BSc (Hons) International Business and Management
The BSc (Hons) International Business and Management course integrates business, management, entrepreneurship and leadership disciplines and is orientated towards operating in a global environment.
This Chartered Management Institute accredited course is perfect for anyone seeking a managerial business career with a multinational enterprise or domestic company which trades internationally, as well as entrepreneurs looking to set up their own business. The work-based ’Business Internship’ module also gives you the option to undertake a ten-week internship in the UK or overseas without the need for a sandwich year.
Plus, you will develop internationally sought-after skills and knowledge in key areas such as transnational collaboration, virtual team-working, use of technologies and global procurement and sourcing. In short, the tools and commercial insight you need to launch a managerial career anywhere in the world.
What will You Study?
Students will have access to a network of value-adding activities throughout each year of study. In addition to the, opportunity to speak a foreign language, students are able to build personal, academic and employability skills through the Business School’s Centre for Academic Success (CAS) and the Business Clinic.
Year One: International Business degree
In the first year of study, all students in the Business School gain a broad-based business foundation through the following core modules:
- Management - 20 credits
- Supply chain - 20 credits
- Human resources - 20 credits
- Marketing - 20 credits
- Becoming a Professional: Enterprise Project - 20 credits
- Becoming a Professional: Critical Business Enquiry - 20 credits
This reflects the importance of a good grounding in core business disciplines, with ‘internationalisation’ running as a strong theme throughout the year so that all students develop a global outlook, as well as entrepreneurship and critical thinking. This approach also allows students the flexibility to transfer in or out of this course and pursue the qualification that is most relevant to their emerging interests.
There is also the opportunity to start learning a foreign language with tutor support in a ‘language café’ setting. The emphasis is on business/ conversational French, German or Spanish which can be progressed into the second and third year of study.
Year Two: International Business degree
This year gives students with the opportunity to critically explore theoretical concepts in authentic international contexts.
In the second semester, International Business modules will be studied in the English language in a choice of one of the Business School’s partner institutions overseas, including France, Germany and Spain. Alternatively, you can develop practical experience of business by undertaking work experience in an organisation overseas.
- Business analytics - 20 credits
- Project management - 20 credits
- Intercultural Communication - 20 credits
- International Business - 60 credits
Year Three: International Business degree
The final year of study will teach you to think more critically and strategically about business and management in an international setting.
- Cross-cultural Management and Global leadership - 20 credits
- Internationalising Business - 20 credits
- Global Procurement and Sourcing - 20 credits
- Business Strategy - 20 credits
- International Consultancy Project - 40 credits (optional)
- Critical Enquiry Project - 40 credits (optional)
Assessment
A variety of assessment methods are incorporated into the programme to reflect authentic global workplace settings and prepare students for the world of work. These include business producing reports; presentations; case-studies; posters, portfolios and digital diaries; business simulations; and research or consultancy projects in addition to more traditional methods.
Course Details
Placements
In year two, students can choose between a 10-week study period at one of our European partner institutions where business programmes are taught in English, or a 10-week internship in another country to gain work experience in an international context.
Careers
The International Business and Management course equips students for careers in management in a range of sectors and particularly within an international context. Graduate trainee opportunities with international companies would be suitable career starting points on completion of the course
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