Business Studies (International) (Sandwich Pathway) BA (Hons)

International business and understanding of the global economy is an essential part of today’s commerce. This course offers practice based education applied to a study of International Business. It will particularly appeal to students who like practical real life projects. Your course builds up over three years to ensure that you have a sound academic base over a wide range of business subjects and that you have the experience to apply this knowledge to a wide range of businesses. You will enjoy a strong practical educational experience which combines academic theory with real world business projects. The course will develop your understanding of how to tackle business problems, and the kind of roles you might take up in the future in an organisation. Together these areas of learning and self-development will help you become a rounded and capable potential international manager.

• Learn in Business Pods, designed to simulate a modern office environment and introduce you to what it’s like in employment
• Study a general business pathway in the first two years, and choose to specialise in International Business through a specific unit and relevant dissertation topic in your final year
• Develop a general understanding of how to tackle business problems and the specific knowledge of the major business functions in an international context that a potential employer will expect
• Gain practical experience on a placement (sandwich) year – which gives you both experience in an organisation and academic credit, taking the pressure off in your final year
• Explore opportunities for further postgraduate and professional study
• Benefit from a degree that identifies your expertise in International Business, opening up career opportunities in a wide range of management and analytical roles in multi-national organisations

First Year

• Business Pod
• Management and Economics
• Financial Accounting for Business

Second Year

• Strategic Thinking
• Practice Weeks: Career Planning
• Marketing
• Management and Development of People
• Management Accounting for Business
• Research Skills
• Business Systems and Operations Management
• Project Management

Third Year

• Sandwich Year placement

Fourth Year

• Strategy and Creativity
• Dissertation in International Management
• Business Practice Portfolio
• International Business
• Practice weeks: The future you

Practice weeks are periods of intense activity where you work on a major project for a real organisation and develop your employability skills. We have worked on projects for charities, industrial companies and a local authority. These projects are open ended and deliver real value to the organisations we work for.