BA (Hons) International Business Management (Full Time)

Take the opportunity to study in the UK and abroad, and enhance your employability by developing your language skills and knowledge of international business.

Course overview

In our globalised world, international aspects of business management are increasingly in demand across commercial, industrial and public sectors. The international dimension of this degree will give you a real career advantage. 

This is a vibrant course which offers you the opportunity to live and study not only in the UK but also to opt for a period abroad. During your first year at Solent you will mix with students from many countries and have the chance to study a foreign language.

In the second year you can opt to spend the academic year or half the year on study placement abroad. Alternatively you can opt to do a work placement for half the year, or simply continue your studies all year at Solent. Study placement is spent at one of our partner institutions abroad, where you take course and language-related subjects. Many of our partners teach in English, and if your foreign language skills are good enough, you can study in the local language. At present we have links with Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the Netherlands. All students take a unit in International Research Skills.

Industrial focus

You will be supported by teaching staff who have professional experience in business and management and feed their knowledge and skills into the course, ensuring all the study units reflect current developments in the workplace.

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Course content

Year 1

Five core units and one option unit:

• Business and Academic Skills
• International Business Management
• Business Information
• Essentials of Management
• Marketing Principles.

Option:

Language Study: one from Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish as a foreign language, and Teaching English as a Foreign Language as part of the Solent International Language Programme (SILP).

Year 2

• International Research Skills
• Study Placement abroad (all academic year, 5 units).

OR

• International Research Skills
• European Business Contexts
• Operations Management
• Study Placement abroad (half academic year, 3 units) OR
• Work Placement (half academic year, 3 units) OR
• Project Management
• Marketing Management
• Contemporary International Issues.

Year 3

Four core units and two option units:

• Business Project Skills
• Cross-cultural Management
• Strategy for Business
• Business Project Report.

Options:

• Integrated Marketing Communications and Strategy
• International Financial Reporting and Analysis
• Contemporary Business Issues
• International Marketing
• Management Development
• Small Business Enterprise.

Students can select ONE of the following Curriculum Plus units:

• Solent International Language Programme (SILP)
• Sports Coaching in the Community
• Community Volunteering
• Work-based Learning
• CV and Career Building
• (CSI) Capability for Innovation
• (P2S) Plan to Succeed.

Why choose this course?

• Students can opt to spend the second year of the course at one of our partner universities abroad, or spend just the second half of the year abroad, or do a work placement instead. Alternatively, students can continue their studies at Solent all year.
• Language Centre with Can8 virtual laboratory and extensive language and International studies resources.
• The course attracts a wide range of students from the UK and abroad. This contributes to a distinct international flavour throughout the course.

Assessment

Assessment consists of a variety of coursework and examination tasks, involving presentations, group work, tests, essays, reports and case studies. Online materials are used extensively.

Key career skills

Presentations, project management, communication, evaluation and problem solving.

Projects/work experience

In the second year students can opt to do a work placement in the second half of the academic year.

 

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