It focuses on areas such as global decision-making within operations and finance, global economics and cultural issues within management in an international environment.

This course also provides clear links between theory and international business practice and places discussion of relevant management techniques and themes in the context of the international stage. You develop your understanding of strategic and change management alongside cross-cultural and international aspects of business. You reflect on the main functional areas of international business and integrate theoretical knowledge with practical enterprise skills in a global context, as well as allowing developing strategic thinking in business operations. This course equips you with the skills and knowledge for a higher-level career in business management, and allows you to develop employability skills and UK experience to further enhance your employability. It provides clear links between theory and international business practice, and places discussion of relevant management techniques and themes in the context of the international stage. It focuses on areas such as global decision-making within operations and finance, global economics and cultural issues within management in an international environment. The work-based module in your second year provides access to an organization to enable you to put into practice these skills and gain valuable experience of working within a UK-based organization. The programme concludes with the dissertation, which provides the opportunity for you to carry out a major international business project. It provides a basis for students from business or other disciplines looking for management careers but who do not yet have significant management experience. It equips you with:

• knowledge and understanding of the global influences on business and an ability to analyse management decisions in an international setting
• an understanding of recent advances in management theory, research and practice.