Combined Honours Programmes

International Business (Major, Joint or Minor)

Campus: Docklands

What will I study?

We offer a number of different Combined Honours programmes for Business Studies which allow you to choose how much of your time you wish to spend studying this subject. You can choose which options you wish to study depending upon your interests and ambitions. Other programmes available in the Business Studies area are: Business Finance, Business Studies, Human Resource Management, and Marketing

International Business

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). You will find that some subject areas offer evening taught modules to aid flexibility. 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, there are so many that they cannot be listed here.
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, or 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

Will I be eligible for any Professional Exemptions?

We are currently revising the exemptions that can be obtained from various Professional Bodies. Traditionally we have had exemptions from Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, The Association of International Accountants, The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and the Chartered Institute of Marketing. You are strongly advised to consult with the University on the current status of the exemption negotiations to determine what is currently available.

Popular Combinations with International Business are

Biochemistry with International Business (C7N1 - BSc/OAdg)
Business Information Systems/International Business (GN5C - Mod/MADG)
Computer Networks with International Business (G4ND - BSc/MCdg)
Electrical & Electronic Engineering with International Business (H6N1 - BEng/MGdg)
International Business/Creative & Professional Writing (NW18 - BA/DGPE)
International Business/Moving Image (NW12)
International Business/International Politics (NL1G - BA/DGPK)
International Business/Journalism Studies (NP15 - BA/DGpl)

What can I combine with International Business?

We have over 5000 different combinations and you can choose from over 75 pathways. Please visit the Combined Honours Programmes page for a full list

Please note that the timetabling for this pathway is currently under review and some combinations may require evening attendance. Please check with the School of Combined Honours for further details.