Programme Specification for International Business (Major, Joint or Minor)
Campus: Docklands
Why study International Business as part of a Combined Honours degree?
With a long history of teaching business management programmes matching industry-based learning with academic excellence, UEL's Royal Docks Business School gives you everything you'll need to fast-track your career. You'll be studying within one of London's most diverse business schools, based in the heart of the capital's Docklands - just a few miles from the City and the towering skyline of Canary Wharf.
The programme focuses on the way businesses work across the world and gives those considering a career in business a solid foundation. You'll develop an in-depth knowledge of the issues that surround international business and the current debates within the field. You'll also learn how to critically explain and comment on the techniques used in multidisciplinary business and become adept at applying tools to solve business problems. You'll also discover how to analyse and evaluate the structures, processes, and contexts of international business and be ready to apply these skills in a real world setting.
What will I study?
International Business Studies introduces you to the latest business concepts and management techniques while exploring how businesses operate across borders and how businesses are affected by and contribute to increasing internationalisation or globalisation
It specifically allows you to address the following issues:
- How organisations react to differing business environments
- The methods used to establish competitive strategy
- How organisations operate within the context of an increasingly interconnected and globalised world
Which modules will I study?
You can view a full guide to the modules you have to study as part of your chosen pathway, along with a full range of option modules available by viewing the Single & Combined Honours Programmes Guide for International Business
Can I study a Combined Honours Programme as a Part-time degree?
All our Combined Honours Programmes can be studied on a Part-time or Full-time basis. As a Part-time student, you will study the same degree programme, but at a slower pace. You will study up to 4 modules per year (instead of 6 as a full-time student). Some Business modules are available for evening study.
What career opportunities are open to me if I study International Business?
The range of potential careers is probably limitless, however, as a brief overview our students have developed careers in Marketing, Human Resource Management, Finance, Accountancy, Media, Marketing, Business Administration. They work in the UK, Europe or world-wide.
Below you will find listed some of the organisations in which our most recent graduates are working:
- Abbey National plc
- Cancer Research Fund
- Clarins (UK) Ltd.
- College of Law
- Credit Suisse Bank
- Department for Education and Employment
- Direct Computer Training Ltd
- Hamleys of London Ltd
- HM Customs and Excise
- HSBC Bank plc.
- Intec Telecom Systems
- Lloyds TSB Group
- London Borough of Redbridge
- London Borough of Waltham Forest.
- London School of Economics and Political Science
- Marks & Spencer plc.
- Merrill Lynch Inc.
- J.Sainsbury plc
- The Financial Services Authority
- The Home Office
- The National Health Service
- United Dairies plc
What can I combine with International Business?
Popular combinations include:
- Computer Networks with International Business (G4ND - BSc/MCdg)
- Electrical & Electronic Engineering with International Business (H6N1 - BEng/MGdg)
- International Business/Journalism Studies (NP15 - BA/DGpl)
We have over 5000 different combinations and you can choose from over 75 pathways. Please visit this page www.uel.ac.uk/combined/programmes for a full list.
Entry Requirements
280 UCAS tariff points (including two passes at A2 level) plus GCSE Maths and English grade C.
How do I apply?
If you wish to study with us full-time from September, you will need to make your application via UCAS (www.ucas.ac.uk).
If you wish to study with us part-time you can obtain an application form from our admissions department study@uel.ac.uk or apply on-line.
Other International Business programmes available
For further information on the range of International Business programmes available at UEL, please visit the School Page http://www.uel.ac.uk/business/
Contact Us
If you would like to speak to someone about a Combined Honours Programme, please contact the School of Combined Honours on 0208 223 2575 or email us at combined.honours@uel.ac.uk
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