Summary
- School
- The Department of Business and Marketing
- Duration
- Full Time: 1 year
- Fees
- 2012/13: £7,500 per year
2012/13 (International): £9,900 per year
Overview
The International Business degree is designed to build upon your knowledge of business and management practice within an international context.
You will further develop your understanding of strategic management, allowing you to become effective in the ever-changing and increasingly internationally oriented business environment.
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Key Facts
With more and more markets emerging across the world, global trade is now key to many organisations’ short and long-term strategies and ambitions.
The ability to source, engage and do business with overseas partners is critical to growth, and graduate talent in this field is highly valued.
All students on this programme will have transferred from another course, another UK university, or another country. Therefore all students are new to the course, bringing a fresh perspective to the subject topics offered.
To help you work towards your preferred career route, you get the opportunity to shape your own package of study, receiving a high level of individual attention. The flexibility of the course means you can focus on specialist areas or extend the breadth of your knowledge in the key business disciplines.
Course Outline
Modules
The below typical core and elective modules should offer guidance on the modules you can expect to study:
- Business Operations and Systems
- Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development
- Globalisation
- Global Marketing
- International Business Strategy
- Making Sense of Organisations
- Managing and Leading Strategic Change
Assessments
You will encounter a wide range of innovative assessment styles according to the module being studied, including business reports, academic papers, case studies, individual and group presentations, portfolios and projects, as well as conventional examinations.
After your studies
Further Studies
Following graduation, you may wish to continue your studies on one of our MA, MSc or MBA programmes.
Employment Opportunities
This course opens up a variety of career opportunities in finance, management or marketing, depending on your chosen area of specialism.
Entry Requirements & Applications
Entry Requirements
- 240 UK credit or 120 ECTS credits in a business related field
- A UK HND with 5 distinctions at Level Two
- The ABE Advanced Diploma (at least grade B in two modules)
- A Higher National or Advanced Diploma from recognized countries
You must also have:
- An English Language qualification
- 5 GCSE's grade A-C or equivalent
- Minimum Grade C in Mathematics at GCSE level or equivalent
- Our admissions tutor will be pleased to discuss individual circumstances with prospective students
Application Details
UCAS code N121. Search for this course on UCAS. For full-time study apply direct to the faculty.
Tel: +44 (0)121 331 5200 Email: business.school@bcu.ac.uk
Enquiries
Prospective students from the UK or EU may enquire online by using the Course Enquiry Form or call +44 (0)121 331 5595.
Prospective students from non-EU countries may enquire via the International Enquiry Form or call +44 (0)121 331 6714.
Fees Notes
If you already have an equivalent level qualification, you may be charged a higher fee for your course. For further information visit the fees area of the Student Info section.