About this course

Top up your ABE qualifications with a degree from the University of Hertfordshire - from one of the UK's leading business-facing universities.

Enrol onto the top-up directly through your ABE centre.

Title: BA (Hons) Business Administration (top-up)

Awarded and delivered by: University of Hertfordshire (UH)

Delivery method: Online by the University's digital platform

Assessment method: Assignment

Intakes: September, January, May

Duration: 12-months, part-time, over three consecutive semesters

Fee: £2,500 rest of world £4,500 Caribbean-only, due to regional price banding

Fees can be paid in three instalments, an upfront payment for the first semester plus further payments at the start of your second and third semester (see table for details).

* Please note, in Kenya, Guyana and Trinidad & Tobago, UH operates directly in centres only.

This course, combined with your ABE Diplomas, will give you a thorough understanding of modern business and management practice at a local, national and international level.

The online distance learning model provides the flexibility of choosing when and where to study. It's a programme designed to fit around your work and personal commitments.

However, interacting with other students and tutors is still important, so this flexibility is combined with online discussions, podcasts and synchronised sessions, where possible. To keep you on track, assessments are also scheduled at specific times.

There are a total of eight 15 credit modules, delivered as follows (the fee per semester is based on its number of units):

Semester A runs September to January: Business Strategy; Business and Commercial Awareness; Global Marketing, Ethics and Culture - semester cost £937 (£1,687 Caribbean only)

Semester B runs January to May: International Human Resource Management; Leadership and Organisations; Issues in the Global Economy - semester cost £937 (£1,687 Caribbean only)

Semester runs May to September: Digital Economy; Contemporary Issues in Business and Management - semester cost £625 (£1,125 Caribbean only)