Lancaster, United Kingdom
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
GBP 13,575 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* apply online through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), between September and January; they will send your application to us. Applications submitted after this date will be considered late and the course you have applied for might be full by this time; however, we will consider you for alternative suitable courses
** international | UK: £9,250 per academic year
Key Summary
Introduction
If you aspire to work in the global business world and with multi-national companies, our international business course is the springboard for your career. You'll critically evaluate the relationships between international business strategy and operational needs, learn how to provide creative and innovative solutions through the essential attributes of management and leadership.
You will be taught how to provide creative and innovative solutions through the essential attributes of management and leadership. We will teach you to contextualise business management and practice across a range of public, private, and third stream organisations in local, regional, national, international, and global contexts.
In addition to studying at our Lancaster campus, you can also choose to study at our collaborative partner FAME based in Malaysia.
On this course you will...
- Gain awareness of the broader contexts and sphere of influence within which international business operates.
- Study and practice international business management drawing on a range of perspectives in the fields of international marketing, strategic management, entrepreneurship and international human resources.
- Develop your critical thinking, conceptual thinking and reasoning skills relating to international business and management.
- Enhance your employability, career potential and personal effectiveness.
- Develop your ability to carry out independent research in the field of business and management.
Admissions
Curriculum
You'll get a firm grasp of the fundamentals of international business and communication in small, medium, and large organisations with sound knowledge. But you won't just learn theoretically about business - you'll be doing it. Our innovative teaching can bolster your international business practice - and especially cross-cultural boundaries - because you'll find yourself leading a lecture, or turning the classroom into a boardroom, giving you every opportunity to build your business confidence.
Year one
- Understanding Self and Others
- Exploring Business Contexts
- Measuring What Matters
- Fundamentals of Business
- Principles of Marketing
- Leading Teams and Managing Others
Year two
- Human Resource Management Theory and Practice
- Environmental, Social and Governance Issues in Organisations
- Applying Strategic Analysis
- Services Marketing and Customer Experience
- Managing Operations
- International Human Relations Management
Year three
- Coaching, Mentoring and Empowering
- International Marketing
- Career Management
- Global to Local Business Futures
- Capstone Project
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Career Opportunities
With the skills you develop on this course, you will be equipped with a significant understanding of advanced intercultural communication skills that will serve you well in a wide range of businesses. Your course will equip you with a wide variety of transferable skills which are valued by employers such as:
- An understanding of organisational behaviour and structure
- Analytical and critical thinking
- A creative approach to problem-solving
- Keen decision-making
- Persuasive written and oral communication
- Numeracy and the ability to research, interpret and use business and financial data
- Self-reliance, initiative and the ability to manage time, projects and resources
- Appreciation of the causes and effects of economic and other external changes
- Research skills
Program Tuition Fee
Program delivery
We also offer this course with a year placement or an integrated foundation year.