BSc International Business & Management

This module offers a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of business strategy. You will explore how organisations create, implement, and evaluate strategies to achieve competitive advantage in complex environments.

In an era of digital transformation, sustainability imperatives, and stakeholder activism, any business strategy must be both responsible and responsive. You will be challenged to consider how strategy can contribute not only to organisational success but also to social value and long-term resilience.

This module enables you to understand how strategic, operational, financial, and human factors interact in business decision-making. Through lectures and practical workshops, you will experience the complexity of managing a firm in a dynamic market. The course builds the capacity to interpret data, make integrated decisions, and reflect critically on performance, ethics, and leadership.

This module highlights the need for creativity and innovation for organisations to thrive. It will cover key parts of the innovation process – from imagining possibilities, to creative problem-solving for idea development, and then management and implementation of innovations.

Action-learning and teamwork will be central to the module – enabling you to practice developing innovative solutions yourself and communicate your ideas to others. You will also use analytical and critical thinking skills to evaluate the innovative practices of organisations.

Creativity and innovation examples will be international, across multiple industries and different types of organisations, to build global commercial awareness of what innovative organisations do in terms of strategy, processes, and people management. The evidence base for the module will draw from several areas of business scholarship, including organisational psychology, strategy, project management, and entrepreneurship.

This module introduces you to the principles and practices of responsible business. You will cover ethical decision-making, corporate social responsibility (CSR), sustainability, stakeholder engagement, and the role of business in society.

Across Terms 1 and 2, you’ll choose four electives from the Business School’s wide-ranging portfolio, with options that allow you to follow focused pathways such as finance, accounting, or data science. You can also broaden your learning by selecting one or two electives from other University departments, giving you even more freedom to shape your degree.

You are guaranteed an exchange with one of our partner institutions where you will be taught in English. You also have the option to work for the 12-months or combine both study and work. We are unable to secure work placements but will support you in your search.

You will complete two core modules: International Management in Context, and Year Abroad Portfolio during your third year. This year counts for 10% of your final degree classification.  In term two you will also attend a seminar online or in person at an appropriate location near to where you are studying or working. 

This module explores pressing global challenges affecting business and society, such as climate change, digital disruption, inequality, pandemics, and geopolitical instability. You critically analyse these challenges and develop strategic responses through lectures, workshops, and applied projects. The course emphasises interdisciplinary thinking, ethical leadership, and innovation in complex, uncertain environments.

This module is designed to bridge the gap between your experiences during your year abroad and your transition into the world of work. It focuses on helping students to develop, articulate and apply the global mindset, intercultural skills and international awareness gained through their international study and/or work placement abroad.

In your final year you will choose six elective modules from a range of subject areas such as: marketing, strategy, entrepreneurship, human resources, customer service management, industrial relations, law as well as accounting and finance. Alternatively, you can choose from modules offered through other University departments such as Economics or a language.