Course Overview

Want to run an internationally successful business? Or are you interested in how companies operate around the globe? If you want to work abroad or travel with your toolkit of business and management skills, it’s important to have a good understanding of global business and international markets.

On our International Business and Management degree, you’ll develop the core skills you need to excel in all kinds of businesses and start to build a clear picture of exactly where those skills could take you. You’ll explore international perspectives and develop your understanding of the challenges faced by corporations and organisations operating on a global scale.

Following our international business pathway, you'll develop specialist skills and understanding in:

• The drivers and dimensions of international business development

• The environment of international business

• How international businesses could be affected by global events

• How to manage a business in an international context

• How management practices and processes differ around the world.

By adopting a global outlook on the world of business, you'll be able to spot trends, understand global contexts, and develop transferable skills. Whether you work from the UK with international clients or choose to move abroad, this business course will give you the ability to thrive in any sector.

You can also bring in modules from areas outside the international business pathway if you want to explore issues around a particular theme, such as sustainability or marketing.

General Eligibility

We accept a wide range of qualifications for entry to our undergraduate programs with an integrated foundation year:

• A minimum of five GCSE passes at grade C/4 or above (including Maths and English) or international equivalent. The qualifications must have been awarded within the last five years. Evidence of ongoing recent study preferred. Or;

• If you do not have formal or recent qualifications, you can support your application with evidence of appropriate skills and knowledge acquired through a minimum of three years of post-school professional work experience. Accompanying your application, you must write an essay of 500 words setting out the following:

  • A summary of your work experience

  • A consideration of how that experience has advanced your skills and knowledge

  • A summary of how that experience relates to the course of study applied for.

Part Time Work Details

For international students include a maximum allocation of 20 hours per week.

Language Requirement

• If English is not your first language, we will need to see evidence of your proficiency in the English language.

  Generally, we are looking for a score equivalent to IELTS 5.5, with no less than 5.5 in each of the four components of Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking. We accept a range of qualifications including:

  • IELTS

  • TOEFL iBT with a minimum score of 64

  • Pearson PTE with a minimum score of 45

  • Duolingo with a minimum score of 95

  • Academic qualifications taught in English can also be accepted, such as GCSE English Language with a minimum grade of C/4.