University of Kent

Business (top-up) - January Start - BA (Hons)

University of KentCanterbury, United Kingdom

Course overview

Our Business (top-up) course will strengthen your understanding of the world of business through an extra year of study that converts your HND or equivalent into a full degree. You’ll gain important leadership skills across a wide variety of business areas, studying topics like strategy, entrepreneurship, and human resource management. You’ll develop your critical thinking, team-working, and problem-solving skills in order to solve real-world problems.

As a graduate made at Kent Business School, you’ll have the skills and confidence to lead and inspire others, be innovative, and manage sustainably. Kent Business School is a supportive community, where you’ll work closely with your academic adviser and other academic staff. They are experts in all areas of business who will expose you to the right mix of detailed theory and hands-on experience.

Why study at Kent Business School?

Key highlights

  • Converts an HND or equivalent into a full honours degree
  • Topics include strategy, entrepreneurship and human resource management
  • Builds leadership skills across a wide variety of business areas
  • Develops critical thinking, team-working and real-world problem-solving
  • Close support from an academic adviser and expert staff
  • Blends detailed business theory with hands-on experience

Scholarships

  • Kent Ambition to Succeed Scholarship

    Scholarship holders can expect to receive between £500-£2,000 for each year of study (pro-rata for part-time students), subject to satisfactory academic progress.

  • Kent International Scholarship for Undergraduates

    Scholarship value - £5,000

    Up to £5,000
  • KMMS Christopher and Henry Oldfield Academic Scholarship

    Tuition fee waiver for 4 years at the home rate (£9, 790 for 26/27).

  • KMMS Christopher and Henry Oldfield Support Scholarship

    Tuition fee waiver for 4 years at the home rate (£9,790 for 26/27).

  • KMMS Kingsman Scholarship

    Tuition fee waiver for 4 years at the home rate (£9,790 for 26/27).

  • KMMS Widening Participation Scholarship

    £1,500 maintenance per annum for a maximum of 5 years.

    Up to £1,500
  • Music Performance Scholarship

    £1,000 awarded each year to talented instrumentalists and singers studying for any degree at the University of Kent.

    Up to £1,000
  • Sanctuary Scholarships

    Tuition fees waived for the duration of your programme of study, or until you are able to access other Student Finance funding.

Careers this course leads to

  • Business manager
  • Human resources officer
  • Management consultant
  • Business development executive
  • Entrepreneur
  • Project manager

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Kent, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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