Business & Management (Top-up)

The business conversion for people who think creatively.

The creative industries need people who can think strategically, lead with confidence, and understand what makes a successful business. This one-year top-up turns your foundations into a full honours degree that will open business doors into the creative world.

At UCA, you won't study business in the usual way. You'll be on a specialist creative campus alongside fashion designers, photographers, and artists – who will influence and inspire the way you approach business. You’ll train in marketing, organisational behaviour, finance, operations, and strategy – but through a creative lens, under creative tutors.

You’ll develop advanced research skills, strategic insight into industry futures, and a substantial end-of-year project that could be a startup plan, a brand strategy, a campaign, a creative venture, or a piece of applied research. Whatever direction you choose, you'll graduate with the critical thinking, commercial confidence, and professional identity to back it up.

If you prefer a closer, more community feel, UCA’s creative campuses in Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, and Maidstone could be for you. Each campus is home to a vibrant community of like-minded creatives, with supportive and passionate academic staff to help you bring your ideas to life.

As a UCA student, you’ll have access to their specialist creative facilities, from VR studios and digital editing suites to traditional craft workshops and your own dedicated art space. Here you can experiment, find inspiration, and get all the support you need.

UCA know you're more than just grades – that's why they’ll look beyond your certificates to get an understanding of your passions, personality, and portfolio.

Applying through Clearing could lead to a degree you’ll love. Join UCA’s creative community this September.