BSc International Business and Finance
Entry requirements
A level: AAA BTEC: Applicants declaring a BTEC National Extended Diploma in Business or Enterprise and Entrepreneurship or Marketing must achieve Distinction* Distinction Distinction (an A-level is not required). IB: 35 points overall with 17 points from Higher Level subjects. Plus Mathematics can be met via a 5 at Standard Level or a 4 at Higher Level. English Language can be met via a 5 at Standard Level or Higher Level English A, or a 7 at Standard Level English B, or a 6 at Higher Level English B.
About this course
BSc in International Business and Finance, a business and management and accounting and finance degree centred on the economic and financial mechanics of global commerce. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The course holds professional accreditation from the Chartered Institute of Export and International Trade and includes a final-year dissertation project. The first year covers core subjects through Introduction to Finance, Principles of International Business, and Statistics and Data Analytics for Finance alongside professional development. The second year builds competence with Corporate Financial Management, Cross-Cultural Management, Research Methods in International Business, and Financial Accounting and Reporting. The third year advances expertise through compulsory study in International Business Dissertation, Advanced Finance, International Strategic Management, and Private Equity. Optional modules allow students to explore areas such as European Business, Sustainable International Business, and AI in International Business.
Modules
- Introduction to Finance
- Academic and Professional Development for Studies in International Business
- Principles of International Business
- Introductory Financial Accounting
- Statistics and Data Analytics for Finance
- Economic Theory and Applications for Finance
- Mathematics and Statistics for Economics and Business 1A
- Introductory Management Accounting
- Global Entrepreneurship
- Starting Your Own Business
- Foundations of Banking
- Corporate Financial Management
- Cross-Cultural Management
- Research Methods in International Business
- Managing International Business
- Financial Accounting and Reporting
- Intermediate Management Accounting
- Banks and Banking Systems
- From Study to Work
- Organisational Behaviour in Practice
- Small Business Internationalisation and Growth
- Contemporary Topics in International Business
- Experiencing the World of Work
- Industrial Economics
- Business Economics
- Intermediate Microeconomics
- Intermediate Macroeconomics
- The International Economic Environment
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Leadership Ethics
- Leading and Managing Small Businesses
- Entrepreneurship in Theory and Practice
- Managing Innovation in Business
- New Enterprise Planning
- International Business Dissertation
- Advanced Finance
- International Strategic Management
- Private Equity
- Behavioural Finance
- Financial Derivatives
- Principles of Auditing
- Professional Portfolio Management
- Contemporary Issues in Accounting
- Forensic Accounting and Finance
- International Business Finance
- European Business
- Transnational Corporations in the World Economy
- Sustainable International Business
- AI in International Business
- Environmental Economics
- Economics of Business and Corporate Strategy
- Business Ethics
- Gender and Equality at Work in Comparative Perspective
- Diversity Management
- Sustainable Business Futures: Policy and Practice
- Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
- Critical Perspective in Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
- Innovation in Practice for Change and Impact