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BA(Hons) International Business (with Foundation Year)
BA(Hons) International Business (with Foundation Year)

BA(Hons) International Business (with Foundation Year)

  • ID:UWE440210
  • Level:5-Year Bachelor's Degree
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* placement year fee

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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

English requirements

  • IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 with 5.5 in each component (or approved equivalent*).
 
 

Course Information

Why study international business

  • There's a growing demand for graduates who understand global markets and management and the challenges of conducting business across borders.

Why UWE Bristol

  • BA(Hons) International Business (with Foundation Year) will give you a solid grounding in the fundamentals of business management, with a focus on the international dimensions of business.
  • A variant of this course, BA(Hons) International Business Management, is available (without the compulsory year abroad) to non UK/EU direct entrant students at UWE Bristol and selected overseas partners.
  • Overseas study or work is an important part of the course and will give you skills and experience highly valued by employers. 
  • Themes of global citizenship and cross-cultural communication run throughout, preparing you for work in diverse environments. You'll learn the ways people do business across the world, and the challenges and issues they face.
  • The practical nature of the course ensures you graduate with real-world skills and experience to succeed in your international career. You'll be part of an active community of students in a city recognised as an international business hub. Bristol is home to many placement and graduate employers, which gives us a wealth of case studies and guest speakers.
  • This degree is accredited by EPAS, a highly regarded international accreditation given to the world's best international business courses. Making this an ideal degree if you're interested in working for organisations that operate around the world.

Where can it take me

  • Career options are broad and exciting with opportunities to work worldwide.
  • This degree gives you a solid platform for a career in business management, but you'll graduate with a skillset relevant to any business career.
  • You might go on to work for multinational enterprises, governmental organisations or start your own born global company.
  • Our graduates have secured placement roles with employers such as Disney, Bank of Scotland, Airbus and Microsoft. Others are employed across both the private and public sectors, working in the UK and overseas.

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The optional modules listed are those that are most likely to be available, but they may be subject to change.

Year zero (foundation year)

You will study:

  • Becoming a Professional
  • Introduction to Organisations, Enterprise and Management 
  • Economics and Accounting for the Real World
  • Introduction to Law in a Social, Business and Global Context.

You normally need to pass your foundation year before going into Year one.

Year one

You will study:

  • Introduction to Management
  • Understanding Business and Financial Information (Business, International and Management (BIM)
  • Understanding the Principles of Marketing (BIM)
  • Business Decision Making for Management
  • Contemporary Business Issues
  • Understanding Organisations and People (BIM)
  • Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
  • International Business Context.

Year two

You will study:

  • Global Managing People (including study year abroad preparation)
  • Theory and Practice of International Business
  • Research Methods for Business
  • Global Management Skills
  • Operations and Supply Management
  • Accounting Information for Business
  • Introductory Research Project
  • Intercultural Communications.

Placement year

In your fourth year you'll spend a year working or undertaking a study placement.

Depending on which you choose, you'll either complete a placement learning or learning and development module.

See the Placements and Fees sections for more information.

Final year

You will study:

  • Managing Organisational Change
  • Integrated Business Management Simulation
  • Strategic Management (BIM)
  • Multinationals in the Domestic and Global Context.

Plus, one optional module from:

  • International HRM
  • Doing Business in Asia
  • Economics of Developing Countries
  • Global Marketing Management
  • International Financial Management
  • International Business in the Emerging Markets
  • Economic Issues in International Business
  • Cross Cultural Learning and Development.

Plus, one major project* from:

  • Critical Business Enquiry Project
  • Applied Business Project
  • Enterprise Project.

*All projects must be in the field of International Business.

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

This broad business degree is an ideal launch pad for an international career in any area of business, management and entrepreneurship. But your skillset and knowledge base will be relevant to many other careers.

You might go on to work for multinational enterprises, governmental organisations or start your own born global company.

Our graduates are employed across both the private and public sectors, working in the UK and overseas.

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

Insurance-Single: 300 GBP/year

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