Business Administration (Top up)
University of BedfordshireBusiness Administration (Top up) BA (Hons) is an undergraduate degree at University of Bedfordshire, based in Luton, taught full-time over 1 year.
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. Click through for salaries, employment rates and other UK degrees that lead there:
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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
2025-entry data — 2026 offers may differ