Course Summary

**Course overview** - Our International Business Foundation Entry programme teaches the theory and analytical skills needed by successful international businesses on a global scale. - Foundation Entry degree courses are ideal if you’ve got the ability to study for a degree, but don’t have the necessary formal qualifications to directly join an Honours programme. It’s entirely unique, and a great stepping stone to degree study. Our programme is customisable, so you can shape your learning and specialise your education in a way that benefits your future. - You’ll study international business modules with a choice of options to suit your personal interests and career ambitions. These include: human resources, marketing, sales, finance, accounting, tourism, politics or trade. - This programme is ideal if you’re seeking a post with an international company as a graduate trainee or assistant. **Why study with us** - Management Studies is 3rd in the UK for Assessment and Feedback, and in the UK Top 20 for overall student satisfaction - National Student Survey (NSS) 2020. - You’ll have the option to spend part of your time studying overseas with study exchanges available throughout Europe, the USA, Mexico and Australia. - Bachelor of Arts with Honours in International Business (Foundation Entry) is ranked 2nd in the North West with 84% of students satisfied with the teaching quality (Times Good University Guide 2021). **Further information** - If you choose to study a foreign language, you can choose from: French, German, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Urdu, and Arabic. - The Business School's state-of-the-art Greenbank and Brook Buildings are in the middle of the campus where you’ll have access to learning and social facilities including a cybercafé and easy access PC workstation rooms.

Course Details - Modules

Year 1: Managing Business Information (Year long), Skills for HE (Year long), Business in Context (Semester 1), Introduction to Enterprise Skills (Semester 1), Choose two from: Accounting and Economics (Semester 2), Managing People and Organisations (Semester 2), Marketing and Retail (Semester 2) Year 2: Core Modules: Introduction to International Business and Economics, Introduction to Financial and Management Accounting for Managers, Personal Development Programme 1: Academic and Professional Skills, Management and Organisations. Options; Foreign Languages, The Shaping of the Asia-Pacific Region, Legal Obligations in Business, Managing Business Information, Business Decision Modelling, Tourism Places: Markets, Destination and Evidence , Global Politics Year 3: Core Modules: International Business and Socio-cultural Development, Marketing Principles for Business, Managing Personnel and Human Resources, Transition to Work or Planning Your Career, 2 options; Options: Foreign Languages, International Tourism Management, Economics and Business in the EU, Finance for Managers, Companies and the Law, Introduction to Financial Services Markets, International Financial Management Techniques, Education and Training in the Economy, Cross Cultural Issues in the Pacific Rim, Business Decision Modelling 2, Global Governance Those students who participate in an overseas exchange in Year 2 will follow an equivalent programme at their choice of institution. Year 4: Core Modules: International Strategic Management, Contemporary Issues in Business. Options: Foreign Language, E-marketing, International Tourism, Corporate Finance, International Human Resource Management, Risk and Capital Markets, International Marketing Management, Development and Change in the Asia Pacific Region, Start a Business, European Business Cultures & Environment, Education and Training (2), Crisis Management, Business Forecasting, Aspects of Trade, Aid and Development, Airline Operations, Dissertation

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: B778

Institution code: C30

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Points of Entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

Foundation

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

64 UCAS points at A2

P (D or E)

64 UCAS points

64 UCAS points

64 UCAS points

64 UCAS points at Higher Level subjects


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Minimum Qualification Requirements

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English language requirements

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IELTS (Academic) 6.0 with no component score less than 5.5 (To have been taken within two years of the course commencement date)
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Unistats information

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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 0%

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Fees and funding

England 6000.0 Year 1
Northern Ireland 6000.0 Year 1
Scotland 6000.0 Year 1
Wales 6000.0 Year 1
Channel Islands 6000.0 Year 1

Additional Fee Information

Please note fees for the foundation year will be £6,000, and then £9,250 per year for the remainder of the course. *subject only to annual increase in line with UK Retail Price Index inflation rate

Provider information

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Preston
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