Business Innovation & Management (top-up) BA (Hons)

Program Overview

This BA (Hons) Business Innovation & Management (top-up) program equips graduates with the knowledge and skills to excel in business management roles within creative industries. Emphasizing the contribution of social sciences to business innovation management, the program fosters critical analysis and a comprehensive understanding of its role within these industries. Through practice-based activities, students develop skills across diverse sectors, from luxury & fashion to technology & music. Graduates can pursue careers as buyers, entrepreneurs, or junior managers, with opportunities for further postgraduate studies in business.

Program Outline

BA (Hons) Business Innovation & Management (top-up)

Degree Overview:

This program, designed for those with existing foundation degrees or HNDs, aims to equip graduates with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in business management roles within various creative industries. Emphasizing social sciences' contribution to business innovation management, the program fosters critical analysis of relevant research and builds a comprehensive understanding of its role within creative industries. The focus lies on practice-based activities, enabling the development of skills across diverse sectors, from luxury & fashion to technology & music.

Outline:

This top-up program is structured to provide a comprehensive learning experience across various modules within a single year timeframe (full-time mode):

Year One (equivalent to year 3 of BA course):

• Business Bootcamps (3 units, all students):
• 5: Research & methodologies
• 6: Developing Enterprise
• Degree Project: This unit concludes your studies by allowing you to showcase your knowledge, creativity, and abilities through your chosen project in your chosen field.
You'll independently research and identify opportunities within your specialist area, reflecting the program's learnings, and demonstrating awareness of contemporary industry challenges.
• Elective units (choose one from each group):
• Cosmetics & Beauty: Contemporary Issues or Fashion: Contemporary Issues or Games: Contemporary Issues Lifestyle Goods: Contemporary Issues
• Cosmetics & Beauty: Global Industry & Futures or Fashion: Global Industry & Futures or Games: Global Industry & Futures Lifestyle Goods: Global Industry & Futures
• Music: Global Industry & Futures
• The program is designed to provide opportunities for students to apply theoretical learning within real-world scenarios through practical tasks and assignments.

Teaching:

• UCA employs diverse teaching methods, encompassing lectures, seminars, workshops, tutorials, and guest speaker presentations.
• The program leverages the expertise of industry professionals and academic staff committed to fostering an engaging and supportive learning environment.

Careers:

Graduates can pursue careers such as:

• Buyer,
• Entrepreneur,
• Junior Manager,
while further postgraduate opportunities in the Business school are also accessible.

Other:

• Students have access to specialized facilities including studios, digital media suites, and the library resources for pursuing their creative endeavors and academic explorations throughout the program.

• Tuition fees - 2024/25 entry
BA (top-up) course: £9,250
• Tuition fees - 2024/25 entry
BA (top-up) course: £9,250 (see fee discount information)
• Tuition fees - 2024/25 entry
BA (top-up) course: £16,950