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Business (Top-up) at University of Kent - UCAS

Course summary

Are you looking to further your business knowledge and turn your existing qualification into a degree? 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. *Reasons to choose Kent. * • Top-up your current qualification to a full degree in just one year • Some of our expert academic staff appear in the top 2% of researchers worldwide • Study at a ‘Triple Crown’ accredited business school, putting us in the top 1% of business schools globally • All KBS students are eligible for employability support from enrolment until three years after graduation • Turn ideas into a successful business at our ASPIRE centre

Modules

Stage 3 You’ll start in early September with a Study Skills module that gets you settled in to 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.


How to apply

Application codes

Course code:
N107
Institution code:
K24
Campus name:
Canterbury campus
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

The only qualifications accepted for this programme are: * English HND (Higher National Diploma) in a business-related subject with an average merit grade/merit profile, or * Pearson/BTEC HND (Higher National Diploma) in a business-related subject with an average merit grade/merit profile, or * UK foundation degree in a business-related subject at 60% overall average.


English language requirements

Applicants should have grade C or 4 in English Language GCSE or a suitable equivalent level qualification.

Please visit our website for further information:

https://www.kent.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/how-to-apply/english-language-requirements.html


Student Outcomes

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There is no data available for this course. For further information visit the Discover Uni website.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £9250 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9250 Year 1
Scotland £9250 Year 1
Wales £9250 Year 1
Channel Islands £9250 Year 1
Republic of Ireland £9250 Year 1
EU £18600 Year 1
International £18600 Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

Please see the programme page at www.kent.ac.uk for further information on fees and funding options. Please be aware that if the Government permits, the UK fee quoted may increase in line with inflation. Full-time fees for 2024/25 for international students are £22,700 for laboratory programmes and £18,600 for non-laboratory programmes
Business (Top-up) at University of Kent - UCAS