University Top-Up programme
HND can be upgraded to a Bachelor’s degree; this is called the BA Hons Business and Management (Top-Up). Several universities offer a Top-Up. Kronenburg International Business School works closely with the University of Essex Online.
With an emphasis on practical and academic skills and knowledge development, the program helps to develop expertise in project management, report writing, presenting, strategic thinking, teamwork and leadership. Working with case studies to illustrate the application of business theory to real-world scenarios will give further insight into the sector of business management.
With a Top-Up a student graduates with significantly enhanced employment prospects.
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The University of Essex is a business-acclaimed British public university located in the county of Essex in Great Britain. The quality of education is highly rated by the students.
Top-Up programme at Kronenburgh
The BA Hons Business and Management (Top-Up) is offered by Kronenburgh International Business School in collaboration with the University of Essex Online.
The academic level of the course is rising again. Students will now study the literature more independently and complete assignments: apply what you have learned in the first two years.
All students again participate in the same lectures. Once again, the students work on an assignment per unit. Students also write an article for each unit. Students are expected to actively participate in the online group discussions initiated by Essex Online. The students also write a personal learning report for each unit. The study counseling is provided by Kronenburgh and the University of Essex Online.
At Kronenburgh there are still a few lecture contacts per unit. Pre-recorded lectures are also available in the online environment of the University of Essex Online, along with other lecture materials such as the readers. The online learning environment is managed by Kaplan Open Learning on behalf of the University of Essex Online.
With fewer hours of lectures, there is more time for the internship and the graduation assignment: the Advanced Business Project (an in-depth study). You can also graduate without an internship.
There is the opportunity to complete an internship and at the end of the course, you will undertake your graduation assignment: the Advanced Business Project. With the graduation assignment you can focus again on your specialization from the HND year, but you can also choose a completely different direction. Your research assignment must be pre-approved by your superviser.
The University of Essex Online conducts final assessments of student work for all units and the graduation project. They will eventually also provide the bachelor’s degree. The graduation ceremony is held at the University of Essex’s Colchester campus in the UK.
Huge choice of careers
Graduating with a Business and Management degree provide a huge choice of careers. Students have gone on to work in sales, marketing, human resource management, IT, purchasing, logistics, international business and general management.
Business and Management graduates have joined companies in roles such as:
- Deloitte, Analyst
- Nissan Motors Cooperation, Accessories Marketing Coordinator
- Tesco, Graduate Merchandiser
- Photobox, Social Media Manager
- Unilever, Marketing Assistant
- Utmost Healthcare, Business Development
- Walt Disney Company, Partnerships Executive