International Business with a Year in Industry BA (Hons)

The Management School is amongst an elite group of business schools to hold the gold standard triple accreditation.<br/><br/>Our BA International Business programme provides a solid grounding in the main management disciplines with a particular focus on international management and global strategy, emphasising the links between international business management and the financial, technological, political, and other forces affecting the world economy.<br/><br/>You will not only focus on the advanced economies of Europe, Asia and North America but explore the emerging markets of Asia and Latin America. You will also have the opportunity to study a modern language alongside your studies including French, German and Spanish where you’ll learn about foreign culture as well as listening, speaking, reading and writing.<br/><br/>Our graduates successfully go on to find careers in multinational organisations such as Amazon, Santander, Mars, PwC, Royal Dutch Shell, BP, Vodafone Group and Deutsche Bank.<br/><br/>Links with professional bodies<br/>With excellent teaching and quality content the programme is accredited by the Institute of Export (IOE) and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). Exemptions from various examination papers are available upon successful completion of certain modules.<br/><br/>The third year of your programme is spent on placement. You will complete a year-long graduate-level placement, providing valuable work experience and an opportunity to further enhance the skills and attributes sought after by top employers.<br/><br/>You can apply for UK-based placements with a large organisation or smaller company or even seek a placement overseas. You will be visited at least twice by University staff whilst on placement with support from the Placement Team throughout and complete related assessments in May.