International Business Management (including foundation year) - BSc (Hons)

London Metropolitan University

Bachelor's degree

In London

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    4 Years

This International Business Management (including foundation year) BSc (Hons) degree will prepare you for an exciting career in business management.

You’ll gain insight into business practices from across the globe and benefit from lecturers with professional consulting experience in a range of specialisms, including bilingual business psychology, productivity and improving business competitiveness.

In your foundation year, you’ll learn alongside other business-related degree students. This gives you the flexibility to change on to another business degree if you’d like to change courses following your foundation year.

The foundation year will help develop your academic skills and build your confidence in the study of business. Once you successfully complete your foundation year, you’ll progress to study the same content and modules as our International Business Management BSc (Hons) course. You’ll graduate with the same title and award as people who studied on the traditional three-year programme.

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Location

Start date

London
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31 Jewry Street, EC3N 2EY

Start date

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About this course

Our four-year International Business Management (including foundation year) BA (Hons) degree has a built-in foundation year (Year 0) that provides you with an alternative route into higher education if you don't have traditional qualifications, or can't meet the entry requirements for an undergraduate degree in business.

During the foundation year, you’ll be introduced to a number of areas of business and learn more about what it’s like to study in a university environment. This will give you the confidence to progress on to the following three years of study on our International Business Management BSc course.

In the 2020 National Student Survey, our International Business Management BSc received a 93% overall student satisfaction score.

This course can open up career opportunities in international corporations, management, government, consultancy and business research, all around the world.

Roles landed by our high-flying graduates include Financial Operations Manager at Thomson Reuters, Retail Manager at Zara and Delegate Events Manager at Closer Still. One particularly noteworthy example is Ondrej Mrklas, Company Director of Czech Industry Company and two more companies in China and Singapore.

at least one A level (or a minimum of 32 UCAS points from an equivalent Level 3 qualification, eg BTEC Subsidiary/National/BTEC Extended Diploma)
English Language GCSE at grade C/4 or above (or equivalent)

By completing this four-year course, you’ll also gain the Chartered Management Institute Level 6 Diploma in Management and Leadership.

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Subjects

  • English Language
  • Business and Management
  • IT
  • English
  • International
  • University
  • Skills and Training
  • International Business
  • International Business Management
  • Business

Course programme

Year 0 modules include:
  • Development for Success in Business (core, 30 credits)
  • Orientation for Success in Higher Education (core, 30 credits)
  • The Context of Business (core, 30 credits)
  • Using and Managing Data and Information (core, 30 credits)
Year 1 modules include:
  • Digital Business Management and Emerging Technology (core, 15 credits)
  • Financial Accounting (core, 15 credits)
  • Learning Through Organisations (core, 15 credits)
  • Managing People in Organisations (core, 15 credits)
  • Principles of Management (core, 15 credits)
  • Principles of Marketing (core, 15 credits)
  • Understanding and Managing Data (core, 15 credits)
  • Understanding the Business and Economic Environment (core, 15 credits)
Year 2 modules include:
  • International Selling and Negotiation (core, 15 credits)
  • Leadership in Practice (core, 15 credits)
  • Organisational Design and Management (core, 15 credits)
  • Creating a Winning Business 1 (alternative core, 15 credits)
  • Learning through Work (alternative core, 15 credits)
  • Problem Solving : Methods And Analysis (alternative core, 15 credits)
  • The Practice of Business Research (alternative core, 15 credits)
  • The Practice of Consultancy (alternative core, 15 credits)
  • Developing Inclusive Organisations (option, 15 credits)
  • Language Module (Arabic, French, Spanish or English) (option, 15 credits)
  • Language Module (Arabic, French, Spanish or English) (option, 15 credits)
  • Preparation for Work Based Learning (option, 15 credits)
  • Principles of Finance (option, 30 credits)
  • Sustainability, Business and Responsibility (option, 15 credits)
Year 3 modules include:
  • Consultancy Project (core, 30 credits)
  • Leading Innovation (core, 15 credits)
  • Practising Business Strategy (with simulation) (core, 15 credits)
  • Professional Experience Year Placement (option, 30 credits)
Assessment

You’ll develop your learning through a variety of practical activities including interactive group sessions, workshops and assessments. The focus of the course will be on industry projects, case studies, executive summary reports, computer-based projects, group presentations, scenario simulations and seen/unseen examinations.

Additional information

UCAS code - N124

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