DEGREE TYPE
BA
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
GBP 18,600 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Introduction
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, teamwork, and problem-solving skills to solve real-world problems. As a graduate of 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.
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Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
We have a range of subject-specific awards and scholarships for academic, sporting and musical achievement.
Curriculum
Stage 3
You’ll start in early September with a Study Skills module that gets you settled into studying at a UK Business School. Following this, you’ll study a range of compulsory and optional modules that extend your knowledge of different business functions. Choose from optional modules that cover all aspects of business including marketing, finance, business analytics, innovation, human resource management, and business ethics.
- Entrepreneurship
- Strategy Analysis and Tools
- Strategic Human Resource Management
- Operations Management
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Career Opportunities
Our graduates look to make their mark on the organisations they join, whether they are large multinational companies or small local firms in Kent.
Kent Business School students make their ambitions known, by working at companies like:
- Deloitte UK
- Deutsche Bank
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
- ASOS
- Disney
- TikTok.
Program delivery
How you'll study
- Lectures
- Seminars
- Independent Study
- Group Work
- Workshops
Teaching and assessment
Our enthusiastic team of international teaching staff are all experts in their field of study and are regularly published in leading journals worldwide. They guide and support your learning, bringing their subject to life and drawing you into the conversation.
Teaching
We use a variety of teaching methods, including;
- lectures
- small group seminars
- group projects
- presentations.
Classroom-based learning is supported by the latest online technologies and learning platforms.
Assessment
Your progress is assessed through coursework and exams. Coursework takes a variety of forms and includes;
- reports
- essays
- group presentations
- video podcasts
- online tests and quizzes.
Exams are individual written assessments tested under time-controlled conditions.
Contact hours
For a student studying full-time, each academic year of the program will comprise 1200 learning hours which include both direct contact hours and private study hours. The precise breakdown of hours will be subject-dependent and will vary according to modules.
Methods of assessment will vary according to subject specialism and individual modules.
Please refer to the individual module details under Course Structure.