International Business Management

Prepare for a rewarding career in international business with this hands-on BA (Hons) International Business Management degree.

The course is designed to give you real-world knowledge of the contemporary business landscape. You will learn essential business functions within an international context and how culture influences international management.

Our teaching is informed by current research and global practices, while our highly qualified, experienced staff will support your personal and professional development.

We maintain links with major professional institutes to ensure the course remains current and to open up potential opportunities for students. Our decades of experience have helped us to build links with professional bodies, including the:

• Chartered Institute of Marketing
• Institute of Direct Marketing
• Chartered Institute of Personnel.

What you'll study

This course has been developed in partnership with local business organisations in both the public and private sectors. It is designed to help you meet the current challenges you will face in the complex and dynamic world of international business management.

You will combine academic learning with practical experience. Our staff have decades of combined business, industry and academic knowledge. Their main expertise is in functional areas of business, such as:

• human resource management (HRM)
• business operations
• accounting and finance
• marketing
• strategic management
• business ethics
• enterprise

This diversity of teaching expertise will help you to develop your own skills and to understand how to apply those skills effectively across business disciplines.
We use a range of teaching methods so that you can get the most benefit from your learning experience.

During lectures, you will be introduced to new concepts, models and theories, while practical sessions will help you understand how the theory works in reality. You will learn through a mix of:

• task-based learning to develop problem-solving skills
• group work to encourage communication and experience sharing
• discussion and reflection to encourage inquiry, application, analysis, and experimentation
• group and individual tutorials by appointment, to support your learning in seminar
• online platforms.

It's not too late to study at London’s 2nd highest-rated university for student satisfaction (National Student Survey 2026).

UWL's world-class facilities and outstanding teaching will give you all the tools you need to succeed. Musicians can rehearse in performance rooms, audio recording spaces and a 200 seat black box studio. Pilots can brave the storm in the Boeing 737 flight simulator. Lawyers can perfect their argument in the mock courtrooms, and chefs can whip up delicious creations in industry-standard kitchens and serve real customers at Pillars, the student-run fine-dining restaurant located on campus.

You'll also be learning in one of the world's best student cities (2026 QS Best Student Cities) - think Saturday afternoons in Covent Garden, study sessions in the British Library and live concerts in the O2 arena. With scholarships and bursaries reserved for Clearing applicants, no ambition is out of reach!