Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Business Administration (including three specializations in: Hospitality Management | Beauty Therapy | Early Childhood) – awarded by Horizons University, Paris

This is a two stage BA (Hons) in Business Administration where you should usually have a London Examinations Board Level 5 Higher Diploma 

Awards to be conferred

1. BA (Hons) in Business Administration
2. BA (Hons) in Business Administration (Beauty Therapy)
3. BA (Hons) in Business Administration (Hospitality Management)
4. BA (Hons) in Business Administration (Early Childhood) 

This top-up degree also combines a functional, sector or industry based specialisation.  It will equip successful students with the requisite knowledge and understanding to conduct modern business and allows them to pursue the demands of a specific industry or topic area within the holistic framework of business administration

Aims

The programme aims to provide students with:

• An in-depth understanding of business theory
• The ability to apply business theory in a variety of business situations
• Tasks and challenges that develop key transferable skills essential to a career in business and management
• The skills and underpinning knowledge necessary to evaluate dynamic business situations and find effective and workable business solutions
• Key transferable skills essential to a career in business and management

Value of French Degree

Horizons University is approved and legally authorized by the Ministry of Education of France to provide post-secondary education (Registration ID : 0451674).  It is also registered and authorized to provide professional training both in France and overseas (Reference ID : 11752996775)

Horizons University takes pride in empowering learners with the opportunity to further their education. This includes learners for whom education would otherwise be inaccessible due to geographic, financial, political, or any other number of limitations. Horizons University believes that learners who are motivated, hard working and dedicated to accomplishing their goals are deserving of an opportunity to do so.  Horizons University offers a variety of accredited degree programs

Programme Outcome

1. Knowledge and Understanding of:
   • The international business environment in which mangers operate
   • The application of business concepts to specialist aspects of business
   • The development of business strategy within a European and international context.
2. Application:
   • Apply business concepts to a range of specific organisational scenarios
   • Synthesise appropriate solutions to complex business problems
   • Evaluate the effectiveness of business activity
3. The skills necessary to:
   • Analyse operational situations and devise approaches that may improve performance of the business aspects of an organisation
   • Generate ideas for new business activity and evaluate the feasibility of those ideas
   • Evaluate the business environment and make judgements as to how business activity might be adjusted to respond to those changes
   • Act independently in constructing own learning models, plan and undertake tasks, and accept accountability for own learning decisions
   • Identify accurately those issues which require research, and apply appropriate methodologies using a variety of sources.
4. Deploy the following transferable skills:
   • Communicate in writing appropriate for specific academic and professional audiences
   • Reference all source materials consistently and accurately using the Harvard referencing system
   • Present effectively for specific academic and professional audiences
   • Productively use appropriate information and communications technology
   • Work independently
   • Problem solving skills
   • Research skills and the use of modern online electronic sources and databases
   • Manage time and prioritise workloads

Assessments

Assessments are based wholly on course work and assignments a work based report submitted by learners

Entry Requirements

• Applicants for this Final Year Top Up programme will be expected to have 240 UK credits or 120 ECTS credits or equivalent gained in a related programme to their chosen specialisation
• Mature students without formal qualifications, but with appropriate experience, may be admitted to the course in-line with the policy and provision for Accreditation of Prior Learning and Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning regarding mature students
• Demonstrate English Language proficiency in order to participate in the programme taught in English

Advanced Standing/ Exemptions/ Credits Transfer (APL)

Module exemptions for students if applicable will usually be given at the beginning of a programme following an assessment of that student’s prior learning (whether certificated or un-certificated). It is a matter of academic judgment exercised by the appointed panel considering applications and approvals of APL

Programme Structure

The Top Up BA (Hons) in Business Administration including with specialisations accrues 120 UK Credits or 60 ECTS over Common Core Units and 30 UK credits or 15 ECTS credits for a Work Based Project as set out below

The four Common Core Modules accruing 7.5 ECTS credits each

• Business Planning
• Strategic Management
• Service Marketing
• Business Innovation

Two Common Core Modules accruing 7.5 ECTS credits each for Business Administration and Hospitality Management

• Cross Cultural Management
• International Human Resources Management

The Modules for Early Childhood 

• Engaging Parents and Communities in Early Childhood Education
• Planning and Administering Early Childhood Programmes

The Modules for Beauty Therapy

• Health and Safety for Hair and Beauty Professionals
• Salon and Spa Management

Work Based Project accruing 15 ECTS credits

• For the BA (Hons) in Business Administration – a Work Based Project on Business Administration or Management
• For the BA (Hons) in Business Administration with specialisations – a Work Based Project based on chosen specialisation
• The Work Based Project can be started after completing the 4 Common Core Modules