Study Business (Top-up) - BA (Hons) at University of Kent in the UK, Kent Business School
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Business (Top-up) - BA (Hons)

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What will I learn?

Course overviewOur Business (top-up) course will strengthen your understanding of the world of business through an extra year of study that converts your HND or equivalent into a full degree.You’ll gain important leadership skills across a wide variety of business areas, studying topics like strategy, entrepreneurship, and human resource management. You’ll develop your critical thinking, team-working, and problem-solving skills in order to solve real-world problems. As a graduate made at Kent Business School, you’ll have the skills and confidence to lead and inspire others, be innovative, and manage sustainably.Kent Business School is a supportive community, where you’ll work closely with your academic adviser and other academic staff. They are experts in all areas of business who will expose you to the right mix of detailed theory and hands-on experience.Course structureYou'll develop a deep understanding of how businesses operate from entrepreneurship, management, strategy, human resources, and operations management and how these functions work in wider business contexts. With a strong focus on creating sustainable futures and ethical management you learn key leadership skills.Your futureOur graduates look to make their mark on the organisations they join, whether they are large multinational companies or small local firms in Kent.Kent Business School students make their ambitions known, working at companies like:Deloitte UKDeutsche BankPricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)ASOSDisneyTikTok.

Which department am I in?

Kent Business School

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees
£20,700.00 (US$ 26,733) per year
This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

October 2026

Venue

University of Kent - Canterbury Campus

Canterbury Campus,

Canterbury,

Kent,

CT2 7NZ, Southern England, United Kingdom

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees
£20,700.00 (US$ 26,733) per year
This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

January 2027

Venue

University of Kent - Canterbury Campus

Canterbury Campus,

Canterbury,

Kent,

CT2 7NZ, Southern England, United Kingdom

Entry requirements

For international students

English HND (Higher National Diploma) in a business-related subject with an average merit grade/merit profile, or Pearson/BTEC HND (Higher National Diploma) in a business-related subject with an average merit grade/merit profile, or UK foundation degree in a business-related subject at 60% overall average. SQA Advanced Diploma in a Business-focused subject with B in graded units.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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