Course Summary

Business is global; to be successful you need to understand international cultures and markets and adapt your business to their needs. As an International Business student at Kent Business School, you develop the essential business skills to lead any business anywhere. Studying International Business you learn to critically evaluate and apply important topics in international business, including emerging markets, globalisation, international trade and finance, foreign direct investment, international entrepreneurship, managing global value chains and global strategy. On our flexible programme, you take a broad range of compulsory modules in your first and second years. You then select from a variety of options in your final year of study, exploring areas such as marketing, entrepreneurship, human resource management and data intelligence, allowing you to shape your degree to suit your career path and interests. You can even choose to deepen your knowledge on a specific international business aspect thorough a research-led project. You have excellent opportunities to experience international business in action through hands-on experience via in-class live case studies from our visiting industry experts, enterprise challenges and company visits. You also have an opportunity to gain entrepreneurial skills that will enable you to accelerate your innovative thinking into practice. **Course Details** **Stage 1** Your first year is a compulsory introductory year, designed to provide you with a solid foundation in the understanding of business practices and their related functions, such as marketing and human resource management, and contexts, such as local, regional and global developments. **Stage 2** Your second year allows you to develop your critical thinking of international business with greater emphasis on the key concepts and theories to develop intellectual agility and provides an opportunity to apply theory to practice. **Stage 3** Your final year has a greater focus on capstone international business modules such as global strategy, European Business, international entrepreneurship and global value chain management with the opportunity to undertake an international business project.

Course Details - Modules

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Course Details – Assessment Method

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Course Details – Professional Bodies

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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: N126

Institution code: K24

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Points of Entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Year 2

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)

Direct entry into Year 2 of this programme is considered on a case by case basis.

International applicants

Standard Qualification Requirements

Scottish Higher qualifications are considered on an individual basis.

The University will not necessarily make conditional offers to all Access candidates but will continue to assess them on an individual basis. If we make you an offer, you will need to obtain/pass the overall Access to Higher Education Diploma and may also be required to obtain a proportion of the total level 3 credits and/or credits in particular subjects at merit grade or above.

Applicants should have either an overall grade of 30 or 15 points at higher level

Distinction, Distinction, Merit in Business. Other subjects will be considered on a case-by-case basis

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.

English language requirements

Test Grade AdditionalDetails

Applicants should have grade C or 4 in English Language GCSE or a suitable equivalent level qualification.

Please visit our website for further information:

https://www.kent.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/how-to-apply/english-language-requirements.html

Unistats information

Student satisfaction : 84%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 56%

Go onto work and study: 85%

Fees and funding

Additional Fee Information

All fees for 2022/23 are to be confirmed. Please see the programme page at www.kent.ac.uk for further information on fees and funding options.

Provider information

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Canterbury
CT2 7NZ

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