Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Business Administration (Top-up) (Birmingham City University)
Course Information
Description
This one year top-up Degree programme equips working adults with the practical skills from small business enterprise (SME) management to Digital Marketing.
Students will be working on a range of innovative and practical projects such as business reports, case studies, presentations and projects, which help them to apply their knowledge to real situations and make an immediate impact in their business organisations.
Entry Requirements
This Degree programme accepts a wide range of qualifications, which includes:
- Kaplan Diploma in a Business-related discipline and a minimum of 2 years of junior managerial work experience1
- Kaplan Advanced Diploma in a Business-related discipline
- Local Polytechnic Diploma or other Diploma2 in a Business-related discipline and a minimum of 2 years of junior managerial work experience1
- Other equivalent Advanced Diploma or Diploma3 in a Business-related discipline
- Other private or foreign qualifications in a Business-related discipline with a minimum of 3 years of junior managerial work experience1 will be considered on a case-by-case basis
English Language Requirement
- GCE O-Level English language subject (Grade C6 and above); OR
- IELTS 6.0 or equivalent
- For more information, please visit course webpage.
In all cases, the final decision on admission to the programme rests with the University.
1For work experience to be considered, applicants must have been in roles where they are able to demonstrate management experience through either the management of people, projects, business improvement, budgets, or other areas where they can demonstrate managerial responsibility
2 Equivalent to RQF Level 4
3 Equivalent to RQF Level 5
International Requirements:
- See course webpage for more information
Career Opportunities
After graduation, students may choose to pursue the following roles (but not limited to):
- Administration Manager
- Business Adviser
- Business Development Executive
- General Manager
- Purchasing Manager
- Retail Manager
- Sales Manager/Executive
- Management Executive
Modules
This Degree programme may be completed in a minimum of 12 months on a part-time basis. Below is the programme structure:
- Business Development
- Business Process and Systems
- E-Business
- Innovative Thinking for Organisation Development
- International Marketing Planning
- The Global Manager
Delivery Method
Students will attend a combination of lectures, tutorials and workshops in this programme. Each unit is supported with 24 contact hours with two intensive teaching blocks over the duration of a trimester to suit the needs of working adults.
Assessment Method
Each unit is assessed by any combination of class participation, written assignments, projects or examinations. Assessment methods may vary according to individual unit requirements.