**Please note that the information provided relates to the current academic year and is subject to change without notice by Sheffield Hallam University.
Please check the Sheffield Hallam University website for the latest information.**
**Course summary:**
- Top up your existing foundation degree or other qualifications to full honours level
- Develop specialist expertise in a range of key topics, while also studying general areas of business
- Apply your knowledge through a real-world business consultancy project
Studying international business provides you with the knowledge, practical understanding and skills required to pursue a variety of careers in international business or management at large and small organisations. You develop specialist expertise in international business by studying key topics such as globalisation and emerging economics, multinational enterprises, cross-cultural management, international strategy, and global supply chains.
**How you learn:**
All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.
This course is based on the final two years of our BA (Honours) International Business and enables you to top up your current qualification to an honours degree. As well as developing your international business expertise, you gain and enhance the key skills that are valued by employers, such as research, analysis, critical thinking, report writing, team-working and delivering presentations. You also study more general areas of business, such as marketing, finance and organisational behaviour, and you have the option to study a foreign language.
You learn through:
- coursework
- examinations
- real-world projects
**Applied learning:**
This course is based on the final two years of our BA (Honours) International Business and enables you to top up your current qualification to an honours degree. As well as developing your international business expertise, you gain and enhance the key skills that are valued by employers, such as research, analysis, critical thinking, report writing, team-working, delivering presentations. You also study more general areas of business, such as marketing, finance and organisational behaviour, and you have the option to study a foreign language.
Course Details - Modules
Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances.
You can take an optional placement in year 2.
Year 1- Compulsory modules
Academic And Professional Development
English For Business And Academic Purposes
Financial Fluency For Management Decision Making
International Entrepreneurship
Managing International Business
Multinational Enterprises And Foreign Direct Investment
Year 2 - Optional modules
Placement Year
Final year - Compulsory modules
Contemporary Issues In International Business
Global Governance In International Business
Global Supply Chain Management
International Business Consultancy Project
International Strategy
Elective modules
Business In The European Economy
Contemporary Issues In Marketing
Foreign Language
Global Financial Markets
Course Details – Assessment Method
• Coursework
• Examinations
Course Details – Professional Bodies
AACSB International
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:
N1N1
Institution code:
S21
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
120 year one credits with at least an overall merit from a relevant business HND, foundation degree or equivalent. Your qualification should include relevant international business-related content in year one
Typically you need:
• 120 year one credits with at least an overall merit from a relevant business HND, foundation degree or equivalent. Your qualification should include relevant international business-related content in year one
or
• 120 year one credits with a minimum overall mark of 55 per cent from a relevant business degree. Your qualification should include relevant international business-related content in year one.
We welcome applications from people of any age. There may be some flexibility in entry requirements provided you have other relevant learning or experience. This must show that you will benefit from and successfully finish the course.
Please note the University will only admit students who are aged 18 or above at the point of enrolment.
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
IELTS (Academic)
6.0
IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills or equivalent.
If your English language skill is currently below IELTS 6.0 we recommend you consider a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve an equivalent English score.