International Business Management (Top up)

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.

The Placements and Employability Unit is our dedicated work placement office that can help you get work experience in the roles you want. You'll build upon the academic skills you already know, and future employers will be impressed to see this experience on your CV.

What our students say

“I was anxious about the whole journey, but it proved to be a great decision that changed my life entirely. Soon after I started my first set of modules, I knew the styles and methods of teaching practiced by the lecturers suited my personal style - very practical and everything explained with real life examples. I made tons of great friends on London Met, and three of them later become my business partners.”
Ondrej Mrklas, Company Director of Czech Industry Company, 2015

“The course I’m doing has been extremely rewarding and greatly helped me to achieve my potential. The international aspects of the courses have been especially interesting.”
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