Business Management with International Business (Top-up) BSc

This one-year top-up course is for those who already have qualifications (Level 4 and 5 or 240 credits) or experience in a relevant field and wish to gain a full degree in business management with a specialism in international business. It explores how multinational businesses operate and plan strategic expansions into new markets, giving you understanding of key international corporate and economic issues as well as the skills and commercial insight to be an outstanding manager anywhere in the world.<br/><br/>Other pathway options include:<br/><br/>Business Analytics<br/>Digital Marketing<br/>Finance<br/>Human Resource Management<br/><br/>**Facilities and specialist equipment**<br/>- New, state-of-the-art business analytics suite to support data analytics, big-data, data mining, digital marketing, SEO and other management skills<br/><br/><br/>- Our London Stock Exchange Group trading room, reacting to live ‘stock-market’ data<br/><br/><br/>- Software includes Microsoft Power BI and Vensim simulation, for analysing complex and messy business problems, plus VR immersive skills practice<br/><br/><br/>- Access to Sage, Eikon and the econometrics software STATA.<br/><br/><br/>**Your student experience**<br/><br/><br/>- This course is practice focused and industry relevant across a variety of organisational, cultural and social settings.<br/><br/><br/>- Actively engage in working with your peers and tutor in a face-to-face environment on real-life projects, case studies, and simulations.<br/><br/><br/>- Develop your skills in research, analysis and problem solving as well as in sourcing, analysing, evaluating and applying information to a range of complex situations.<br/><br/><br/>- Build the digital and analytical skills you need to make informed decisions within an international business context.<br/><br/><br/>- Benefit from regular engagement with industry and authentic assessment opportunities, dealing with real-world global business problems and issues.<br/><br/><br/>- Access virtual simulation games that allow you to participate in running a business and experience collaborative working.<br/><br/><br/>- Learn from research-driven academics actively involved in consultancy work including with the University’s Innovations Bridges project supporting local SMEs.<br/><br/><br/>- Attend regular masterclasses from industry experts, learning from their experience and keeping at the leading edge of your field.<br/><br/><br/>- Benefit from field trips to see business management and marketing in action.<br/><br/><br/>- Select, propose and implement a research project exploring a problem within the context of international business. <br/>

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