Diploma of Business Administration—Study Online from Kingston, Jamaica

From the heartbeat of Kingston, Jamaica, you can elevate your business acumen and leadership potential by studying the Diploma of Business Administration entirely online—delivered in exclusive partnership between the University of Cumbria and Robert Kennedy College. Without pausing your life or leaving your city, you can access a world-class curriculum grounded in proven management theory that you can apply across borders and industries.

This is your opportunity to gain a rigorous, internationally minded business education while keeping your career, family, and community at the centre of your life. Learn through a dynamic digital campus, interact with a global cohort, and graduate with a respected British award that signals readiness to lead in today’s complex, connected economy.

Awarding a British degree recognised internationally

Earn a British degree recognised around the world. The academic standard, quality assurance, and reputation associated with British higher education can open doors across continents—whether you aim to progress in your current company, transition across industries, or explore opportunities abroad.

With this credible qualification, you can signal to employers and partners that you operate with global best practices and a strategic mindset. Your award carries weight on CVs, LinkedIn profiles, and professional applications in established and emerging markets alike.

Complete 100% online in as little as 9 months

Time matters. This programme is structured so that committed professionals can finish 100% online in as little as nine months—without compromising academic rigour. The concentrated design helps you convert ambition into momentum and results in under a year.

By advancing at this accelerated pace, you can begin applying new frameworks to your work immediately. Whether you’re preparing for promotion, pivoting roles, or launching a venture, the timeline helps you move swiftly from learning to leadership.

No required online presence at specific times and dates

Your schedule is unique. This programme does not require online presence at specific times and dates, giving you the freedom to study when you’re most focused—early morning, late evening, or during a quiet moment in the day.

Asynchronous learning means you can engage with lectures, readings, and peer discussions on your own timetable, while still benefiting from structure, milestones, and supportive faculty guidance.

Study from anywhere—even on the move—with offline access via our mobile app

Whether you’re at home in Kingston, on a business trip, commuting, or travelling, you can keep learning. The programme can be studied from anywhere in the world, even while on the move or while travelling through our mobile app which allows you to download the study material and watch the lectures offline.

This seamless access ensures your learning never stalls. Turn travel time into progress, review materials from a quiet corner, or catch up on a module during a flight—your classroom goes wherever you go.

Open-book assessments that reflect real work

Instead of classical question/answer exams, you’ll complete open-book assessments designed to evaluate how you analyse information, make decisions, and apply concepts to authentic business challenges. This approach mirrors the way leaders actually work—consulting resources, weighing trade-offs, and justifying choices.

The result is deeper learning and stronger transfer to your role. You’ll practise constructing arguments, applying frameworks, and delivering insights stakeholders can use—skills that set you apart in meetings, presentations, and boardrooms.

Learn from tutors with world-class academic pedigrees

Your faculty bring academic excellence and practical insight to every module. Our tutors and lecturers graduated from world-renowned universities such as Oxford, Harvard, EPFL, the University of Basel, and Washington University in St. Louis. They understand both the theory and the realities of implementation.

Expect constructive feedback, high expectations, and mentorship that helps you sharpen your thinking. Their international backgrounds enrich classroom dialogue and expose you to diverse approaches to leadership and problem solving.

Join a diverse global cohort and alumni community

Build relationships with peers from more than 130 countries. The diversity of perspectives in our virtual classroom is one of the programme’s greatest assets—expanding your worldview, challenging assumptions, and creating a professional network that spans industries and continents.

Our alumni have contributed their expertise to international organisations including the United Nations, Google, ICRC, The World Bank, Microsoft, Intel, Samsung, Tencent, Siemens, and Sony.

Flexible affordability: pay over time

Make your investment manageable. Our fees can be paid in up to 18 monthly interest-free instalments, helping you spread the cost over time while keeping your cash flow steady.

This pay-as-you-progress model aligns with the realities of professional life, allowing you to focus on learning and advancement rather than financial strain.

Your Kingston, Jamaica advantage

As a gateway to the Caribbean and the Americas, Kingston’s strategic location and deepwater port underpin a vibrant ecosystem in logistics, shipping, and distribution. With skills in operations, supply chain management, and strategic planning from this programme, you can contribute to efficiency gains across import/export operations, warehousing, procurement, and last-mile delivery—sectors where process optimisation translates directly into competitive advantage.

Kingston’s financial and fintech landscape is evolving rapidly, with banks, credit unions, payment innovators, and regulatory modernisation cultivating new opportunities. The Diploma’s focus on managerial economics, risk-aware decision-making, and data-informed strategy equips you to excel in roles spanning product management, business analysis, compliance operations, and venture development across financial services and technology-enabled businesses.

In parallel, Jamaica’s service-driven economy—including tourism, hospitality, business process outsourcing (BPO), and creative commerce—rewards leaders who can align teams, design memorable customer journeys, and drive continuous improvement. By mastering core business disciplines—marketing, HR, operations, and finance—you’ll be ready to lead projects, scale service excellence, and convert creative or entrepreneurial ideas into growth-ready ventures.

Take the next step

Your future can be built from where you are—one high-impact module at a time. If you’re ready to strengthen your leadership profile and open international pathways without leaving Kingston, now is the moment to act. Request our course catalogue to explore modules, start dates, and how this programme can fit your goals.