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BSc International Business

University of Birmingham

Institution
University of Birmingham
Level
undergraduate
Subject
International Business BSc
Duration
4 years
UCAS code
N120
Typical offer
IB 32

Entry requirements

IB: 6,6,5 32 points overall. BTEC: DDD in Business, Applied Science, or Enterprise and Entrepreneurship

About this course

Bachelor of Science in International Business, a business management degree centred on global commercial strategy and cross-cultural operations. Core topics include Research Methods, Project Management, Accounting, and Entrepreneurship. The four-year programme includes a compulsory international study year spent abroad. The first year covers foundational concepts through Introduction to Marketing and Communications, Economics for Business, Quantitative Skills for Business, and Organisations, Management and Entrepreneurship. The second year progresses to advanced topics via Business Strategy, International Marketing, Research Methods, and Responsible Business: Theory and Practice, alongside optional choices such as Managerial Finance. The third year consists of an International Study Year. The final year involves core study in International Business and the completion of a Dissertation, while optional modules allow specialisation in areas such as Crisis Management, Predictive Analytics, and Supply Chain Innovation.

Modules

  • Introduction to Marketing and Communications
  • Organisations, Management and Entrepreneurship
  • Accounting, Accountability and Financial Decision-making
  • Economics for Business
  • Discover Management Education and Learning
  • Quantitative Skills for Business
  • Business Strategy
  • International Marketing
  • Research Methods
  • Responsible Business: Theory and Practice
  • Business, Economy and Government
  • Contemporary Capitalism
  • Intermediate Business Economics and the Macroeconomy
  • Managerial Finance
  • Digital Business Models and Transformation
  • Event and Festival Management
  • Human Resource Management
  • Project Management
  • International Study Year
  • International Business
  • Dissertation
  • Economics of Strategy, Risk and Globalisation
  • Globalisation, Innovation and Competitiveness
  • Business Strategies in Emerging Economies
  • Britain and the EU
  • International Human Resource Management
  • Accounting, Decision-Making and Governance
  • LH Business, Employment and Economic Policy
  • Crisis Management
  • Organisation Studies: Past, Present and Future
  • Small Business and Entrepreneurship
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Data Management Strategies and Technologies
  • Employment Relations
  • Experience Design and Marketing
  • Responsible Marketing and Society
  • Services and Retail Strategy
  • Managing in Business-to-Business Markets
  • Supply Chain Innovation