BA (Hons) International Business Management

• The University's Standard Entry Requirements apply.
• For National Economics University students, satisfactory completion of the two year BTEC HND at NEU in addition to the equivalent of IELTS with 6.0 in all components or an overall band score of 6.5 or above (including achievement of the TEG International College Level 4 English test) for direct entry into the final year of this course.

Year 1

In your first year, you will study modules that are common across a number of business and management courses. You will study three modules in each of the two semesters. The first year provides a foundation for the development of the knowledge, skills and attributes necessary for your future success.

• Meeting the Management Challenge (Business, International and Management)
• Understanding Business and Financial Information (Business, International and Management)
• Understanding Organisations and People (Business, International and Management)
• Engaging in Critical Business Enquiry (Business, International and Management)
• Understanding the Business and Economic Environment (Business, International and Management)
• Understanding the Principles of Marketing (Business, International and Management)

Year 2

In the second year, you will study modules relating to the main functional areas of business and you will develop your research and enquiry skills.

• Managing People (Business, International and Management)
• Managing Business Processes (Business, International and Management)
• International Business
• Methods of Enquiry (Business, International and Management)
• Accounting Information for Business (Business, International and Management)
• One optional module from the list below:

Optional modules:

• Market Analysis for Private Investors
• International Trade and Multinational Business
• Good Business, Bad Business and Sustainability
• Integrated Marketing Communications
• Employment Relations OR Law and Equality at Work
• Entrepreneurship and Small Business
• Digital Business Management
• Credit Management: Theory and Practice

Final year

The final year will include a major project, modules which require the integration of the knowledge gained in the earlier years of study and a number of advanced international business module options that allow you to develop your specific interests. The final year curriculum also includes a focus on managing change, both in organisational terms and in terms of your own career.

You will study:

• Managing Organisational and Individual Change (Business, International and Management)
• Strategic Management (Business, International and Management)
• Multinationals in the Domestic and Global Context
• Business Project, Critical Business Enquiry Project OR Applied Business Project*
• One optional module from the list below:

Optional modules

• International HRM
• Doing Business in Asia
• Economics of Developing Countries
• Global Marketing Management
• International Financial Management
• International Business in the Emerging Markets
• Economic Issues in International Business

*All projects must be in the field of International Business.