Business and Management (top-up) at UCA

Equivalent to the final year of an undergraduate degree, our BA (Hons) Business and Management (top-up) course at UCA Epsom enables you to build upon an existing qualification such as a foundation degree or an HND. 

The BA Business and Management Top-Up course is designed to build on your prior learning and prepare you for a range of careers in the global creative industries. You will develop further your business, strategic, entrepreneurial, and analytical skills, to manage and lead, while, by gaining financial literacy, data analytic skills and insight into decision-making processes, you’ll be able to solve problems and make informed decisions in the business of the global creative industries.

You will also establish critical insight into creative organisations, their cultures, structures and management, and into the wider economic environments and social contexts, specific to the global creative industries.

By the end of your Business and Management Top-Up degree, you will be able to demonstrate skills and attributes for future employment, including communication, team building, leadership, and the ability to motivate others, as well as the ability to nurture equality, diversity, and inclusion – central to all work in the global creative industries.

 

Course entry options

Select from the following options to find out more about the different study options available for our BA (Hons) Business and Management (top-up) degree:

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Institution code
C93
UCAS code
N100
Campus
epsom
Start date(s)
September 2026
Duration
1 year full-time
Entry requirements

240 credits from a relevant degree

International equivalent qualifications

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Upcoming webinars

We offer a range of webinars throughout the year that Business and Management (top-up) students may be interested in.


This includes subject talks, masterclasses, application proccess advice and student life guides. Check out our upcoming webinars and book your place today.

What you'll study

What you'll
study

The content of the course may be subject to change. Curriculum content is provided as a guide.

You will study the following units:

Business Strategy and Decision Making in the Creative Industries
In the contemporary landscape, decision-making has become an intricate task, with leaders, managers, and executives grappling with uncertainties influenced by external factors beyond their control or prediction. In this unit you’ll explore a transformative approach, which turns decision-making into an intelligent and insightful process and provides a robust framework of effective and replicable solutions.

Data Analytics in the Creative Industries
This unit will equip you with the data analytics knowledge and skills required for working in the data-driven global creative industries. Working with existing or self-generated data sets, you will explore and develop a critical understanding of the fundamentals of data analytics and its use in the global creative industries, including the differences between descriptive and predictive analytics; the ethical, social, legal, and economic considerations of data collection and analysis; and the statistical and data visualisation tools required to produce meaningful insights into the global creative industries.

Operations and Supply Chain Management in the Creative Industries
This unit explores the basic concepts concerned with the production and creation of products (goods and/or services) by organisations from the global creative industries. The overall aim is for you to critically examine a range of operations and supply chain management strategies, systems and technologies, and to plan, design and develop suitable and effective operations and supply chain configurations for given scenarios in the global creative industries.

Degree Project, Creative and Cultural Industries
In this final unit, you will apply knowledge, skills and experience gained throughout your course, to create a distinctive piece of work for your degree project. The purpose of your degree project is to successfully identify an opportunity within the global creative industries, which aligns with your career aspirations.

Through academic and industry research, you will create a project concept relating to the global creative industries. You will choose between a practical project (e.g. the creation of a business start-up) or an academic project (e.g. a dissertation) and deliver your project from initial idea to completed work.

Course specifications

Please note, syllabus content indicated is provided as a guide. The content of the course may be subject to change in line with our Student Terms and Conditions for example, as required by external professional bodies or to improve the quality of the course.

Fees & funding

Fees & financial support

Tuition fees - 2026/27

Tuition Fees for 2026/27 will be available here as soon as they confirmed. For information the fee for 2025/26 entry is £9,535

Tuition fees - 2026/27

Tuition fees for 2026/27 will be available here as soon as they confirmed. For information the fee for 2025/26 entry is £9,535 (see fee discount information)

Tuition fees - 2026/27

Fees for 2026/27 will be available here as soon as they confirmed. For information the fee for 2025/26 entry is  £17,500

Please note: The fees listed on this webpage are correct for the stated academic year only, for details of previous years please see the full fee schedules.

UCA scholarships and fee discounts

At UCA we have a number of scholarships and fee discounts available to assist you with the cost of your studies.

Financial support

There are lots of ways you can access additional financial support to help you fund your studies - both from UCA and from external sources. Discover what support you might qualify for please see our financial support information.

Additional course costs

In addition to the tuition fees there may be other costs for your course. The things that you are likely to need to budget for to get the most out of a creative arts education will include books, printing costs, occasional or optional study trips and/or project materials.

These costs will vary according to the nature of your project work and the individual choices that you make. Please see the Additional Course Costs section of the Course Information Document for more details of the costs you may incur

Career opportunities

Career
opportunities

Our Business and Management degree course will enable you to pursue a range of careers including:

  • Graduate Schemes
  • Entrepreneur
  • Product Buyer
  • Junior Manager
  • Production Team Lead
  • Postgraduate Study

Your training on this course will prepare you for a wide range of postgraduate courses. We offer postgraduate opportunities in Business and Management and we will help you find the correct course for you and support you in your application should further study be for you.

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Entry & portfolio requirements

Entry & portfolio
requirements

BA (Hons) course (top-up)

The standard entry requirements* for this course are:

  • 240 credits from a relevant degree (120 credits at level 4 and 120 credits at level 5), with a minimum of 55% overall
  • Foundation Degree in a relevant subject
  • Higher National Diploma in a relevant subject

And/or Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL)

In recognition that you may already have a relevant professional qualification, or appropriate working experience in the relevant industries, APEL may be accepted for entry on to the course. This will be based on the partnership articulations and will be assessed on a case by case basis.

Other relevant and equivalent Level 3 UK and international qualifications are considered on an individual basis, and we encourage students from diverse educational backgrounds to apply.

Portfolio requirements

These courses don't require a portfolio but, if you're UK-based and you receive an offer, we'd still like to meet you at an Applicant Day. Further information will be provided once you have applied.

*We occasionally make offers which are lower than the standard entry criteria, to students who have faced difficulties that have affected their performance and who were expected to achieve higher results.

BA (Hons) course (top-up)

The entry requirements for these courses will depend on the country your qualifications are from, please check the equivalent qualifications for your country:

Any additional entry requirements listed in the UK requirements section, e.g., subject requirements, work experience or professional qualifications, also apply to international applicants applying with equivalent qualifications.

Portfolio requirements

This courses does not require a portfolio. Further information will be provided once you have applied.


English language requirements

To study at UCA, you'll need to have a certain level of English language skill. And so, to make sure you meet the requirements of your course, we ask for evidence of your English language ability, please check the level of English language required:

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