BA (Hons) Business Management (One Year Top-up)  BA (Hons) Business Management (One Year Top-up) Bloomsbury Institute London ../webroot/files/Institutions/cover_photo/1562306224Untitled-1.jpg

If you hold a HND (Higher National Diploma) and you’d like to achieve a full honours degree in just a year, we’ve designed our one year top-up for you. Our course comprises of two 30 credit modules, enabling you to concentrate on fewer modules at one time.

You will learn the concepts and practice of global business management, alongside learning how to meet your own objectives, such as starting a business. We’ll help you achieve this by teaching real-life business situations and case study analysis, as well as hosting discussions with guest speakers. Other modules include digital marketing, corporate risk management and sustainability in business.

Pearson or SQA HND in Business. An equivalent Level 5 qualification awarded by bodies such as ABE, CIM, NCC, ATHE may also be accepted.

We also accept comparable overseas qualifications, such as the Chinese Dazhuan Diploma.

Applicants who have successfully completed the first two years of a three-year degree, or three years of a four-year degree may be eligible.

For international applicants, if your first language is not English, you will require Academic IELTS at 6.0 (minimum 5.5 in each category).

You will also need to attend and pass an interview.

Throughout your studies you’ll be taught via three methods: lectures, workshops and seminars. The exact format will depend on the modules studied, but you can expect a variety of all three.

Assessments come in a mix of formats, also depending on your chosen options. These include essays, portfolios, exams, reports, group presentation and case studies.

Assessments play a big part in your degree – they are key indicators in measuring your own success, as well as showing your progress to your tutors. If your grades are not as expected, we’ll offer the correct support to ensure improvement.

We constantly monitor assessment results and feedback to make sure our teaching is effective. We adapt our teaching and learning methods to suit our students, offering you a high quality and stimulating educational experience.

Start Dates: October or January
Duration: One year full-time 
Average Contact Hours: 12 per week
Awarding Body: University of Northampton
UCAS Code: N120