International Business Management BA Honours
UCAS Code: N120
(4 Years)
Our degrees are divided into Stages. Each Stage lasts for an academic year and you need to complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each Stage.
Please be aware that programme modules do change and therefore may differ for your year of entry.
Stage 1
Compulsory modules
- ACC1003 Introduction to Accounting and Finance (for Business School Students)
- BUS1001 Introduction to Management and Organisation
- BUS1002 Global Business Environment
- BUS1004 Business Emergence and Growth
Optional modules
You take 40 credits of language modules. Your choice of Level A or Level B language modules will depend on your previous experience in your chosen language.
Level A language modules (which must be taken in pairs)
Level B language modules
For students with an A level (or equivalent) in their chosen language.
Students taking Level B French, German or Spanish also take the following module:
Stage 2
Compulsory modules
- BUS2032 Service Operations Strategy and Management
- BUS2025 Managing Human Resources
- BUS2018 Research Skills for Business Research and Consultancy
- BUS2026 Managing Across Cultures
Optional modules
You take 40 credits of language modules, building on your language learning at Stage 1.
Level B language modules
For students who took Level A modules in Stage 1.
- CHN2001 Level B Chinese
- JPN2001 Level B Japanese
- FRE1071 Level B French General Language
- GER1071 Level B German General Language
- SPA1071 Level B Spanish General Language
For students taking Level B French, German or Spanish you will also take the following module:
Level C language modules
For students who took Level B language modules in Stage 1.
FRE2061 Level C French General Language
GER2061 German General Language (Level C)
and
- GER2036 Die Bundesrepublik Deutschland bis 1990
- SPA2061 Level C Spanish General Language
and - SPA2025 Representations of Revolution, Dictatorship and Democracy in Spain and Latin America
Stage 3 (study abroad/work placement)
You will be required to take the following modules:
Stage 4
Compulsory modules
- BUS3021 International Human Resource Management
- BUS3039 International Entrepreneurship
- BUS3035 Contemporary Issues in International Business Management
- BUS3052 International Business Management Dissertation
Optional modules
You take 40 credits of language modules building on your language learning in Stages 1 and 2.
Level C language modules
For students who took Level B language modules in Stage 2.
- CHN4001 Level C Chinese Language
- JPN4001 Level C Japanese
- FRE2061 Level C French General Language
GER2061 German General Language (Level C)
AND - GER2036 Die Bundesrepublik Deutschland bis 1990
- SPA2061 Level C Spanish General Language
AND - SPA2025 Representations of Revolution, Dictatorship and Democracy in Spain and Latin America
Level D language modules
For students who took Level C language modules in Stage 2.
- CHN4061 Level D Chinese Language
- JPN4061 Level D Japanese Language
- FRE4061 Level D French General Language
- GER4061 Level D German General Language
- SPA4061 Level D Spanish General Language
Level D language students may also choose modules matching their chosen language from the following list to bring their total credits to 120:
