Course Level:Undergraduate

Next Start Date: October 2025

Duration: 1 Year

Campus Location: University Square Campus, Luton

Attendance: Full-time

UCAS Code:N102

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About the course

This one-year top-up course is for those who already have qualifications (Level 4 and 5 or 240 credits) or experience in this field and wish to gain a full degree in Business Administration with a specific focus.

The course delivers an industry-relevant degree that provides a broad understanding of core business administration across a variety of organisations, situations and operating conditions. It also allows you to specialise in a specific field by choosing one of our Business Administration pathway options:

For more information about a specific pathway, please see the relevant course description.

Why choose this course?

It gives you the awareness of business and knowledge base you need to equip you for a broad range of careers in the world of business
It offers the opportunity to specialise in a specific area of the business world
You build your skills in enquiry, analysis, research and evaluation, developing your ability to think strategically
Gain understanding of the broader economic, social, political, historical, ethical and cultural environments that form a backdrop to business
Undertake independent research in a business-related subject area
Benefit from research-informed teaching delivered by an expert international faculty
Develop transferable skills in team working and collaboration
Study at one of the largest university Business Schools in our region, with partners across the world
In 2021, we were re-awarded Small Business Charter accreditation, one of only a small number of Business Schools in the country to carry this award

Up to £2,500 scholarship available for UK students. Just one of the ways we are financially supporting you through your studies

Units

Management And Administration Of Projects And Operations (BSS056-3) Compulsory
New Advancements In Business (BSS064-3) Compulsory
Strategic Management For Business (SHR016-3) Compulsory
Business Finance (AAF040-3) Optional
Global Marketing Strategy (MAR034-3) Optional

A range of assessment methods is used throughout the course. You are required to undertake a variety of individual based assessments throughout the course. These assessments include individual essays, reports, presentations, and examinations. The assessments are designed to test subject knowledge and understanding of the appropriate subject matter, but also to demonstrate the range of intellectual and subject specific skills identified elsewhere in this document. Providing a wide variety of types of assessment maximises your opportunities to develop a wide variety of transferrable skills such as presentation, and report writing and gives you the chance to play to your strengths. At level 6 you are treated as an independent learner, and both the project unit (New Advances in Business) and the Strategic Management unit provide opportunities for you to draw together your business knowledge in an individual and more independent way. The Management and Administration of Projects unit invites you to practice Project Management skills through the organisation of an activity. Industry views this as a highly valued and transferrable skill. In all units you will find assessment support in terms of careful briefing, and the completion of formative stages with detailed feedback designed not only to benchmark your performance but also to give you insights into how you can improve your work. The summary of assessments for this course is available in the assessment map below..

Entry Requirements

This course is for applicants with a related Foundation Degree or Higher Education qualification wishing to top up to the full BA/BSc degree.

You can find employment in all areas of business including finance, marketing and HRM.

Many graduates work for large multinational organisations, but also for smaller organisations where there are opportunities to work across a number of functional areas.

Fees and Funding

The full-time standard undergraduate tuition fee for the Academic Year 2025/26 is £9,535 per year. You can apply for a loan from the Government to help pay for your tuition fees. You can also apply for a maintenance loan from the Government to help cover your living costs. See www.gov.uk/student-finance

Excellence Scholarships

Worth £2,500 per year of study over three years when you score a defined number of UCAS tariff points from specified qualifications*

» If you don’t qualify for an Excellence Scholarship but have 120 UCAS tariff points, you have enough points for one of our Achievement Scholarships offering £500 per year of study**

» Other scholarships, bursaries and financial support packages are available

* Points requirements vary depending on type of qualification.
** Threshold is 120 UCAS tariff points across all awarding bodies and qualifications.

The full-time standard undergraduate tuition fee for the academic year 2025/26 is £16,900 per year.

There are range of Scholarships available to help support you through your studies with us.

A full list of scholarships can be found here.

Alternatively if you have any questions around fees and funding, please email admission@beds.ac.uk

Fees and Funding

Excellence Scholarships

Worth £2,500 per year of study over three years when you score a defined number of UCAS tariff points from specified qualifications*

» If you don’t qualify for an Excellence Scholarship but have 120 UCAS tariff points, you have enough points for one of our Achievement Scholarships offering £500 per year of study**

» Other scholarships, bursaries and financial support packages are available

* Points requirements vary depending on type of qualification.
** Threshold is 120 UCAS tariff points across all awarding bodies and qualifications.

The full-time standard undergraduate tuition fee for the academic year 2025/26 is £16,900 per year.

There are range of Scholarships available to help support you through your studies with us.

A full list of scholarships can be found here.

Alternatively if you have any questions around fees and funding, please email admission@beds.ac.uk

Extra Costs

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Find out more about additional costs while studying at Bedfordshire.

The Business School facilities

We believe that our estate impacts how our students learn and engage. To support this belief we have invested heavily in our facilities to shape the physical and intellectual environment of learning.

Business Pods

Bringing the world of work into the classroom

Our specially created teaching spaces are designed like modern offices rather than a traditional classroom, including brain storming and boardroom areas, an IT suite and a social area.

Moot Court

A dedicated space for simulation

Our Moot Court was opened in October 2009 after extensive refurbishment work and the installation of the latest electronic equipment. Reserved exclusively for use by law staff and students, the room routinely hosts lectures and seminars, and is designed to enable communication and group work in class.

Reuters Finance Room

The Thomson Reuters Eikon facility provides trading information for all listed companies around the world. It gathers the essential news, data, analytics, commentary and insights in one place.

Here we use it in making case studies on companies and for building students' portfolio of investment.

Luton Campus Library

The modern library at the Luton campus has everything you would expect from a world-class university – and more.

Opened in summer 2016, its seven storeys building is a landmark for the Luton campus, offering students silent-study rooms, group-work areas, presentation-practice rooms and a café.

How to Apply

Application for most full-time undergraduate and foundation courses is via the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS).

We expect to receive UCAS applications between 1 September and 15 January for courses starting in the following academic year, but may consider applications received after this date should places be available.

Please contact admission@beds.ac.uk for further details.

All UK schools and colleges are registered with UCAS to manage their students' applications. Advice on how to submit your UCAS application is available from your school or college.

If you are not at school or college (including mature students) you should apply independently via UCAS

EU students applying for a full-time undergraduate degree at the University of Bedfordshire should apply via UCAS

International students applying for a full-time undergraduate degree at the University of Bedfordshire should apply direct or via our representatives in your home country

You can also apply online

Find out more about how to apply as an International student

How to Apply

Application for most full-time undergraduate and foundation courses is via the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS).

Please contact admission@beds.ac.uk for further details.

All UK schools and colleges are registered with UCAS to manage their students' applications. Advice on how to submit your UCAS application is available from your school or college.

If you are not at school or college (including mature students) you should apply independently via UCAS

EU students applying for a full-time undergraduate degree at the University of Bedfordshire should apply via UCAS

International students applying for a full-time undergraduate degree at the University of Bedfordshire should apply direct or via our representatives in your home country

You can also apply online

Find out more about how to apply as an International student

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