Why International Business?
Business is becoming truly global. The internet and instant communications mean that even small businesses can now reach an international market. Factors like transformational technology and globalisation mean businesses are competing globally. To succeed in this interconnected world, you need to understand the global factors driving business today. This course offers an internationally focused program which allows you to understand and act on the global challenges and opportunities faced by both advanced economies as well as emerging and high growth countries. It also helps develop your cross-cultural skills and prepares you to work in an international business environment. Businesses are constantly looking for graduates with the right mix of talent and have a good understanding of these challenge and can provide solutions that contribute to the business’s future prosperity.
How will you learn?
You will learn through lectures, workshops, seminars, live and client-facing projects, you will also have lots of opportunity for practical application.
The course aims to equip you with a broad overview of how the commercial world operates.
We aim to provide you with a detailed understanding of how businesses develop successful strategies through relevant analytical and evaluation techniques.
You’ll receive a solid introduction to international business, entrepreneurship, strategic management, and environmental management to help give you a firm understanding that can be applied in any sector or industry.
You'll also look at everything from marketing and finance through to operations and information systems. We’ll also study how companies operate, looking at both small businesses and large companies.
That’s why we’ll give you the chance to pick up some very desirable skills including analysis and evaluation techniques along with how to think creatively.
During your studies we’ll give you the opportunity to undertake a placement with a business, either in the UK or abroad. Previous students have gained experience with businesses such as Hewlett Packard, Lloyds Banking Group, ASDA, Coop Group, Cummins, L’Oréal, Virgin Media and Agricultural Bank of China.
What subjects will you cover?
You’ll explore subjects such as Economics, Marketing, Organisational Behaviour, Finance, Law, Globalisation and Business Analytics, International Business, Operations Management, Managing Across Cultures and have an opportunity to further specialise through a choice of optional modules in the second and final years, such as Leadership, Business Creation and Development, and Digital and Social Media Marketing.
Course Details - Modules
Year 1
Core modules:
ASPIRE 1
Understanding Global Dynamics
Understanding Business Analytics
Understanding Organisational Behaviour
Financial Fluency and Legal Environment
Understanding Markets and Consumers
Year 2
Core modules:
ASPIRE 2
Business Research Skills
Business Creation and Development
International Business
Operations Management
Option modules:
Choose one from a list which may include:
Advanced Organisational Behaviour
Leadership: Theory and Practice
Modern Language
Two options from a variety of modern foreign language modules can be chosen from the available range and entry levels appropriate to the student’s prior experience and knowledge. We currently offer French, German and Spanish.
Year 3 (optional placement year)
Final year
Core modules:
ASPIRE 3
Strategy and Business Transformation
Responsible Business
Managing Across Cultures
Option modules:
Choose two from a list which may include:
E-Commerce
Digital and Social Media Marketing
People Resourcing
Or you may choose to do a Business and Management Dissertation:
Management Dissertation
Course Details – Assessment Method
Study and assessments will be based on your choice of modules. Your module specification/course handbook will provide full details of the assessment criteria applying to your course.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
N124
Institution code:
H60
Campus Name:
Main Site
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
from a combination of Level 3 qualifications.
120-112 UCAS tariff points from International Baccalaureate qualifications.
Other suitable experience or qualifications will be considered. For further information please see the University's minimum entry requirements.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.
English language requirements
Test
Grade
AdditionalDetails
If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5, or equivalent will be considered acceptable.
Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our 'Where are you from?' information pages.
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs):
65%
Go onto work and study:
80%
Fees and funding
England
9250.0
Year 1
Northern Ireland
9250.0
Year 1
Scotland
9250.0
Year 1
Wales
9250.0
Year 1
Channel Islands
9250.0
Year 1
EU
15000.0
Year 1
International
15000.0
Year 1
Additional Fee Information
This information is for applicants applying to study at the University of Huddersfield in the academic year 2021/22. Please note that your tuition fees for subsequent years may rise in line with inflation (RPI-X). This webpage will be updated with 2022/23 tuition fees as information becomes available.
If you are an EU or International student coming to study at the University of Huddersfield, please visit the International Fees and Finance pages for full details of tuition fees and support available - http://www.hud.ac.uk/international/tuition-fees/
Please email the Student Finance Office (sfo@hud.ac.uk) or call 01484 472210 for more information about fees and finance.
Provider information
Queensgate
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Huddersfield
HD1 3DH
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