Business and Management (Top-Up) BA (Hons) at University of Northampton

This programme covers key aspects of business and management practice and theory with particular emphasis on the development of individual and group skills. You can select your modules to meet your individual interests and career aspirations, such as marketing, finance, human resources and topical business modules. Business and Management covers the key aspects of practice and theory in this sector, which aims to produce graduates with enquiring minds.

Course Highlights

• Flexible online learning to fit around your schedule.
• Top up your qualification to a complete a BA (Hons).

Course Details

You can follow a range of pathways, therefore, tailoring your study depending upon your previous course, individual interests and career aspirations. The course aims to build upon prior academic work in marketing, finance, human resources or business generally enabling HND students to top up to an honours degree in a further year of study. Our Business and Management Top-up offers a modular curriculum which enables you to experience a wide range of learning and teaching.

The course attracts students from a range of countries, enabling you to engage in well-grounded discussions about global business strategies. Student feedback is very positive and complimentary about the caring and supportive approach to diverse student groups. Teamwork and sharing of good practice is strong in the business area.

Graduates find that they have the knowledge and skills required for starting careers in business/management or going on to postgraduate study.

You will study a module on strategic management and complete a business dissertation or a project based upon independent research in a topic of your choice. This independent study is conducted throughout stage three of the course where optional modules must also be studied. You can choose modules from the fields of business and economics, accounting and finance, human resource management and organisational behaviour, marketing and entrepreneurship and information systems.

January start: If you start this course in January you will study all compulsory modules. This intensive course allows you to gain a BA (Hons) in nine months and allows you to progress onto a MA/MSc in the same year.
September start: If you start this course in September you will progress with the compulsory modules and choose from optional modules that allow you to pursue your academic interests.

Methods of Learning

• Full-time –  For this course you can expect taught study to be a combination of lectures, seminars and workshops and usually 20 hours per week. We recommend that you spend ten hours per week in self-directed study time.
• Part-time –  If you are studying this course as a part-time option taught study will be a combination of lectures, seminars and workshops and usually ten hours per week. We recommend that you spend five hours per week in self-directed study time.
• Distance Learning  – You can also study this course via distance learning, you can study one module per semester over 24 months, or two modules per semester over 12 months.

Assessments

Assessments for the Business and Management Top-up involve a variety of individual and group-based assessments, presentations, examinations and extended independent work. We place particular emphasis upon developing your skills in independent study.

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