INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS BA Honours
Course summary
Globalisation has enabled companies to become better connected, able to target international customers, develop a worldwide supply chain and attract a multicultural workforce. Our degree will prepare you to respond proactively and creatively to the opportunities and risks presented by international business and the challenges of the global business environment – from cultural, legal and economic perspectives.
Today, almost all companies, involved in anything from the sale of physical goods to services such as finance, marketing and construction, are affected by global events and competition. Exciting opportunities exist for graduates with a cross-cultural perspective who can operate with confidence, adapt and successfully negotiate increasingly complex internal and external global environments.
On our course, you’ll have a truly global learning experience, studying alongside staff and students from all over the world. We also try to provide as many opportunities as possible for you to hear direct from our alumni, who have established successful international careers in sectors as diverse as human resources, IT, law and finance.
You’ll be studying in the heart of London, one of the world’s major cities and international business hubs, and can also choose to spend a year living, studying and/or working abroad at one of our partner institutions in Europe, Asia, Australia or the USA. This will give you a valuable insight into another country’s learning experience and broader cultural environment.
A broad internationally-focused curriculum covers business essentials, such as finance, culture, marketing, logistics and operations. A large range of optional modules – covering everything from digital business to international financial management and international business law – means you can tailor your studies each year.
Real-world case studies, guest speakers and occasional site visits will help you relate your learning to practice – for example, when learning about international project management, previous students visited the Olympic Park and the University’s Vice Chancellor gave a talk sharing experiences from his personal involvement with the Olympic Delivery Authority.
CAREERS
This course will help you develop the knowledge, skills and capabilities to respond proactively and creatively to contemporary business issues and the challenges of the global business environment. This will make you an attractive prospect for UK-based companies that wish to gain an employee with the added value of depth of knowledge of the communication in, and cultural context, of a particular international environment; and to employers based abroad who wish to gain an employee with expertise in international business with the added value of the ability to communicate in English and/or knowledge of the UK business environment.
On graduation, you could pursue careers in the main business-related professions within private business, public or third sector organisations or create your own business opportunities. Past graduates of this degree have found successful employment in diverse sectors such as international business development, business consultancy, investment banking, human resource management, logistics, events management and marketing. They can be found working all over the world: as an Influencer Marketing Manager at JUNIQE in Berlin, Germany; a senior analyst at PFC, Milano, Italy; a tax and financial advisor trainee at RsA - Asia Tax Advisors in Shanghai, China; a creative senior associate for TED Conferences, New York City, USA; a quality analyst for due diligence at Dow Jones' Barcelona office, Spain; and a global mobility consultant at Mercer, here in London.
Increasing numbers of our students progress to further study on graduation: either taking professional qualifications or proceeding to a specialist Master’s degree.
The University's Careers and Employability Service has built up a network of over 3,000 employers around the world, helping all our students explore and connect with exciting opportunities and careers.
Industry links
Westminster Business School is one of London’s leading centres for business education based in the heart of London and its political, media and financial services scene. Staff who currently teach on this course have extensive professional experience in public and private sectors both in the UK and overseas. Their research interests cover strategy development and implementation, competitive advantage, innovation, international marketing, emerging markets, diversity issues in employment and sustainability. We maintain excellent links with our alumni, many of whom repeatedly return to the University to share their experiences with current students.
Job roles
The course will prepare you for a wide variety of roles in business. Examples of these from our recent graduates are:
- Account executive
- Business development executive
- Business partner
- Business sales executive
- Global mobility consultant
- Graduate trainee (commercial/international)
- International recruitment officer
- Senior talent coordinator
Graduate employers
Graduates from this course have found employment at organisations including:
- American Express
- Bloomberg LP
- BT
- Debenhams
- Deloitte
- Euveris Aerospace GmbH
- Sparta Global
- Mercer
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