Business Administration (Top up)

University of Bedfordshire
Undergraduate BA (Hons) Full-time 1 Year Business and management studiesEvents management

About this course

This one-year top-up course is for those who already have qualifications (Level 4 and 5 or 240 credits) or experience in this field and wish to gain a full degree in Business Administration with a specific focus. The course delivers an industry-relevant degree that provides a broad understanding of core business administration across a variety of organisations, situations and operating conditions.

It also allows you to specialise in a specific field by choosing one of our Business Administration pathway options: Entrepreneurship & Enterprise; Events Management; Finance & Audit; Human Resource Management; International Banking & Finance; International Business; International Tourism Management; Marketing.

Facilities and Specialist Equipment

  • New business analytics suite to support data analytics, 'big-data', data mining, digital marketing, SEO and other management skills needed in today's workplace.

  • Harvard Business Publishing - international learning resources providing advanced business simulations.

  • Access to Sage, Refinitiv Workspace, the econometrics software STATA and Vensim simulation software for analysing complex and messy business problems.

    Your Student Experience

  • Develop a strong foundation in business management, accounting and business modelling.

    - Take advantage of the pathway options to develop a specialism across eight key business areas.

    - Benefit from regular engagement with industry and authentic assessment opportunities, dealing with real-world problems and issues.

  • Learn from academic teams who are either industry experienced or still working in their field; involved in consultancy on real-world projects; active in research; and keep at the leading edge through regular CPD, conferences and industry events.

  • Attend masterclasses from industry experts so learn from their experience and keep at the leading edge in your field of business.

    - Benefit from field trips to see business in action at companies such as John Lewis, Volvo, PW Gates Logistics, Luton Recycling and RAJA Packaging.

    • Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    1132 Marketing, sales and advertising directors
    7220 Customer service supervisors
    2431 Management consultants and business analysts
    1139 Functional managers and directors
    1150 Managers and directors in retail and wholesale
    2435 Professional/Chartered company secretaries

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    Course Details

    Qualification
    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    1 Year
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Luton
    Scheme
    Undergraduate
    Subjects
    Business and management studies, Events management

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    University of Bedfordshire

    Luton

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