BA Top-Up International Business

Degree Summary
Program Outcomes
Program Structure
Accreditation and Recognition
Fee Structure

The BA International Business Top-Up degree caters students who wish to add an international dimension to their business education and who are aiming for a career in the global business market. It is equally attractive to students from all across the world and will give them the opportunity to live and work in any country of their choice. It is designed to provide the managers of tomorrow with the business and management skills. It will equip the student with the knowledge and skills required for managerial posts in any country. The international knowledge will be an important and positive factor in the personal development of students and will give them a competitive edge in the job market. This programme is purposefully designed to enable all students to engage meaningfully with the curriculum by being accessible and representative. The curriculum explicitly includes multiple and representative perspectives, valuing collective identities and individual diversity.

The Bachelor of Art (Hons) in International Business is a one-year programme offered on full-time delivery mode that is designed to “top up” the students’ existing vocational qualification (e.g. UAE Higher Diploma, UK Higher National Diploma, Scottish Qualifications) It has been designed in line with international standards and aims to provide a high quality business education. The curriculum is carefully designed to integrate core business and specialised courses as detailed in the illustrative study plan.

Aims:

Enable students to explore organisations, their management and the changing global economy in which they operate.
Prepare and develop students for a career in business and management, especially in an international context.
Develop and enhance students’ transferable, intellectual and study skills.
Foster an awareness of, and sensitivity to, their own and others’ cultural backgrounds and influences, which may include a knowledge of a language other than their own.
Produce readily employable graduates possessing lifelong learning skills to make an immediate contribution to employing organisations and society at large.

Compulsory Module

Module Title	Credits	Semesters
International Strategic Leadership	15	B
Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Creativity	15	A
Contemporary Issues in Ethics, Business and Sustainability	15	A
Digital Economy	15	B
Global Marketing	15	B
Financial Aspects of International Business	15	A
Dissertation	30	AB
Undergraduate Research Skills and Preparation	0	A
Creative Problem Solving for Managers	15	A

Our course has been developed in close collaboration with several leading professional bodies, including the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).Your first year ‘Understanding Marketing’ module covers 95% of the syllabus for the CIM Award in Marketing Principles and you can sign up to take the exam.Some of the core accounting modules provide exemptions from the CIMA exams.

BA – Top-Up- International Business : Fee Structure

1 Year
AED 50,000 – Per Year
Tailored scholarships are available for all programmes

Deadline for paying tuition fees for returning students

For returning students paying semester A, the deadline to pay the first installment is the 31st of August and 31st of December for the second installment.
Paying after the above-mentioned deadlines will incur a 5% penalty on the remaining unsettled fees.
In case of any unsettled fees, all enrollment certificates and requested documents by the debtor will be put on hold until all payments are settled.
After 3 weeks from the payment deadline, if the fees are still unsettled, the debtor will be withdrawn from the University.
Any withdrawals / suspensions requested after 31st of August of each year, refund policy shall apply strictly.
Maximum period of voluntary suspension should not exceed one academic year.

Miscellaneous Fees

Non-academic fees: 2,200 AED / 500 GBP
Application fees: 2,000 AED
Deposit fees (To be deducted from tuition fees): 5,000 AED /1100 GBP

Payment Methods

On Campus: Cash – Certified cheque – Credit card
Credits: Bank Deposit – Bank Transfer

Terms and Conditions

Tuition fees can be paid over two instalments.
Tuitions fees are subject to an annual increase of up to 15%.
Students who received forced suspension decision as a result of Academic misconduct or Non-Academic misconduct will NOT be exempted from paying their financial dues for the whole academic year regardless of the period of the forced suspension.

Bank Information

Success Point Education LLC A/C number: 0012036966001 IBAN number: AE080410000012036966001 Sharjah Islamic Bank Main branch, Sharjah