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Course Overview

What's covered in the course?

Studying in our brand new state-of-the-art £63 million Curzon Building on our City Centre Campus, you will choose from a range of modules including international reporting, financial management, globalisation and statistical modelling. You are encouraged to choose areas of study best suited to your future career plans.

You will be taught by industry-experienced academics who bring real world practical knowledge to the classroom. They’ve forged careers and worked with renowned companies such as KPMG and Vauxhall. This means you get great contacts and benefit from their industry insights. Our students come to their top-up year from a variety of backgrounds, providing the added opportunity to also gain valuable learning experiences from your peers. While you complete your degree, you’ll be right in the hub of the city and be surrounded by other likeminded students on a variety of business and accountancy based degrees.

Why Choose Us?

  • Birmingham City Business School is a leading practice-based and internationally focussed business school. We have current students from over 80 countries, giving us a truly global perspective.
  • Your fellow students will arrive from different courses, countries and companies, giving your studies the benefit of many different outlooks, standpoints and cultural approaches. Alongside your personal tutor, you can set up your own programme of study in line with your future career plans. Our students get a high level of academic contact time throughout the course.
  • You will study in our state-of-the-art City Centre Campus, ideally located for you to take advantage of our links to Birmingham’s business district, one of the largest in the UK. You’ll have the opportunity to work in our ‘CITY Trading Room’ using the same investment analysis software as traders, financial analysts and decision makers in the investment industry.
  • You will be able to work on exciting projects for real-life clients through our Business Advice Centre, giving you exposure to the challenges and issues faced by businesses as well as the chance to develop successful solutions. Opportunities are available with local, regional, national and even global businesses such as BMW.
  • The Centre also offers expert support for your own entrepreneurial ideas, so you can start planning your own start-up or take your existing business to the next level. Following graduation, you will have the opportunity to apply for STEAMhouse Business Incubator membership.

Entry Requirement 

Academic Requirements:

Level 2 Qualifications
UK Qualification Requirements 2021/22
GCSE
  • GCSE English language and mathematics at grade C/4 or above
  • Equivalent level 2 qualifications can be accepted
  • Must have been achieved at the point of enrolment
Irish Leaving Certificate (Ordinary Level)
  • English Language and mathematics taken at either Ordinary level (minimum grade O1-O4 (or A-C/A1-C3)) or Higher level (minimum grade H5/D1).
Scottish National 5
  • English language and mathematics at grade C or above
  • Must have been achieved at the point of enrolment
Plus one of the following Level 3 (and above) Qualifications
UK Qualification Requirements 2021/22
ABE Advanced Diploma
  • At least grade B in two modules

  • Must be in a relevant subject area

  • Considered on an individual basis

Certificate in Higher Education (Cert HE)
  • Pass with 120 credits at level 4

  • Must be in a related pathway

  • Subject to satisfactory comparability of modular content at level 4. A transcript will be required

  • Considered for entry onto Level 5 for International Business all others level 6 only

Diploma in Higher Education (Dip HE)
  • Pass with 120 credits at level 4 and 120 credits at level 5

  • Must be in a related pathway

  • Subject to satisfactory comparability of modular content at level 4 and 5. A transcript will be required.

  • Considered on an individual basis

Foundation Degree (Level 5)

  • Pass with 120 credits at level 4 and 120 credits at level 5

  • Must be in a related pathway

  • Subject to satisfactory comparability of modular content at level 4 and 5. A transcript will be required.

  • Considered on an individual basis

  • A minimum of 60% overall must be achieved

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
  • Pass with 120 credits at level 4

  • Must be in a related pathway

  • Subject to satisfactory comparability of modular content at level 4. A transcript will be required

  • Considered for entry onto Level 5 for International Business all others level 6 only

Higher National Diploma (HND)

  • Pass with 120 credits at level 4 and 120 credits at level 5

  • Must be in a related pathway

  • A minimum of Merit profile overall

  • Subject to satisfactory comparability of modular content at level 4 and 5. A transcript will be required.

  • Considered on an individual basis

English Language Requirements:

English language requirements
IELTS

6.0 overall with 5.5 minimum in all bands

If you do not meet the required IELTS score, you may be eligible for one of our pre-sessional English courses. Please note that you must have a Secure English Language Test (SELT) to study on the pre-sessional English course. 

Fees

Full Time UK students

1 Years: £9250 per year

Full Time International students

1 Years: £13200 per year


This information was accurate on : 04/05/2021
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