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Business Management (Top-Up)

BA (Hons)

Summary

Study level

Undergraduate

Award

Degree Top-Up

Full time

1 year

Location

Faculty of Business and Innovation

What makes Arden University special?

Experience Student Life in Berlin

Berlin combines world-class culture, creativity, and international energy with a vibrant student community. It's a city that offers opportunities to grow both academically and personally.

Modern Learning Support with iLearn

Your studies are supported by digital learning resources that help you prepare for classes, review materials, and stay connected with your programme throughout your studies.

Full support both online and on-site

We're also proud to offer non-standard entry, meaning your work experience and previous qualifications are taken into account when assessing your application.

Strong focus on employability

You will gain in-depth subject knowledge and transferable skills that employers from a huge range of industries will value. Many of our courses at Arden are also accredited by leading professional bodies in the UK.

Course Overview

Our Business Management top-up degree will help you get ready for the career you really want. The perfect choice for anyone who’s already completed a HND in business or an equivalent qualification, this course will equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to excel in business management roles through six carefully selected degree modules.

Graduating with an undergraduate degree in as little as one year, you’ll have gained the modern skills, competencies, and technological know-how required to lead and manage successfully in today’s business environment. Our aim with this newly updated business top-up degree is to help you make a valuable and lasting impact, wherever your professional career takes you.

The BA (Hons) Business Management (Top-Up) been developed by industry experts with your long-term future in mind. When you graduate from the course, you’ll do so as a well-rounded, highly employable and self-motivated professional ready to take on any number of roles and challenges.

Accreditation and Memberships

CMI Accredited

This course awards a CMI Level 5 Certificate in Management & Leadership and offers CMI Foundation Chartered Manager Status.

BGA Membership

Arden University is a member of the Business Graduates Association (BGA), meaning students will receive complementary BGA membership.

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Professional accreditation

This course is accredited by the Chartered Management Institute, supporting your career and connecting you with likeminded professionals.

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Course details and modules

During your studies you’ll gain a wider understanding of business functions, operations, and cutting-edge technologies in a range of exciting industries. You’ll also develop inspiring personal and management attributes in dedicated skills-related modules to help build your soft skills and leadership abilities. Learning research and data analysis techniques using academic and industry focused texts, articles, and reports, you’ll gain a better understanding of contemporary business and management, with the ability to analyse practical case studies drawn from a range of international organisations.

Using our business simulation software, you’ll be able to access a virtual business and run it as your own enterprise – managing activities such as marketing, sales, finances, people, product development, operations, and your supply chain. This will give you the chance to practice making critical decisions within a safe environment, helping you develop your ability to interpret commercial information and apply your learnings to generate a profit for your enterprise.

You will also have access to our Digital Enterprise Hub throughout your course, which provides you with additional software and resources as well as real-world mentors and industry experts to draw knowledge from. The Digital Enterprise Hub also gives you the chance to engage in social learning with your classmates, developing your collaborative skills and providing the opportunity for networking with fellow professionals.

The course gave me the confidence and skills to go for senior jobs that I wouldn’t have previously. I have been promoted several times since.

Martin Scahill

BSc (Hons) Business & Computing (Top-Up)

Modules

You have 1-3 years to complete this top up degree course, which means you can study at a pace that works best for you.

Level 6 Modules
•    Business Transformation (20 credits)
•    Entrepreneurship and Innovation (20 credits)
•    Corporate Governance, Law & Ethics (20 credits)
•    Independent Study (20 credits)
•    Project Management (20 credits)
•    International Business Management (20 credits)

How do we assess you?

Assessments
Unlike on more traditional degree courses, you don’t need to sit any exams on the BA (Hons) Business Management (Top-Up), and you won’t need to spend the summer at home writing a dissertation either. Your assessments have been designed to help you apply your learning to real-word scenarios. This means you’ll be better prepared to apply the skills you’ve gained on the course to your professional role after graduation.

As you work through your course modules you’ll have the chance to compete a range of useful assessment methods such as individual reports, case study analyses, group presentations, and personal independent assignments devised in consultation with your course module leader. Your assessments will have an emphasis upon personal discovery, digital technology, the application of theory to real world business, and management practice and innovative thinking.

We encourage you to be innovative when carrying out your assignments and assessments. You can create podcasts, videos, infographics, consultancy reports, campaigns, posters, interviews, debate sessions, and more. This approach will help you develop skills you'll use in the real world, and most of all, is a fun and engaging way to demonstrate your knowledge and development.

Study options

"I was already in the working world and running two businesses. Not to mention I also have a young family, so the freedom online learning offered, and the cost effectiveness of the course, was a big draw for me."

Adrian Williams

BA Business (Human Resource Management)

Full-time study in Berlin

How does it work?

Full-time study in Berlin is ideal for students who want to benefit from regular face-to-face teaching and learning alongside their tutors and classmates.

You’ll study at our Berlin campus, where teaching takes place in person and attendance in Berlin is required throughout your studies. Alongside your scheduled classes, you’ll also use our online learning platform, iLearn, to access study materials and support your independent learning.

Studying in Berlin also gives you the opportunity to experience life as an international student in one of Europe’s most dynamic and historic cities.

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Entry requirements

At Arden University we consider applications on a case by case basis. If you have significant work experience, have qualifications you have gained elsewhere, or a degree or qualification that isn't a clear pathway to this degree - we are more than happy to discuss your application.

Eligibility

To be eligible for our BA (Hons) Business Management (Top-Up) course, you must have:

• A HND in Business or equivalent, provided that your prior learning is consistent with Level 5 of the functional areas of business such as finance, marketing, operations management, human resource management, etc.

English proficiency

• IELTS 6.0 (no less than 5.5 in any element); or TOEFL iBT 60-78;or equivalent.
• Alternatively, evidence you have previously studied in English; a letter to show that the Medium of Instruction was in English can be accepted

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Meet the faculty

Paul is an experienced academic leader with broad expertise across business management and significant specialist knowledge in assessment, quality, and academic governance. Prior to joining Arden University, he served as an Associate Head of School at Coventry University. He entered higher education in 2008 following a career in further education, progressing from Graduate Teaching Assistant through to Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Principal Lecturer, Head of Department, Associate Head, and Head of School. This breadth of experience has given him a strong grounding in all aspects of higher education provision.

Paul has led major curriculum transformation projects, extensive staff training initiatives, and complex regulatory compliance activity, and has contributed to the development of numerous courses both internally and in partnership with external institutions.

His academic background is in sport business management, and he has undertaken research collaborations with organisations such as UEFA and the International Olympic Committee, with whom he secured a research grant.

Paul brings an inclusive, collaborative leadership style grounded in integrity, innovation, and student-centred practice, and has forged his career within widening participation institutions.

Paul Salisbury

Head of School for Business Management and Creativity

Career prospects

Perhaps you have a strong idea of where you want to go with your business top up degree, or perhaps you want to keep your career options open for now? Either way, don’t worry if you’re still a little unclear about what the future holds. Your business management degree will give you a range of in-demand and transferable skills that will help you understand how modern organisations work. This gives you the freedom to take your time deciding where in the business ecosystem you’ll fit best, be it as an entrepreneur, manager, or if you’re an experienced professional looking for a career change.

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What will the BA (Hons) Business Management (Top-Up) do for me?

As well as developing important soft skills, up-to-date knowledge of business functions, and career planning abilities, you’ll also be encouraged to develop a Personal Development Plan as you work through your degree. With support from our lecturers, this will help you track your progress and identify areas where you excel.

On the course, your assessments will be linked to real-world workplace issues and practices. Added to the benefits of our enterprise simulation software and Digital Business Hub, you’ll graduate with hands-on experience in problem solving and identifying areas for business growth – all highly desirable skills for today’s employers.

The BA (Hons) Business Management (Top-Up) will also enable you to:

Gain an in-depth understanding of contemporary business sfunctions, with particular focus on the latest digital technologies.
Develop an analytical eye for important detail and through keen critical thinking abilities.
Become an expert problem solver, confident communicator, and informed leader.
Understand all levels of organisational structure and how to evaluate the positives and negatives of these with real-life case studies.
Begin to form a clearer idea of which aspects of business you enjoy learning about the most and develop ideas about where your career path might lie.

What can I do after Arden University?

Just a few of the possible roles you might want to consider after graduation could include:

Business Analyst
New business owner
Project Manager
Data Analyst
Careers in AI & Machine Learning
Big Data Specialist
Digital Transformation Specialist
Digital Marketing Specialist
People manager

Industry skills

Chartered Management Institute (CMI)

This course awards a CMI Level 5 Certificate in Management & Leadership*

The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) promotes excellence in UK management and leadership. As the CMI possesses a Royal Charter, they are the only organisation in the UK that can award Chartered Manager status to their members – the gold standard in management. With 140,000 members, the institute aims to boost career development across the management sector and connect like-minded professionals.

As an Arden student, you’ll have free CMI Membership throughout your studies, giving you access to a range of additional resources including a mentoring service and invitations to networking events both online and offline.

*Upon completion of this CMI-accredited course, you will be awarded CMI Level 5 Certificate in Management & Leadership and gain Chartered Manager Status. This recognises you have the skills needed to be an effective manager, helping you stand out from the competition and start your management career journey - with a CMI qualification and a clear pathway to full Chartered Manager status.

The Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs (IOEE)

This course awards the IOEE Professional Diploma in Enterprise and Entrepreneurship

The Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs (IOEE) is the first learning institute dedicated to developing and recognising enterprise and entrepreneurial skills. Arden University has been recognised as an IOEE Academy and our courses are accredited. This demonstrates our commitment to enterprise and equipping students with the skills needed to set up and run their own business, work in a small enterprise, or bring entrepreneurial skills to a larger organisation.

Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) membership.

Arden University is a member of the prestigious Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). AACSB International is a global association of leaders in education and business dedicated to supporting and advancing quality business education worldwide.

This membership reflects the fact that Arden University has successfully matched the high standards required by the AACSB, and enables the sharing of ideas and the exchange best practises between global business schools. Membership also gives our faculty members access to in-depth data and research to support the development of our courses and teaching methods, ensuring that we are able to provide you with the best possible university experience.

Business Graduates Association (BGA)

Arden University’s Faculty of Business is an esteemed member institution of the Business Graduates Association (BGA).

Aligned to Salesforce and AWS Educate (Amazon)

During the course you’ll learn about some of the most prominent cloud-based tools used in business currently, allowing you to independently acquire certification from Salesforce and Amazon to add to your degree qualification. This will give you concrete evidence of skills in leading software packages, green-stamped by two of the world’s most respected business service providers. Certification from Salesforce and Amazon will help you perform at the cutting edge of your industry by understanding how to process real time data and insights to create more meaningful relationships with your customers. You’ll also gain important transferable skills that you’ll be able to apply to similar software packages that you may work with in the future.