BSc International Business

Programme overview

Entry requirements

• GCSE English Language: minimum grade B/6.
  - GCSE Mathematics: minimum grade B/5.
  - A Level: typically AAA (excluding General Studies, Critical Thinking and Extended Project Qualification).
• When English is not the first language, students will need to provide evidence of English language ability through qualifications such as TOEFL (score of 92 overall, with no less than 21 in listening, 21 in reading, 23 in speaking and 22 in writing) and IELTS (score of 6.5 overall, with no less than 6 in listening, speaking, reading or writing), all in accordance with standard Business School entry requirements and policy.

Programme specification

Programme Aims (PA)

Our graduates will:
1. Have an understanding of how the forces of globalisation and the economic, political, legal and cultural conditions of countries and regions present opportunities and challenges to business-people and organisations.

2. Be able to comprehend the complexity, diversity and geographic scope of the strategies, structures and methods used by organisations to extend their activities across national borders.

3. Have a theoretical and practical understanding of the strategic and operational issues that govern the establishment and management of profitable, sustainable and competitive foreign operations.

4. Have the skills, competencies and understanding required to operate appropriately, ethically, productively and with confidence when managing a business in the international arena.

5. Have the intellectual and research skills required to comprehend, analyse and make sense of international business issues.

6. Be able to understand how cultural similarities and differences influence decision-making, interpersonal relationships and business dealings in cross-cultural settings.

7. Have an appreciation of the ethical and environmental issues that have emerged as a result of globalisation.

8. Have the skills, competencies, knowledge and understanding to build a career in international business.

Learning outcomes

1. Students will be able to design, advocate and justify an appropriate internationalisation plan taking into account the political, economic, social and legal conditions of countries. (Programme Aims 1 & 2)
2. Students will be able to identify, collect, appraise and apply country-level data and information to resolve international business-related problems. (PA 1 & 2)
3. Students will be able to engage critically with current literature in the field of international business studies to analyse issues in the global economy and their implications for management practice. (PA 2, 3 & 5)
4. Students will be able to demonstrate the analytical, critical thinking and intellectual skills required to solve international business problems. (PA 1 & 3)
5. Students will be able to define, design, execute and present a significant and extended piece of independent research on an international business topic. (PA 5)
6. Students will be able to identify, illustrate and account for cultural differences when taking managerial decisions. (PA 6)
7. Students will demonstrate effective interpersonal skills and the ability to function sensitively and productively when working in cross-cultural teams. (PA 6)
8. Students will be able to critically evaluate the potential of international business activities to deliver positive and negative social and environmental outcomes. (PA 4 & 7)
9. Students will be able to produce professional-quality international business reports and documents. (PA 8)
10. Students will be able to deliver professional-quality presentations on international business issues using appropriate technology. (PA 8)

Year 1

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
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Compulsory Modules

Students will be required to study the following 90 credits of compulsory modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
LUBS1106	Academic and Professional Development for Studies in International Business	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS1140	Principles of International Business	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)	PFP
LUBS1175	Global Entrepreneurship	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS1850	Organisational Behaviour	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS1940	Economics for Management	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Optional Modules

Students will be required to select 10 credits of optional modules. In addition, students can select a maximum of 20 credits of discovery modules. If students do NOT want to select discovery modules, a further 20 credits can be selected from Optional modules instead.

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
LUBS1125	Economic Institutions (Labour)	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS1185	Understanding Statistics in the Social Sciences	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS1275	Mathematics and Statistics for Economics and Business 1A	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS1285	Mathematics and Statistics for Economics and Business 1B	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS1291	Economic Perspectives and Controversies	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS1520	Introduction to Sports Analytics	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS1755	Business and Society (Combined)	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS1785	Introduction to Effective Decision Making	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS1890	Starting Your Own Business	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Discovery Modules

Students may study 0-20 credits of discovery modules. If students do NOT want to select discovery modules, a further 20 credits can be selected from Optional Modules instead, to make up a total of 120 credits for the year.

Students will be required to pass 100 Year 1 credits including all Pass for Progression (PFP) modules in order to progress to Year 2.

Year 2

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Compulsory Modules

Candidates will be required to study the following 60 credits of compulsory modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
LUBS2405	Cross-Cultural Management	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)	PFP
LUBS2415	Research Methods in International Business	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP
LUBS2860	Managing International Business	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)	PFP

Optional Modules

Students will be required to select 40 credits of optional modules which can be taken from the Optional modules list and/or from up to TWO of the Pathways. In addition, students can select a maximum of 20 credits of discovery modules. If students do NOT want to select discovery modules, a further 20 credits can be selected from Optional modules and/or up to TWO of the Pathways instead.

Optional

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
LUBS2020	From Study to Work	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2022	Experiencing the World of Work	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2410	Small Business Internationalisation and Growth	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2765	Advanced Management Decision Making	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2785	How Managers Make Decisions	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2810	Business and the Legal Environment	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS2820	Contemporary Topics in International Business	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2895	Organisational Behaviour in Practice	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Analytics Pathway

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
LUBS2021	Visualising and Analysing Data Effectively	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2095	Understanding Data in the Social Sciences	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Consulting Pathway

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
LUBS2931	Evidence-based Consultancy	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Economics Pathway

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
LUBS2050	Industrial Economics	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2140	Intermediate Microeconomics	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2400	The International Economic Environment	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2420	Business Economics	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2610	Intermediate Macroeconomics	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Enterprise & Innovation Pathway

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
LUBS2028	Leading and Managing Small Businesses	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2045	Entrepreneurship in Theory and Practice	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2065	Managing Innovation in Business	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2080	New Enterprise Planning	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Marketing Pathway

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
LUBS2850	Marketing	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Ethics and Sustainability Pathway

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
IDEA2000	Leadership Ethics	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2970	Corporate Social Responsibility	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Discovery Modules

Students may study 0-20 credits of discovery modules. If students do NOT want to select discovery modules, a further 20 credits can be selected from Optional modules and/or from up to TWO of the pathways instead, to make up a total of 120 credits for the year.

Students will be required to pass 100 Year 2 credits including all Pass for Progression (PFP) modules in order to progress to Year 3.

Year 3

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
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Compulsory Modules

Candidates will be required to study the following 70 credits of compulsory modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
LUBS3250	Transnational Corporations in the World Economy	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3321	International Business Dissertation	40	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP
LUBS3860	International Strategic Management	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Optional Modules

Candidates will be required to study a minimum of 30 credits from the following optional modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
LAW3372	Commercial Law: Domestic and International Sales	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3003	Business Ethics	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3053	Managing Social Media and Digital Work	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3097	Global Perspectives on Work	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3185	People Analytics: Strategy and Practice	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3190	International Marketing	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3840	European Business	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3845	Marketing Strategy	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3850	Contemporary Management Consulting	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3966	Managing Global Value Chains	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3990	Innovation Thinking and Practice	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
TRAN3041	Freight Transport, Logistics and the Environment	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Discovery Modules

Candidates will be required to study 0-20 credits of discovery modules, which may include further choices from the optional modules list, in order to make up a total of 120 credits for the year.

Candidates will be required to pass 100 level 3 credits including all Pass for Progression (PFP) modules in order to be eligible for the award of an Honours Degree.

Last updated: 07/06/2024 14:52:23

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