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Full-time, 1 year
Why choose this course
- Choose between two full days or two evening sessions a week
- Essential skills to manage effectively, enhancing your leadership capabilities
- Modules include Business Strategy, Enterprise and Innovation, and Supply Chain
- Assessment includes presentations, group projects and integrated workplace projects
- Alumni have secured positions in sectors such as logistics and retail
Overview
This programme is a progression pathway for students who have completed a level 5 HND Business or FdA Management programme at UCNL and validated by The University of Lincoln.
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Our programme is tailored for current and aspiring managers, as well as technical specialists with managerial responsibilities. It equips participants with essential skills to manage effectively in the workplace, enhancing their managerial and leadership capabilities.
We have flexible study options for students who can choose between two convenient study schedules:
- Two full days per week (09:00am-15:00pm)
- Two late afternoon/evening sessions per week (4:00pm-9:00pm)
The programme spans two semesters per academic year that run from September to January and from January to June.
What you’ll study
7 modules
Modules
- Business Strategy15 credits
- Enterprise and Innovation30 credits
- Human Resource Management and Development15 credits
- Philosophy and Management15 credits
- Supply Chain and Logistics15 credits
- Contemporary Leadership Issues (Option 1)30 credits
- Independent Research Projects (Option 2)30 credits
Students must choose one of the 30-credit optional units.
Occasional changes to modules and course content may take place. Students will be notified when applicable.
How you’ll learn
You’ll learn through lectures, seminars and group projects, with independent study in between.
- Lectures
- Seminars
- Group projects
- Online learning platform
- Discussion forums
- Independent study
Read more about how you’ll learn
The primary way of delivering this programme is face to face via lectures and seminars and these run across two days or two evenings per week. The academic year consists of two 15-week semesters that run from September to January and from January to June.
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What you need and where it leads
- Entry requirements
- This course Level 6
- Further study
Entry requirements
Completion of a level 5 HND Business or FdA Management programme studied at UCNL
Students will need to evidence completion of a level 5 HND Business or FdA Management programme studied at UCNL and validated by The University of Lincoln.
Not sure you meet these? Talk to us and we will help you find the right starting point.
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Careers it can lead to
- Business and Financial Project Management Professionals £52,000 a year
- Management Consultants and Business Analysts £43,100 a year
- Project Support Officers £29,700 a year
- Human Resources and Industrial Relations Officers £28,000 a year
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- Brokers £46,800 a year
- Insurance Underwriters £33,600 a year
- Estimators, Valuers and Assessors £38,900 a year
- Human Resources Administrative Occupations £25,300 a year
With further study or experience
- Human Resource Managers and Directors £48,700 a year
- Managers and Directors in Retail and Wholesale £33,300 a year
- Financial Managers and Directors £50,900 a year
- Catering and Bar Managers £26,000 a year
- Marketing, Sales, and Advertising Directors £79,600 a year
Job titles to look out for: Hospitality, Logistics, Insurance, Recruitment, Manufacturing, Operations, Project Management, Human Resources.
Read more about careers and progression
Unlock your potential in Business Management with our BA (Hons) Applied Business Studies (Top-up) degree. This programme immerses you in various disciplines, empowering you to confidently tackle new career challenges.
Career-Ready Graduates:
Employers seek graduates who are not only academically accomplished but also equipped with professional management and leadership skills. Our degree programme prepares you to excel across diverse business sectors.
Versatile Skill Set:
Typical pay is the UK median for each job (Lightcast, October 2026).
Fees and funding
£8,190
a year for UK students
Financial support
UK students can take out a tuition fee loan to cover the cost of their course and a maintenance loan to cover living costs.
We also have a range of other financial support available.
Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE)
If your course starts on or after 1 January 2027, you may need to apply for student finance through the new Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE). It’s loan funding you could use across your working life, and applications are now open.
- Applications for the Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE) are now open
- Student finance if your course starts on or after 1 January 2027
- How much LLE you could get
Find out more on our Lifelong Learning Entitlement page.
Additional costs
Your Tuition fees cover most costs associated with your course (including registration, tuition, and assessment).
There may be some extra costs that you might need to make, or choose to pay, for example:
- Books (you’ll have access to books from your module reading lists in the HE library, but you may wish to buy your own copies)
- Printing and photocopying
- Trips and enhancement opportunities
- Depending on the programme requirements, you may be required to pay for an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check if you are not in possession of a current one or registered on the update service.
Questions about funding?
Your next step
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What happens after you apply
1
You apply
UCAS gives you an applicant ID to track your application. Apply direct and we’ll reply by email.
2
You hear back
Responses usually arrive between November and May: an unconditional offer, a conditional offer, or an unsuccessful application.
3
You get ready to start
Before you enrol we’ll need photo ID and copies of your certificates. Apply for Student Finance early.