Online Top Up Degree :: Accredited Universities

Enhance your skills and top up your current postgraduate diploma to a full masters degree in one year. You develop your critical understanding of appropriate research methodology and contribute to professional practice development within your chosen area.

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• Develop your critical understanding of research methology
• Extend your professional knowledge and expertise
• Enhance your professional decision making
• Gain a full masters degree after one year of study

The part-time course is suitable for registered nurses holding a degree and a Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing who want to top up to a full masters degree.
The course involves you completing a 15,000 word dissertation (60 credits) on a subject of your choice, within a framework of independent learning and research, such as primary research, systematic/critical literature review or service development.

Entry Requirements

You must hold a degree in any subject and a Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing from a pre-registration course along with a registered (NMC) nurse status.

You normally progress directly to the 60 credit dissertation, but we will advise you if you need to take a research methods module prior to the dissertation.

We consider applications on an individual basis.

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Notes

This is not available to international students.

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Nursing Studies (top-up) degree has been developed in response to the changes occurring in nurse education. These changes will mean that only degree level pre-registration nursing programmes will be offered within the UK. The programme is designed for existing nurses who wish to top-up to gain a degree the opportunity to develop their critical thinking skills in the increasingly diverse and complex climate of future healthcare delivery.

Entry Requirements

All entrants need to be on Part 1 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Nursing Register with a minimum of 12 months clinical experience and currently working in practice. Applicants should hold a Diploma or a Diploma with Advanced Studies in Nursing (or APEL equivalent), GSCE English and Maths at grade C or above, or equivalent and be computer literate with internet access. Applicants will be selected following an interview.

If English is not your first language: IELTS 6.5 or a TOEFL score of 600 (paper-based) or 250 (computer-based) or equivalent is required.

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The MSc in Strategic Accounting is a 1 year top up course for individuals who have completed all their CIMA examinations.

Study through our Campus Moodle virtual learning environment (VLE) provides full open access to tutors and other class members. Students have the benefit of being part of a group of learners with the invaluable opportunity to participate in active, group-related learning within a supportive online community setting. The interactive online campus provides students with lectures and course materials and these include:

Virtual tutorials
Live chat
Discussion forums - student and tutor led
Up-to-date web technology for delivery methods
User friendly material

Once you have received an offer for the course, applicants are offered the chance to log into Campus Moodle for more information and to interact with staff and other applicants.

Entry Requirements

Application for the course is open to those who are fully CIMA exam qualified. In addition students should hold one of the following:

Undergraduate degree
Three years of relevant management level work experience.
Each application will be reviewed on an individual basis. Students who have successfully completed the BA Accounting (with CIMA Advanced Diploma) or BSc Accounting are eligible for entry and 10% alumni discount.

English Language Requirements
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Candidates for whom English is not their first language must be able to demonstrate a suitable level in written and spoken English.

IELTS Academic Test 6.5 overall* (with a minimum score of 5.5 in each component)

TOEFL iBT 90 (with a minimum score of Listening 17, Reading 18, Speaking 20 and Writing 24)

Pearson PTE Academic 61 (with a minimum score of 51 in each component)

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Become an effective travel industry manager with our innovative course, created by the travel industry for the travel industry. Using insights from senior executives from the world's best known travel companies including Thomas Cook, easyJet, Qatar Airways and Guoman Hotels we created this course to help you become a successful manager.Whether you already hold a tourism qualification or you work in the travel industry and want to progress to a higher level, you'll develop management skills that are relevant around the world. You will combine commercial awareness and an understanding of marketing with financial knowledge so you can run a successful business in the digital age.You will complete an individual project, exploring the industry in more depth and if you're already a travel professional, you'll be able to relate all your assessments to your place of work - a great opportunity to find out more about your business and fast-track your career

Entry Requirements

Additional Requirements: Applicants should have a HND, Foundation degree or equivalent award in the cognate subject of Travel.

English Language Requirement for Foreign Students
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IELTS:IELTS 6.0 with no skills below 5.5, or an equivalent qualification. The University provides excellent support for any applicant who may be required to undertake additional English language courses.

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This degree will give you a thorough understanding of accounting and business concepts which is ideal if you want to go on to be a professional accountant or work within the financial services sector. However, having a good understanding of accounting and finance is an advantage in any profession today. So even if you don’t want to work in financial services, you will find this online top up degree valuable.

Entry Requirements

You need to have one of the following qualifications:

HND or Foundation Degree in Accounting
HND or Foundation Degree in Business
ACCA F1-F6 or ACCA F1-F5 and F8
CIMA Advanced Diploma
ABE Advanced Diploma in Business Administration
IBAM Advanced Diploma in Business Administration

If English is not your first language you will need an English language qualification.

For this course you will need at least one of the following:

IELTS 6.0
TOEFL 550 (paper based) 213 (computer based) or 80 (internet based)
Pearson Test of Academic English: 51
Cambridge Advanced Certificate: Pass
London Tests of English: we accept level 4 for undergraduate courses
International GCE O Level English Language: Grade C
International GCSE English/English as a Second Language: Grade C

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