminar and simulation exercises as well as traditional exam-based assessments and coursework.

Entry Requirements

• 240 UK credits from a Higher National Diploma (HND), a foundation degree (FdA/FdSc), or equivalent international qualification in Business Management or a related subject.
• 240 UK credits from years one and two of an undergraduate degree (BA/BSc) in Business Management or a related subject at a different institution.

International Requirements

International students should check our country-specific pages for equivalents. If English is not your first language, you will need to achieve an IELTS score of 6 (or equivalent).

Fees & Funding

Tuition Fees

• Home: £9,535
• International: £17,100

Funding Information

Information about tuition fees, student loans, and funding your studies can be found within our fees and funding section.

Additional Costs

Your tuition fees will cover the cost of all mandatory elements of your programme. Additional costs could be incurred depending on optional modules chosen and other projects undertaken.

Scholarships

Find out more about our range of scholarships and bursaries available to undergraduate students.

Career Opportunities

Our Business Management (Top-Up) degree will help you develop essential transferrable skills, such as teamwork, critical thinking, and time management. Some examples of job roles and areas of work for graduates of Business Management (Top-Up) BSc (Hons) include:

• Banking
• Insurance
• Law
• Business consultancy
• Leisure and sport
• Marketing
• Human resources

Research Areas

Our research areas include:

• Business and law
• Communications, humanities and social policy
• Education and teaching
• English and creative arts
• Human and applied sciences
• Theology and ethics

Programme Specification

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Academic Regulations

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Terms and Conditions of Acceptance

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