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International Business Management - BA (Hons) Degree

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About the Course

Teaching out of selected TNE Partner Institutions only:

This degree in International Business Management will enable you to pursue a career in the arena of international business management and gain a competitive edge in today’s global job market.

As businesses continue to operate across borders, job market demand is high for graduates who have attained a multidisciplinary international business education. The degree offers you a unique combination of international perspectives on business and management, cross-cultural management skills and foreign language competencies.

Employers value graduates who have gained global business perspectives. The value of a graduate’s global mindset resides in the ability to demonstrate a range of competencies that equips them with the necessary knowledge and skills to work in an increasingly global business environment, work with multicultural teams, be interculturally aware and possess foreign language skills.

You will develop your knowledge and skills in discipline areas such as management, marketing, human resources, strategy, finance, entrepreneurship and cross-cultural management. In addition to this, languages are a core element throughout the whole programme and students must study one foreign language (Spanish / French / Mandarin Chinese).

The information in this section applies to those studying International Business Management at Beacon International College.

Year One (Level 4)

All modules are compulsory (120 credits)

  • Business in a Global Context (20 credits)
  • Introduction to Marketing (20 credits)
  • Finance for Managers (20 credits)
  • Foreign Language Module: French / Mandarin Chinese / Japanese (20 credits)
  • Managing People at Work (20 credits)
  • Business Information Systems (20 credits)

Year Two (Level 5)

Compulsory Modules (100 credits)

  • Management from an International Business Perspective (20 credits)
  • Intercultural Awareness for Business (20 credits)
  • Language Module: French / Japanese / Mandarin Chinese (20 credits)
  • Work Experience (20 credits) / Volunteering Project (20 credits)

Option Modules (20 credits)

  • People Management and Engagement (20 credits)
  • Consumer Behaviour (20 credits)
  • Money and Investment (20 credits)
  • Business Law for the Digital Age (20 credits)
  • Contemporary Operations Management (20 credits)
  • Ethical and Sustainable Business Practices (20 credits)
  • Creativity and Innovation Management (20 credits)
  • Business in Action (20 credits)

Year Three / Year Four (Level 6)

Compulsory Modules (60 credits)

  • International Business Management (20 credits)
  • International Business and Cultural Diversity (20 credits)
  • Language Module: French / Mandarin Chinese / English (20 credits)

Option Modules (60 credits)

  • International People Management (20 credits)
  • Strategic Brand Management (20 credits)
  • International and Global Marketing (20 credits)
  • Business Obligations (20 credits)
  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship (20 credits)
  • Leading Change for Sustainability (20 credits)
  • Investment Management (20 credits)
  • Dissertation (40 credits)
  • Launching an Enterprise (40 credits)
  • Industrial Work Placement (20 credits)

The information in this section applies to those studying International Business Management at Varna University of Management.

Year One (Level 4)

All modules are compulsory (120 credits)

  • Business in a Global Context (20 credits)
  • Introduction to Marketing (20 credits)
  • Finance for Managers (20 credits)
  • Foreign Language Module: French / Mandarin Chinese / Japanese (20 credits)
  • Managing People at Work (20 credits)
  • Business Information Systems (20 credits)

Year Two (Level 5)

Compulsory Modules (100 credits)

  • Management from an International Business Perspective (20 credits)
  • Intercultural Awareness for Business (20 credits)
  • Language Module: French / Japanese / Mandarin Chinese (20 credits)
  • Work Experience (20 credits) / Volunteering Project (20 credits)

Option Modules (20 credits)

  • People Management and Engagement (20 credits)
  • Consumer Behaviour (20 credits)
  • Money and Investment (20 credits)
  • Business Law for the Digital Age (20 credits)
  • Contemporary Operations Management (20 credits)
  • Ethical and Sustainable Business Practices (20 credits)
  • Creativity and Innovation Management (20 credits)
  • Business in Action (20 credits)

Year Three / Year Four (Level 6)

Compulsory Modules (60 credits)

  • International Business Management (20 credits)
  • International Business and Cultural Diversity (20 credits)
  • Language Module: French / Mandarin Chinese / English (20 credits)

Option Modules (60 credits)

  • International People Management (20 credits)
  • Strategic Brand Management (20 credits)
  • International and Global Marketing (20 credits)
  • Business Obligations (20 credits)
  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship (20 credits)
  • Leading Change for Sustainability (20 credits)
  • Investment Management (20 credits)
  • Dissertation (40 credits)
  • Launching an Enterprise (40 credits)
  • Industrial Work Placement (20 credits)

The information in this section applies to students from Merkur Akademie joining the International Business Management programme at Level 6.

Year One (Level 4)

All modules are compulsory (120 credits)

  • Business in a Global Context (20 credits)
  • Introduction to Marketing (20 credits)
  • Finance for Managers (20 credits)
  • Foreign Language Module: French / Mandarin Chinese / Spanish (20 credits)
  • Managing People at Work (20 credits)
  • Business Information Systems (20 credits)

Year Two (Level 5)

Compulsory Modules (100 credits)

  • Management from an International Business Perspective (20 credits)
  • Intercultural Awareness for Business (20 credits)
  • Language Module: French / Spanish / Mandarin Chinese (20 credits)
  • Creativity and Innovation Management (20 credits)
  • Work Experience (20 credits) / Volunteering Project (20 credits)

Option Modules (20 credits)

  • People Management and Engagement (20 credits)
  • Consumer Behaviour (20 credits)
  • Money and Investment (20 credits)
  • Business Law for the Digital Age (20 credits)
  • Contemporary Operations Management (20 credits)
  • Ethical and Sustainable Business Practices (20 credits)

Year Three / Year Four (Level 6)

Compulsory Modules (60 credits)

  • International Business Management (20 credits)
  • International Business and Cultural Diversity (20 credits)
  • Language Module: French / Mandarin Chinese / Spanish (20 credits)

Option Modules (60 credits)

  • International People Management (20 credits)
  • Strategic Brand Management (20 credits)
  • International and Global Marketing (20 credits)
  • Business Obligations (20 credits)
  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship (20 credits)
  • Leading Change for Sustainability (20 credits)
  • Investment Management (20 credits)
  • Dissertation (40 credits)
  • Launching an Enterprise (40 credits)

Lectures

Lectures are a major part of the teaching strategy for the programme. Lectures are an effective way of delivering core material and establishing a framework for a module against which other material can be set.

Seminars

Seminars involve students presenting previously prepared work to peers and lecturers. This strategy is used to extend specific theoretical or practical concepts as well as introducing problem solving exercises. Seminars are used in most modules and provide students with valuable experience in communication skills, problem-solving and analytical skills, as well as providing staff with a method of assessing student-centred learning.

Practical Workshops

Practical workshops are used extensively in a number of modules throughout the programme. In these classes, students are able to practise and refine their skills in a supportive environment where they can get feedback from a member of academic staff. Practical workshops represent a valuable transition between theory and practice.

Business Experts

A key component of the learning experience is to invite business experts or other academics to provide insights into their business activity or research work. A network of experts help provide specialist knowledge as well as bolstering and promoting the credentials of the programme. Such experts might be invited as guest speakers or requested to provide a more interactive workshop experience where appropriate.

The assessment strategy covers a wide spectrum of approaches that enable students to develop analytical, critical and decision-making skills through the application of knowledge to practical business and management related scenarios and real case studies. Each module has its own aims, objectives, learning outcomes and methods of delivery and assessment. Assessments may therefore take the form of assessed written essays or reports, oral presentations, group and individual research projects, portfolios, case studies as well as open/closed book formal examinations.

Preparation and support is available for assessment through various activities designed by module leaders, personal tutors and library services.

Career prospects are excellent with local, national and international opportunities in all areas of business management and commerce.

Successful graduates have found positions at supervisory/management level in the private and public sector. The global perspective of the programme allows our former students to find a range of managerial and professional careers in international recruiting, business and management consultancy, business development, human resources, international marketing, financial management and international trading to name a few.

  • Location

    Partner Institution

  • School

    Cardiff School of Management

  • Duration

    3 years full time.

We endeavour to deliver courses as described and will not normally make changes to courses, such as course title, content, delivery, and teaching provision. However, it may be necessary for the University to make changes in the course provision before or after enrolment. It reserves the right to make variations to content or delivery methods, including discontinuation or merging courses if such action is considered necessary. For the full information, please read our Terms and Conditions.