Why study this course?
If you’ve already undertaken two years of a business management university degree or hold an equivalent qualification such as a Higher National Diploma (HND), then study this top up course to gain a bachelors degree.
Experienced business consultants will teach you the key qualities of international business management. This includes successful organisation across cultures, strategic choices in times of change and the operation of business unrestricted by national boarders. Our dedicated work placement unit can also help you find experience in a role of your choice.
More about this course
This course is specially designed to help you top-up your foundation degree, Higher National Diploma (HND) or business subject equivalent. Over this one year period, you’ll develop skills that will prepare you for a role in international business management.
The key areas you’ll focus on includes organisation, strategy, international business and management. Depending on your preference, you could specialise in project management, international finance and trade, or even learn a new language – an incredibly useful skill when working as a manager in a multinational company.
You’ll be specially trained to manage business across cultures. As consultants the teaching staff on this course have improved competitiveness and productivity as well as bilingual business psychology. By combining business strategy with cross-cultural fluency, we’ve created a unique course that will help to give you an advantage against other graduates.
Accreditation of Prior Learning
Any university-level qualifications or relevant experience you gain prior to starting university could count towards your course.
Modular structure
The modules listed below are for the academic year 2022/23 and represent the course modules at this time. Modules and module details (including, but not limited to, location and time) are subject to change over time.
Year 3 modules include:
International Trade and Finance (core, 15 credits)
Leading Innovation (core, 15 credits)
Organising and Managing Across Cultures (core, 15 credits)
Practising Business Strategy (with simulation) (core, 15 credits)
The Practice of International Business (core, 15 credits)
The Practice of Management (core, 15 credits)
Consultancy Project (alternative core, 30 credits)
Dissertation (alternative core, 30 credits)
Communication Theory (option, 15 credits)
Development Economics (option, 15 credits)
Global Marketing and Sales in the Digital Age (option, 15 credits)
International Banking (option, 15 credits)
Language Module (Arabic, French, Spanish or English) (option, 15 credits)
Language Module (Arabic, French, Spanish or English) (option, 15 credits)
Personal Finance (option, 15 credits)
Where this course can take you
This course can help you on your way to beginning your management career in multinational organisations, preparing you for entry onto a graduate training scheme. Many graduates now work in managerial roles for multinationals such as Zara and Thomson Reuters, and have even become directors of their own companies.
