Globally recognized universities For OTHM qualifications

OTHM qualifications are globally recognized, with over 32 universities offering top-up degree options upon completion.

University

OTHM Qualification

Progression Pathway

Anglia Ruskin University

Anglia Ruskin University

Level 3 Diploma in Business Studies

Entry onto first year of various BSc (Hons)
programs in Helath care management,
Business and hospitality management,
Business and human resource
management, Business and Law, Business
and Marketing, Business and Tourism,
Finance and Accounting, International
Business Management, Law

Level 7 Diploma in Human Resource Management

MA Human Resource Management (Top-up)

Arden University

Arden University

Level 4 Diploma in Psychology

Entry onto second year of BSc (Hons) Psychology (Online)

BSc (Hons) Psychology with Counseling(Online)

Level 4&5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Business Management

Entry onto final year of various BA (Hons)
Business Management (Top-up) programs

– BA (Hons) Business Management HRM (Top-up) programs

-Business Management Marketing (Topup)
BA (Hons) Business

-Management Tourism (Top-up) programs

Level 4&5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

BA (Hons) Business Management Tourism
(Top-up) programs

Level 4&5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in IT

BSc (Hons) Computing (Top-up)

Level 4&5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Law

BA (Hons) Business Management and Law
(Top-up)

Level 4&5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Entry to final year:
BSc( Hons) Supply Chain Management
(top-up)

Level 4&5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Project Management

BSc (Hons) Project Management (Top-Up)

Level 4&5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Accounting and Finance

Aston University

Level 7 Diploma in Accounting and Finance

MSc Professional Accounting & Finance
(Part-time Top-up)

Bangor University

Level 3 Foundation Diploma in IT

Entry onto first year of:
BSc Computer Science
BSc Computer Science with Game Design
BSc Data Science
BSc Computer Science and Visualizations
BSc Data Science and AI
BSc Creative Technologies
BSc Computer Information Systems
BSc Computer Information System for
Business

Level 3 Diploma in Law

Entry onto first year of
LLB Law, LLB Criminal Law, and LLB Law
with Criminology

Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Engineering

Entry onto first year of
BSc Electronic Engineering
BEng Electronic Engineering
BEng Engineering
BEng Computer System Engineering

Level 3 Diploma in Business Management

Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Accountancy

Level 3 Diploma in Business Studies

BSc Business Management
BSc Management with Human Resource
Management
BSc Marketing
BSc Accounting and Management
BSc Banking and Finance
BSc Accounting and Finance
BSc Banking with Financial Technology
BSc Accounting and Management
BSc Economics
BSc Economics and Finance

Level 3 Foundation Diploma In Health and Social Care

BA Sociology and Criminology and
Criminal Justice
BA Sociology
BA Childhood and Youth Studies and
Sociology
BA Criminology and Criminal Justice and
Social Policy
BA Sociology and Social Policy

Level 4&5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Entry to final year:
BSc( Hons) Supply Chain Management
(top-up)

Level 4 Diploma in Business Management

Entry onto second year of BSc (Hons)
Business Management

BSc (Hons) Management with Human
Resource Management

Level 4 Diploma in Accountant and Business

Entry on to second year of Bs (Hons)
Accountant and Management

Level 4&5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Business Management

Entry onto final year of BSc (Hons)
Business Management (Top-up)

Level 4&5/ Level 5 Extended Diploma in Logistic and Supply Chain Management

Enter in to final year
BSc (Hons) Business Management (top-up)
BSc (Hons) Accounting and Management
(top-up)

Level 4 or 5/Level 5 extended diploma in phychology

Entry to Final year BSC phychology

Level 4 diploma in Tourism and hospitality Managment

Entry to second Year of BSC
TourisimManagment

Level 4 Diploma in LAW

Entry onto second year of LLB Law

Level 4&5 Diploma / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Accounting and Business

BSc (Hons) Accounting and Management
(top-up)

Level 4&5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Project Management

Entry onto final year of:

BSc (Hons) Business Management (top-up)
BSc (Hons) Management with Human
Resource Management (top-up)

Level 4&5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Law

Entry onto final year of:
LLB Law

Level 4 Diploma in Project Management

Entry onto second year
BSc (Hons) Business Management
BSc (Hons) Management with Human
Resource Management

Bangor University

Buckinghamshire New University

Level 3 Diploma in Fashion and Textiles

ENTRY on to First year

BA (Hons) Fashion Design
BA (Hons) Fashion and Textiles
BA (Hons) Textile Design
BA (Hons) Costume Design and Making
BA (Hons) Fashion Promotion and
Communication

Buckinghamshire New University

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership

MBA Advanced Entry (Top-up) with
specific optional units

Curtin University

Level 3 Diplomas in Business, Engineering, IT,Accountant,Higher studies

Entry onto first year of all undergraduate
programs

Curtin University

De Montfort University

Level 3 Diploma in Business Management

Entry onto first year of BA (Hons)
International Tourism and Hospitality
Management

Level 4&5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Business & Accounting

Entry onto final year of BA/BSc (Hons)
Accounting and Business programs (Top
up)

Level 4 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Entry onto second year of:

BA (Hons) International Tourism and
Hospitality Management

Level 4&5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Business Management

Entry onto final year of:

BA (Hons) International Business (top-up)
BA (Hons) Business Administration (top
up)
BA (Hons) Business and Marketing (top
up)
BA (Hons) International Tourism and
Hospitality Management (top up)

Level 4&5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Entry onto final year of:

BA (Hons) International Tourism and
Hospitality Management (top-up)

De Montfort University

Dublin Business School

Level 4 & 5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Accounting & Business

Entry onto final year of BA (Hons) in
Accounting & Finance

Level 4 & 5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Business Management

Entry onto final year of:

BA (Hons) in Business (Management)

Level 4 & 5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Law

Entry onto second year of:

Bachelor of Laws (Hons)
BA (Hons) in Business (Law)

Dublin Business School

Edith Cowan University (Australia)

Level 6 / 7 Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Management

Graduate pathway to MSc Occupational
Health and Safety

Edith Cowan University (Australia)

Northumbria University

Level 4 Diploma in Early Childhood Education

Entry onto second year of BA (Hons)
Childhood and Early Years Studies

Level 7 Diploma in Business &Organisational Psychology

Entry onto first year of
LLB Law, LLB Criminal Law, and LLB Law
with Criminology

Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Engineering

MSc Business and Management

Level 7 Diploma in Accounting & Finance

MSc Accounting and Finance

Level 4 & 5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Accounting and Business

Entry onto final year of:

Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons) (top-up)
International Banking and Finance BSc
(Hons) (top-up) 

Level 4 & 5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Business Management

Entry onto final year of:
Business and Management BA (Hons)
Distance Learning (top-up)
Global Business Management BSc (Hons)
(top-up)
Global Business Management (Marketing)
BSc (Hons) (top-up)
Global Business Management (Human
Resources) BSc (Hons) (top-up)

Level 4 & 5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Entry onto final year of:

Global Business Management (Logistics
and Supply Chain) BSc (Hons) (top-up)

OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Human Resource Management:

Global Human Resource Management
MSc

Level 7 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Global Logistics Operations and Supply
Chain Management MSc

Level 4&5/ Level 5 Extended Diploma in Logistic and Supply Chain Management

Enter in to final year
BSc (Hons) Business Management (top-up)
BSc (Hons) Accounting and Management
(top-up)

Level 4 & 5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Entry onto final year of:

International Tourism, Hospitality and
Events BSc (Hons) (top-up)

OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership

Strategic Leadership MSc

Level 7 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

International Hospitality and Tourism
Management MSc
Business with Hospitality & Tourism
Management MSc

Northumbria University

Queen Margaret University (Edinburgh)

Level 4 Diploma in Business Management

Entry onto second year of BA (Hons)
Business Management

Level 5 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Entry onto third year of:

BA (Hons) International Hospitality,
Tourism and Events Management

Queen Margaret University (Edinburgh)

Sheffield Hallam University

Level 4 Diploma in Accounting and Business

Entry onto second year of:

BA Hons Accounting and Finance

Level 4 Diploma in Business Management

Entry onto second year of:

BA Hons Business and Management
BA Hons Business and Enterprise
Management

BA Hons Business Studies

Level 4 & 5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Business Management

Entry onto final year of:

BA Hons Business Management (top-up)
BA Hons International Business with
Management (top-up)
BA Hons International Business with
Finance (top-up)

Level 4 Diploma in Information Technology

Entry onto second year of:

BSc Hons Cyber Security

Level 4 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Entry onto second year of:

BSc Hons International Hospitality
Business Management
BSc Hons International Tourism and
Hospitality Business Management
BSc Hons Events Management
BSc Hons Airline and Airport Management

Level 4 & 5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Entry onto final year of:

BSc Hons International Hospitality
Business Management
BSc Hons International Tourism and
Hospitality Business Management
BSc Hons Events Management

Level 4 & 5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management plus evidence of significant work experience

Entry onto final year of:

BSc Hons Airline and Airport Management

Sheffield Hallam University

Swiss Education Group (Swiss Hotel Management School)

Level 4/5/6 Diplomas in Tourism, Business & Hospitality Management

Pathways into BA and Master’s in
Hospitality Management

Level 4 Diploma in Business Management 6-week Swiss Immersion and progression to year 3 semester 3 of

BA in International Hospitality
Management

Level 5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management 6-week Swiss Immersion and progression to final year of

BA in International Hospitality
Management (Hospitality, or Hospitality &
Events pathway)

Level 5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Business Management 6-week Swiss Immersion and progression to final year of:

BA in International Hospitality
Management (Hospitality Pathway)

Level 6 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Managemen

Entry onto:

SHMS Postgraduate Diploma Program +
internship leading to entry into Master of
Arts in International Hospitality Business
Management or Master of Science in
International Hospitality Management

Level 6 Diploma in Business Management

Entry onto:

SHMS Postgraduate Diploma Program +
internship leading to entry into Master of
Arts in International Hospitality Business
Management or Master of Science in
International Hospitality Management

OTHM Diploma holders may also apply directly to the following schools within the Swiss Education Group and will be assessed individually: César Ritz Colleges Switzerland:

Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Tourism
Management

HIM Montreux

Bachelor of Business Administration

Swiss Education Group (Swiss Hotel Management School)

Ulster University

Level 7 Diplomas in Accounting, HRM, Strategic Management ,Leadership,Stragetic Marketing and hospitality Tourism managment

MBA / MSc International Business / MSc
Marketing

Ulster University

Ulster UniversityUniversity College Dublin (Singapore)

Level 4 or 5 Diplomas in Business, Logistics,Accounting and Project Managment

Entry onto Stage 2 of Bachelor of Business
Studies (Hons)

Ulster UniversityUniversity College Dublin (Singapore)

University of Bolton

Level 3 Foundation Diplomas in IT, Accountancy, Law, and Business

Entry onto first year of related
undergraduate degrees

Level 4&5 / Level 5 Extended Diplomas in Health, IT, Business, and Supply Chain

Entry onto final year of BSc (Hons) Health,
IT, and Business programs (Top-up)

University of Bolton

University of Chester

Level 7 Diploma in Education Management and Leadership

MA Educational Leadership

University of Chester

University of Gloucestershire

Level 8 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice

Doctor in Business Administration DBA

University of Gloucestershire

University of Greenwich

Level 8 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice

Doctor in Business Administration DBA

University of Greenwich

Entry with advanced standing onto:

MSc Safety, Health and Environment
MSc Occupational Hygiene

University of Greenwich

University of Northampton

Level 7 Diploma in Accounting and Finance

MSc in Accounting and Finance (top-up)

Level 7 Diploma in Human Resource Management

MA Human Resource Management (top
up)

Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership

Master of Business Administration
(Executive) (top-up) (MBA)

University of Northampton

University of South Wales

Level 4&5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Early Childhood Education

Entry onto final year of:

BA (Hons) Early Years Education (top-up)
BA (Hons) Education

University of South Wales

University of Sunderland

Level 3 Diploma in Business Studies

Entry onto first year of:

All undergraduate courses within the
Faculty of Business, Law and Tourism

Level 3 Foundation Diploma for Higher Education Studies

Entry onto first year of:

All undergraduate programmes

Level 4 Diploma in Business Management

Entry onto second year of:

BA (Hons) Business and Management
BA (Hons) Business and Marketing
Management

BA (Hons) Business and HR

Level 4 & 5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Business Management

Entry onto final year of:

BA (Hons) Business and Management
BA (Hons) Business and Marketing
Management
BA (Hons) Business and Human Resource
Management
BA (Hons) Business Management and
Entrepreneurship (top-up)

Level 4 & 5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Entry onto final year of:

BSc (Hons) in Health and Social Care (top
up)

Level 4 & 5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Entry onto final year of:

BSc (Hons) International Tourism and
Hospitality Management (top-up)

Level 7 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Master of Business Administration (top
up) MBA

Level 7 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management:

Master of Business Administration (top
up) MBA

Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership

Master of Business Administration
(Dissertation Only) (MBA)

Level 7 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Master of Business Administration (top
up) (MBA)
MSc Tourism and Hospitality (Dissertation
Only)

University of Sunderland

University of Sunderland in Hong Kong

Level 4&5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Accounting and Business

Entry onto final year of:

BA (Hons) Accounting and Financial
Management (top-up)

Level 4 Diploma in Business Management

Entry onto year 2 of:

BA (Hons) Business and Management
(100% online learning)
BA (Hons) Business and Management (full
time)

OTHM Level 4&5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Business Management

Entry onto final year of:
BA (Hons) Business and Management (top-up)
BA (Hons) Business and Marketing
Management (top-up)

OTHM Level 4&5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management


BSc (Hons) International Tourism and
Hospitality Management (top-up)

University of Sunderland in Hong Kong

University of the Highlands and Islands

OTHM Level 4&5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Accounting and Business

BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance

Level 4&5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Business Management

Entry onto year 3 of:
 BA (Hons) Business and Management

Level 4&5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Entry onto year 2 of:
 BA (Hons) Adventure Tourism
Management

Level 4&5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Entry onto year 3 of:
BA (Hons) Health and Social Studies

Level 4&5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Information Technology

Entry onto year 3 of:
 BSc (Hons) Computing

Level 7 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management Entry onto:

MSc Tourism

Level 7 Diploma in Data Science

MSc Applied Data Analytics

Level 7 Diploma in Immersive Software Engineering

MSc Web Technologies

University of the Highlands and Islands

University of Westminster

Level 5 / Level 5 Extended Diploma in Business Management

Entry onto final year of:
BA (Hons) Global Trade and Business