Business Administration and Management (Top-up) BA(Hons)

University of Huddersfield

United Kingdom, Huddersfield

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University of Huddersfield

United Kingdom , Huddersfield

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

N222

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines12-Jan-2026

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Go to the official application for the university

Duration 10 month(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 16,500 / year

Next Intake 12-Jan-2026

Business Administration and Management (Top-up) BA(Hons)

About

About the course

Reasons to study

Our staff rank in the top three in England for the proportion who hold doctorates, who have higher degrees, and hold teaching qualifications (HESA 2022).
We are second in the country for National Teaching Fellowships, which mark the UK's best lecturers in Higher Education, winning a total of 18 since 2008.
Study at an AACSB International accredited Business School. Globally, less than 6% of institutions offering business degrees achieve this accreditation.

Why Business Administration and Management?

If you’ve already studied management and would like to gain a deeper understanding to degree level, this could be the course for you. We’ll focus on the functional areas of business, exploring management and leadership in both a theoretical and applied context.

How will you learn?

You will learn through practical application and delivered lectures, workshops, seminars and group work sessions.

This one-year course will give you the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of management.
You’ll have the chance to develop your management skills alongside your understanding of organisational change.
As you progress, we’ll encourage you to develop an area of special interest and expertise by choosing particular modules.
The course has been developed in close association with employers and professional bodies.
We also work closely with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and you’ll have the opportunity to achieve a CMI Level 5 Certificate qualification in Management and Leadership through no additional study or assessment.

What subjects will you cover?

Your programme of studies will include three core modules: Strategy in Context, Managing Cross Cultures and Leadership: Process and Organizations in Context. You will also be able to choose from a range of optional modules, such as International Business, Marketing for Small Business and Business and Climate Change.

Our Business Management Top-up course gives you the chance to develop a deeper understanding of management, focusing on leadership and organisational change.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Entry requirements

Entry requirements for this course are normally one of the following:

Higher National Diploma or equivalent (eg two year advanced diploma level or comparable qualifications).
Foundation degree or 120 ECTS.

If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5, or equivalent. Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our International Entry Requirements page.

English Program Requirements

English language requirements

The University’s normal entry criteria apply to all international students. For details of country-specific entry requirements please visit your home country page on our website.

The University has formal requirements for all applicants. These are normally English Language qualifications which we recognise as meeting our entry criteria. Requirements may vary between programmes, and you are advised to check these carefully when going through course listings.

The following table sets out the main qualifications we recognise and the levels that are normally required for admission. It is intended as general guidance only - the offer of a place, if it includes an English Language condition, will specify the level of English that you are required to meet.

The University of Huddersfield is pleased to accept a Pass in all four elements at the Proficiency Level of the Ascentis Anglia ESOL Language qualification as meeting the University’s English Language requirements for students from the EU.

If you don’t yet meet these requirements, don’t worry as we have an extensive Pre-Sessional English Programme(PSP) on campus.

Test	Standard required score	Validity
Cambridge English Advanced	Grade C	No expiry
IELTS (Academic)	6.0 with no lower than 5.5 in any element.	2 years
Pearson Test of Academic English (PTE)	Listening – 51 Reading – 51 Writing – 51 Speaking - 51	2 years
GCSE or GCE ‘O’ level	Grade C	No expiry
International Baccalaureate	Must have completed the Diploma with English at Higher Level	No expiry

Applicants from any of the following Majority English Speaking Countries (MESCs) will normally be considered to have met our English requirements:

Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
The Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Canada
Dominica
Grenada
Guyana
Jamaica
New Zealand
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
United States of America

Please note that we will not normally waive the English Language requirement for speakers of other languages who have completed a programme of study taught in English in their home countries.

Career

Your Career

Previous graduates from this subject area have gone on to roles such as Digital Marketing & Media Assistant, Front Line Manager, HR Recruiter, Customer Service Associate, Account Executive and Operations Manager in organisations including Yorkshire Air Ambulance, Morrisons, ASSIST Sheffield, HSBS, Softcat Limited, Deltec International Courier Ltd and Hoardtek.**

* Percentage of graduates from this subject who are in work and/or further study fifteen months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes 19/20, UK domiciled graduates).

**Source: LinkedIn

88.4% Graduates employed*