Global Business top up BA (Hons)
Course Code
UCAS Code: N190
International Code: LONU049
Location
Coventry University London (City of London)
Study mode
Full-time
Part-time
Duration
1 year full-time
2 years part-time
Start date
September 2022
January 2023
Course overview
Study level: Undergraduate
Top-up Courses
The Global Business Top Up BA (Hons) offers you a comprehensive introduction to the business world by considering how business operates and is successful locally and globally.
- You are encouraged to think like a manager from the offset by enhancing your knowledge and skills, making you more attractive to future employers.
- You have the opportunity to gain a holistic understanding of management through core subjects such as strategy, marketing, finance, sustainability, project management, entrepreneurship and human resource management.

Global ready
An international outlook, with global opportunities
Teaching excellence
Taught by lecturers who are experts in their field
Employability
Career ready graduates, with the skills to suceedWhy you should study this course
The Global Business top-up course BA (Hons) is a business top up degree, with the unique opportunity for students to choose a two-year, full-time option.
The course is designed to:
- offer you a high-quality and highly flexible degree programme in global business, which helps a wide range of students from diverse backgrounds across the globe to progress in that area.
- offer you a degree qualification that is academically robust and vocationally relevant that will allow you to develop both personally and professionally in your future careers within a global context.
- develop you as career-ready, globally aware graduate with management, communication, numerical and information technology skills.
- develop you, as a graduate, with the ability to reflect and learn from your experience and relate this experience to theory.
- develop you, as a graduate, who has a critical and reflective understanding of business and its relationship within the wider global business environment.
The Global Business Top-Up aims to provide learners with an in-depth understanding of various business-related subjects. The course runs over two semesters and gives the learner the opportunity to gain employability skills and knowledge to grow further in the field of business.

What you'll study
How you'll learn
We use a combination of teaching methods including lectures, guest lectures, group and individual project work, student-led seminars (subject to availability). Aula will be used to provide supportive material and to communicate with you via announcements. (Please note, the online Learning Platform provider may be subject to change.)
Our teaching and learning on the course is designed to give you strong academic knowledge of key theories and concepts. You can demonstrate your critical appraisal of current and relevant research in the subject area. You will also have the opportunity to apply the theory and concepts to current practice through using real-life scenarios, case studies and a variety of class activities.
The course will also give you the opportunity to develop and demonstrate your essential analytical skills and respond to employer-related problems by making a set of clearly evaluated recommendations. You will be assigned a personal tutor to support your study progress throughout the programme.
Assessment
Tutors will assess your progress through the modules. We use a combination of teaching approaches including lectures, guest lectures, group and individual project work, student-led seminars, specialist inputs from support services (subject to availability).
We take a holistic approach to assessments with an aim to help you to become more critical, confident and independent. This programme is assessed through a mixture of seminar and workshop activities, presentations, written assignments, individual submissions and group works.
The university may deliver certain contact hours and assessments via emerging online technologies and methods across all courses. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are prepared for courses due to start in or after the 2020/2021 academic year to be delivered in a variety of forms. The form of delivery will be determined in accordance with Government and Public Health guidance. Whether on campus or online, our key priority is staff and student safety.
Due to the ongoing restrictions relating to COVID-19, some facilities (including some teaching and learning spaces) and some non-academic offerings (particularly in relation to international experiences), may vary from those advertised and may have reduced availability or restrictions on their use.
Job ready
On successful completion of this course, you will:
- understand and apply core business functions and processes in the global context.
- develop the knowledge, skills and experience necessary to manage people, physical and financial resources.
- evaluate and provide data to make informed business management decisions and manage complex strategic and management issues of global and local businesses.
- be equipped with investigative and analytical skills to examine the impact of risk on global companies.
- develop the international management competencies required to operate in multicultural environment and diverse community.
- be able to appraise, critically analyse and apply contemporary theories to real-world scenarios.
- be able to analyse specific global business situations and identify areas of good practice and use creative solutions.
Entry requirements
Fees and funding
2022/23 Tuition fees
Student | Full time | Part time |
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UK | £9,250 per year | Not available |
International | £15,300 per year | Not available |
If you choose to study this course with a professional placement or study abroad year, you will need to pay a tuition fee of £1,250 to cover your academic support.
For advice and guidance on tuition fees and student loans visit our Fees and Finance page.
We offer a range of International scholarships to students all over the world. For more information, visit our International Scholarships page.
Facilities

Enterprise Hub
Our Enterprise Hub supports student entrepreneurs by providing extensive industry knowledge and guidance to help develop ideas into viable ventures. It is a dedicated space for enterprising students and professionals to solve problems, network professionally and collaborate on projects.

The Talent Team
Need employability support? Our dedicated Talent Team are on hand to help. They can assist you in applying for work placements, graduate level jobs and offer skills development workshops. They also organise networking events to introduce you to potential employers and industry contacts.

Gain a global perspective
There are opportunities to visit, study or work in the UK or overseas*. You could get the chance to visit advertising agencies, financial institutions, manufacturers and small businesses. Past students have visited Paris, Berlin, Helsinki, Rotterdam and Dubai.
Careers and opportunities
This course aims to give the flexibility to help you build a career in one or more of a wide range of business functions, and to work confidently internationally. It will also aim to help you develop the entrepreneurial skills you will need to start your own business or run an innovative project within a large organisation.
How to apply
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UK Students
Full-time students applying to start in September should apply for this course through UCAS. Part-time students should apply directly to the university. Read our application pages to find out your next steps to apply.
How to apply
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International Students
Full-time and part-time students applying to start in September should apply directly to the university. Read our application pages to find out your next steps to apply.
How to applyFor further support for international applicants applying for an undergraduate degree view our International hub.
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Disclaimer
Student Contract
By accepting your offer of a place and enrolling with us, a Student Contract will be formed between you and the university. A copy of the 2021/22 Contract can be found here. The Contract details your rights and the obligations you will be bound by during your time as a student and contains the obligations that the university will owe to you. You should read the Contract before you accept an offer of a place and before you enrol at the university.
Tuition fees
The tuition fee for the course that is stated on the course webpage and in the prospectus for the first year of study will apply. We will review our tuition fees each year. For UK and EU students, if Parliament permit an increase in tuition fees, we may increase fees for each subsequent year of study in line with any such changes. Note that any increase is expected to be in line with inflation. Following the UK’s exit from the European Union, EU students should be aware that there may be a change to UK laws following the UK’s exit, this may change their student status, their eligibility to study part time, and/or their eligibility for student finance. We will act in accordance with the UK’s laws in force in relation to student tuition fees and finance from time to time.
For International students the tuition fee that is stated on the course webpage and in the prospectus for the first year of study will apply. We will review our tuition fees each year. For international students, we may increase fees for each subsequent year of study but such increases will be no more than 5% above inflation.
Accreditations
The majority of our courses have been formally recognised by professional bodies, which means the courses have been reviewed and tested to ensure they reach a set standard. In some instances, studying on an accredited course can give you additional benefits such as exemptions from professional exams (subject to availability, fees may apply). Accreditations, partnerships, exemptions and memberships shall be renewed in accordance with the relevant bodies’ standard review process and subject to the university maintaining the same high standards of course delivery.
Facilities
Facilities mentioned on this page may not be relevant for every course. Due to the ongoing restrictions relating to COVID-19, some facilities (including some teaching and learning spaces) and some non-academic offerings (particularly in relation to international experiences), may vary from those advertised and may have reduced availability or restrictions on their use.
Placements and study abroad opportunities
Please note that we are unable to guarantee any placement or study abroad opportunities and that all such opportunities may be subject to additional costs (e.g. travel, visas and accommodation etc.), competitive application, availability and/or meeting any applicable visa requirements. To ensure that you fully understand the requirements in this regard, please contact the International Office for further details if you are an EU or International student.
Additional costs
This course may incur additional costs associated with any field trips, placements or work experience, study abroad opportunities or any other opportunity (whether required or optional), which could include (but is not limited to), equipment, materials, bench fees, studio or facilities hire, travel, accommodation and visas).