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BA (Hons) Business Management and Entrepreneurship (Top-Up)

Learn important business skills and knowledge that will help you start and grow your own business. In this course, you'll study everything from marketing strategy and human resources to management accounting and business analytics.

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BA (Hons) Business Management and Entrepreneurship (Top-Up)
UCAS codeBEM1
Duration1 year
Fee(s)View fees
LocationOn campus

Course summary

The BA (Hons) Business Management and Entrepreneurship (Top-Up) gives you the opportunity to study a range of topics focused on managing modern businesses and entrepreneurship. This one-year top-up programme is designed to help you unlock your potential to innovate and create, whether in your current job or by starting your own business.

Our course is designed for students who have completed a 2-year foundation degree in Business and Management or a Higher National Diploma (HND), and want to gain a full undergraduate degree. You’ll begin by learning about business planning and how to launch new ventures. Later, you’ll focus on using strategic analysis to make decisions that create value and a competitive advantage. You’ll also gain work-based experience in a business of your choice.

Accreditations and approvals

  • Course content has been carefully designed with students and employers to enhance your employability.
  • Every module has a link to industry so that you can apply your learning in authentic business scenarios.
  • Cutting-edge topics are covered such as issues around sustainability in business and digital aspects of business in the 21st century workplace.
  • Our Business and Management courses are 6th in the UK for student satisfaction (Complete University Guide 2025).
  • We're 2nd in the UK for International Student Diversity (QS World University Rankings: Europe 2025).
  • We're proud to be University of the Year for Student Support (Daily Mail University Guide 2025).

What you'll study

Core modules

How you'll learn

You'll be taught through lectures, seminars, group work and e-learning. Marks will be given based on written exams, case studies, assignments and reports.

Plus you'll need to do independent work, taking on more responsibility for your studies and focusing your learning around your interests and career goals.

Entry requirements

Fees and finance support

2025/26 fees

The annual, full-time fee for this course is:

  • £9,535 if you are from the UK*/Europe
  • £16,500 if you are an international student

*Undergraduate fees are set according to rules from Government in line with forecast inflation. The fee for your first year of study for 2025/26 will be £9,535. You will pay tuition fees for every year of study. Fees may increase every year based on the Retail Price Index.

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This information was correct at the time of publication.

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