Course Summary

Deepen your knowledge of the international business environment and your understanding how organisations operate in both multicultural and world contexts. Discover how and why businesses innovate and why enterprise is critical in the global market. Prepare for a career in the world of international business and improve your professional and business communication skills. Designed as a one or two year top-up programme, BA (Hons) Business provides an opportunity for students some prior higher education or relevant work experience to be employable, enterprising and well equipped for lifelong learning and the professional world through a combination of academic analysis and the development of a broad range of key personal, cognitive/intellectual, transferable, practical and employment skills. Through the programme students develop an appreciation of the dynamic global marketplace in which businesses operate and the implications of this for business decisions and organisational culture. Understanding of the complex, diverse and integrated nature of business and enterprise activity in different sectors is provided, as is the opportunity to develop knowledge and understanding of the ethical and moral responsibilities of businesses and an awareness of important global issues. All undergraduate modules within Plymouth Business School have integrated within them a CV building activity, for example, through micro-credentialing; real world problem-based learning; or embedded direct employer activity. We do this because we know it is key to student academic and graduate success. Students do have an opportunity to apply for Level 5/6 2 years of study you must indicate this clearly in your personal statement on your UCAS form

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: N104

Institution code: P60

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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

Entry to Level 5: Applicants should possess a commensurate level 4 business related equivalent to 120 credits of study at Level 4. Entry to Level 6: Applicants should possess a commensurate level 5 business related equivalent to 120 credits of study at Levels 4 and 5 APL Applications for the accreditation of prior experience and/or learning will be considered by the Programme Leader on a case-by-case basis in accordance with published University of Plymouth regulations. Language requirements: Candidates whose first language is not English require IELTS 6.0 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each element) or equivalent.

Entry to Level 5: Applicants should possess a commensurate level 4 business related equivalent to 120 credits of study at Level 4. Entry to Level 6: Applicants should possess a commensurate level 5 business related equivalent to 120 credits of study at Levels 4 and 5 APL Applications for the accreditation of prior experience and/or learning will be considered by the Programme Leader on a case-by-case basis in accordance with published University of Plymouth regulations. Language requirements: Candidates whose first language is not English require IELTS 6.0 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each element) or equivalent.

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Minimum Qualification Requirements

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English language requirements

Test Grade AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic) 6.0 With 5.5 in all elements.

Full details of English Language requirements can be found on our website.

English Language Requirements

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/international/how-to-apply/english-language-requirements

Unistats information

Student satisfaction : 55%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 74%

Go onto work and study: 89%

Fees and funding

Additional Fee Information

For all information about tuition fees, please visit our fees and funding pages at www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/fees * Fees are correct at the time of publication and may be subject to change.

Provider information

Drake Circus
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Plymouth
PL4 8AA

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