Bath Spa University

BA (Hons) in Business and Management (International Business)

This course enables you to develop your learning pathway, depending on your interests. There is a selection of core and optional modules each year. Core modules will depend on your chosen pathway and you can choose optional modules to complement or diversify your core skill-set each year.

Year one (Level 4) modules

• The Business Environment
• Organizational Behaviour and Management
• Economics and Globalisation
• Managing Data
• Design Thinking for Enterprise
• Professional Practice

Year two (Level 5) modules

• Creativity for Business
• Innovation Management
• Accounting in Practice
• Entrepreneurship in Practice
• Festivals and Events in Practice
• Human Resource Management in Practice
• International Business in Practice
• Economics in Practice
• Law in Practice
• Marketing in Practice
• Tourism Management in Practice
• Fashion in Practice
• Operations and Project Management
• The Marketing Business
• Human Resource Management
• Financial Accounting
• Destination Management
• International Business
• Entrepreneurship
• Festival and Events Management
• Law for Business Enterprise
• Fashion Marketing and Management
• Applying Economics
• Work Placement
• Professional Placement Year
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Year three (Level 6) modules

• Business and Management Project
• Accounting Project
• Entrepreneurship Project
• Festival and Events Project
• Human Resource Management Project
• International Business Project
• Marketing Project
• Tourism Management Project
• Law Project
• Economics Project
• Fashion Project
• International Marketing
• Management Accounting
• Strategic Human Resource Management
• Enterprise: Creating Your Business
• Organisational Strategy
• Managing Sustainability
• Cross Cultural Management in International Business
• Summer Placement
• Tourism: Contemporary Issues
• Creating and Hosting Festivals and Events
• Advanced Economics Issues
• Exploring Law in Business
• Business and Academic Skills
• Fashion Marketing Visualisation
• New Trends in Management
• Successful Freelancing
• Leadership and Management

What you'll learn

Overview

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 the transferable skills that will take you around the world. 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.

Course structure

Year one
Gain a broad understanding of today’s business environment – from the context in which organizations operate through to trends in economic thinking and the importance of data in business. Modules will cover topics such as:

• organizations and the business environment
• economics and globalization
• managing data.

Year two
Focus on the inner workings of businesses. Use business techniques to solve problems and start developing the skills that employers look for. Modules cover key themes including creativity and innovation in business. At the end of the year, you can choose to embark on a ten-month business placement or a ten-week summer placement – applying what you’ve learned so far in the real world.

Year three
Develop and explore your business learning, focusing on cross-cultural management in international business. Undertake an in-depth business research project in international business. You’ll also have a chance to set up a business on your own or with fellow students. Other topics to explore include:

• managing sustainability
• organisational strategy
• new trends in management
• strategic human resource management.

How will I be assessed?

You'll be assessed in a wide range of ways that will test your business knowledge and management skills. These could include presentations, work-related projects, group work, computer-based simulations, podcasts, exams, essays, videos, and business reports.

The world is changing and we want to ensure that you have a successful career in business. To do this we focus on building your toolkit with the skills you need to undertake roles in companies such as:

• Hargreaves Lansdown
• Oracle
• Amazon
• New Look
• Rolls Royce
• Veritas
• North Face
• Cloud Direct
• Bath and North East Somerset Council (BANES Council)
• Sky
• American Express
• Primark
• Beauty Pie.

With an international outlook, graduates from this course can broaden their horizons and work in international companies, both here in the UK and across the globe.

How will I be taught?

We offer variety in the way we teach: sometimes we’ll set your problems so that you can find the answers for yourself; sometimes we’ll lecture. Most modules use a mix of lectures and small-group seminars. There’s a good blend of online activities using our Virtual Learning Environment. We invite business leaders in to talk about their experience and we arrange visits to local businesses. All of our teaching methods facilitate your development as a self-directed learner.

You’ll be given personal support in your studies – we’re a friendly team of academics who are committed to helping you achieve your goals.

Course length

Three years full-time, or four years full-time with a professional placement year. Part-time available.