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BA (Hons) Top Up in Business Administration

Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College


Location

Denmark

Study Format

On Campus

Course language

English

Study Fields

Business Administration

Duration

1 Year

Academic pace

Full Time, Part-time

Degree

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Tuition Fee

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Program Description

De Montfort University and Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College offer three specialisation streams of the British top-up BA (Hons) in Business Administration. This programme is designed as a top-up of two-year higher education degrees or diplomas. The three streams are Finance, Marketing and Strategy & Management. The chosen stream can be studied as a one-year full-time or two-year part-time programme which will qualify graduates for demanding international business careers and Master programmes.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a top-up BA. If your highest level of education is a high school degree our BSc. in Business Studies will be better suited for your profile.

Get a UK accredited BA

This one year top-up BA lets you kick start your international business career with a UK accredited bachelor's degree in Business Administration.

Why take a Top-Up BA?

  • Live, work and study in Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Top-up your two-year degree with a UK accredited programme
  • Kickstart your global career with an accredited BA degree
  • Choose between 3 streams: Marketing, Strategy & Management and Finance
  • Study at Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College, Denmark's oldest business college

De Montfort University and Niels Brock offer three specialisation streams for the BA (Hons) in Business Administration programme to top up two-year higher education degrees or diplomas. The three majors/streams are Finance, Marketing and Strategy & Management. The chosen stream can be studied as a one-year full-time or two-year part-time programme qualifying for demanding international business careers and Master programmes.

Practical information

Formats and formalities

The BA (Hons) in Business Administration programme is a graduate level 6 course in accordance with Framework for Higher Education Qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (FHEQ).

De Montfort University programmes and partnerships are quality assured by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA).

To comply with Danish regulations on the provision of Higher Education programmes aimed at international students, approval has been obtained from the Danish Evaluation Institute (EVA).

Curriculum

Core Modules

  • CORP 3501 Global Strategic Management (30 UK/15 ECTS)
  • CORP 3544 Global Contemporary Business Issues (30 UK/15 ECTS)

Finance stream

  • ACFI 3211 Forensic Accounting (15 UK/7.5 ECTS)
  • ACFI 3217 International Developments in Accounting (15 UK/7.5 ECTS)
  • ACFI 3205 Accounting and Finance Project (30 UK/15 ECTS)

Marketing stream

  • MARK 3008 Marketing Dissertation (30 UK/15 ECTS)
  • MARK 3012 Global Marketing Strategies (15 UK/7.5 ECTS)
  • MARK 3014 Customer Management (15 UK/7.5 ECTS)

Strategy and Management stream

  • CORP 3400 Strategy & Management Dissertation (30 UK/15 ECTS)
  • ENTE 3506 Creative Management and Marketing (15 UK/7.5 ECTS)
  • CORP 3600 Business and Environmental Sustainability (15 UK/7.5 ECTS)
Timetable

All BA (Hons) Business Administration students are enrolled in two classes - Their Core Class (Day or Evening) and their Stream Class (Finance, Marketing or Strategy & Management).

Please note that all BA students will have at least one evening session per week because all Stream Classes are taught during the evening. Furthermore, note that all BA students must attend Academic Workshop sessions during the week following induction.

Overall, there are six possible class constellations - two classes on each Stream:

  • Finance stream/Core day class
    • Core modules are taught Thursdays at 13:00-16:15
    • Stream modules are taught Tuesdays at 17:00-20:30
  • Finance stream/Core evening class
    • Core modules are taught Mondays at 17:00-20:30
    • Stream modules are taught Thursdays at 17:00-20:30
  • Marketing stream/Core day class
    • Core modules are taught Thursdays at 13:00-16:15
    • Stream modules are taught Tuesdays or Wednesdays at 17:00-20:30
  • Marketing stream/Core evening class
    • Core modules are taught Mondays at 17:00-20:30
    • Stream modules are taught Wednesdays at 17:00-20:30
  • Strategy & Management stream/Core day class
    • Core modules are taught Thursdays at 13:00-16:15
    • Stream modules are taught Thursdays at 17:00-20:30
  • Strategy & Management stream/Core evening class
    • Core modules are taught Mondays at 17:00-20:30
    • Stream modules are taught Thursdays at 17:00-20:30

Part-time students

If you study the programme part-time for over 2 years, you will study the core modules during your first year and the stream modules during your second year.

Admission Requirements
  • Danish AP Degree in Financial Management, or
  • Danish AP Degree in Marketing Management, or
  • Equivalent Danish or overseas qualifications, and
  • IELTS 6.0 or equivalent
  • Letter of Motivation
  • Passport (must be valid for the duration of your studies)

Please note that your academic background/field of study should match the chosen stream. If your academic background contains both management and marketing modules, for example, the chosen stream should be based on the core subject area of your academic background/field of study.

Admission procedure

The online application form should be submitted in accordance with the deadlines above. Early booking is recommended.

Admission decisions will be announced no later than 2 weeks after the application deadline.

NOTE: Once an applicant has been accepted into the program, the full tuition payment needs to be made immediately after receiving the Letter of Acceptance and no later than May 15 (non-EU) and August 1st (EU)

If the applicant is accepted into the programme, a Letter of Acceptance including payment details will be sent to the email address provided in the application form.

Within one week of having received the payment, Niels Brock will send a signed ST1 residence permit application form by email, allowing the applicant to begin the visa application process. Part-time students will not receive an ST1 form.

About the School

Get to know Copenhagen Business College, which is part of Niels Brock. The history of Niels Brock dates back more than 130 years. Learn about the story, values, organization, and educations offered by the largest educational institution in Denmark.

About Copenhagen Business College

To cut a long story short…

Niels Brock has been around for many years, but that doesn’t stop us from improving and renewing the business school. We simply refuse to let up and run on routine. Instead, we strive to continue to develop and incorporate the latest knowledge and technologies in our educational methods. Combining traditions built up over decades with new methods results in a solid and contemporary education that prepares students for the next step in their careers and provides them with the right competencies for the corporate world.

Core values

At Niels Brock, we aim to create a climate for intellectual and scholarly growth. Diversity and inclusion are keys to ensuring that we offer a business education of the highest caliber. Niels Brock is committed to diversity in all its dimensions, including a diverse representation at the university, a diverse community of viewpoints and backgrounds, and an acceptance of the complex identities within all individuals affiliated with the university. Niels Brock believes that the institution will be stronger as a result of a diverse population of students, faculty, staff, and board members. Niels Brock values all individuals who seek to participate and improve on our higher education community regardless of national origin, gender, age, socioeconomic class, ethnicity, religious belief, sexual orientation, and disability.

Mission and Vision

Niels Brock strives to offer relevant educational opportunities, which provide the Danish business world with competitive competencies necessary.

Mission

At Niels Brock, we commit ourselves to be ambitious and persistent when developing and offering relevant educational opportunities, which:

  • Provide the Danish business world with the right competencies
  • Optimizes the opportunities for individual students.

This is Niels Brock’s contribution to the Danish competitive power.

Vision

The ambition of Niels Brock is to be the most international and innovative business college in Denmark – recognized for our employees who optimize and facilitate the learning process of students.

Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College is an officially acknowledged Danish vocational college offering vocational upper secondary education and training programs accredited by the state according to the Consolidation Act on Vocational Education and Training no. 1269 of November 29th, 2017.

Niels Brock operates as an international school offering postsecondary programs on the basis of

  • A franchise agreement with De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
  • A Franchise agreement with Middlesex University, London, UK
  • Accreditation by American Accreditation Council of Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS)

The American Bachelor Program; BSc in Business Administration, is recognized to be comparable to a Danish Bachelor Degree within Business Administration. Consequently, graduates from the BSc in Business Administration are eligible to apply for postgraduate programs at Danish institutions. Read more here:

Please note that applying credits earned at Niels Brock’s BSc Program (accredited by ACICS) for admission to another institution is a decision exclusively made by the university or college to which the student applies. Niels Brock makes no representation whatsoever concerning the transferability of credits earned in the BSc Program.

Niels Brock - Copenhagen Business College provides each year a number of evaluations and accreditation documents. We wish to ensure that students receive the best possible education and training. Read more about our accreditations.

Accredited member, ACICS

Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools to award the American Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) is listed as a national (American) recognized accrediting agency by the American Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the American Department of Education*. Here you can find our evaluations, catalog, and CAR for the ACICS accredited programs.

* Department of Education paused its recognition of ACICS from December 2016 till April 2018.

The Faculty

Copenhagen Business College is located right in the heart of Copenhagen, a few steps from the main station Nørreport, the main shopping streets and the famous harbor "Nyhavn". The faculty building is in a newly renovated classic university building.

In addition to being leaders in their academic fields, many of our faculty members also have hands‐on business experience as analysts, managers, consultants, entrepreneurs, investors, advisors, board members, authors, and executives.

Meeting rooms

If you would like to book a meeting room for group work, contact the Front Office.

Library and Open Learning Center

The Library and Open Learning Center for International Students are located at Bispetorvet, 1-3 on the ground floor of the building.

The library specializes in materials used in or related to courses taught at Copenhagen Business College. The collection contains various textbooks, newspapers, academic literature, periodicals, and databases. All students, staff, and faculty are welcome to use the library.

The library has computers and access to the Internet, as well as places to study and work in groups.

Internet and print copy facilities

Wireless Internet connections are provided at the faculty so that students can access the web from their laptops and smartphones.

Photocopiers and printers are located in the basement allowing students to print, copy and scan documents.

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