Bachelor of Arts (Hons) - International Business Management
- 3 years
- Duration
- 17,100 GBP/year
- Price
- Sept 2025
- Start
- May 2025
- Deadline
- Bachelor
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Oxford / United Kingdom
- Location
- Oxford Brookes University
- School
Program description
You will be prepared for a job in multinational organizations by taking our course in international business management. You will comprehend the difficulties managers have in a globalized society. and develop the self-assurance necessary to function in a variety of foreign settings.
You will learn about:
- international management
- critical thinking
- international strategic enquiry
- how diverse organisations make decisions
- how businesses distribute resources to ensure success
- the challenges of long-term economic and environmental sustainability
Our instructors have industry experience and create renowned business and management textbooks. You'll attend industry talks.
This degree will improve your chances of pursuing an international career in a variety of commercial industries by preparing you to collaborate across cultural boundaries. BMW, Deloitte LLP, Accenture, and HSBC are all hiring recent grads.
Program structure
Year 1
- Accounting and Financial Information
- Business in Society
- Digital Technology and Maths for Business
- Exploring International Business and Management (2 module credits)
- Foundations of Marketing
- The Entrepreneur
Optional modules
Choose 2 optional modules from this list
- Exploring Economics
- Raising Individual Financial Awareness
- Work, Employment and Globalisation
- Plus language options
Year 2
- Applied Financial Skills
- Developing Professional Practice
- Environmentally Sustainable Business
- International Business Strategy
- International Markets and Competition
- Organisational Behaviour and Management
Optional modules
Choose 2 modules from this list
- Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
- Independent Study in Business
- Introduction to People Management
- Managing Non-Profit Organisations
- Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
- Research Methods
- Marketing Management and Critical Management
- Plus language options
Year 3
- Optional Work Placement Year (includes a Placement Search and Preparation module in your second year)
Year 4 (of Year 3 if no placement)
- International Business Consultancy (2 module credits) (honours)
- Leading and Managing Change
- Managing Careers
- Perspectives on International Management
- Placement Learning (Compulsory for Sandwich Mode)
Optional modules
Choose 3 module credits from this list
- Contemporary Issues in Finance
- Dissertation in Business and Management (2 module credits)
- Entrepreneurial Business Management (2 module credits)
- Independent Study
- International Marketing
- Social Innovation and Social Enterprise
- Business at the Cutting Edge
- Contemporary Issues in International HRM
- Business Governance and Human Rights
Price
- Tuition Fee - 17,100 GBP per year
- Placement - 1,600 GBP
Requirements for applicants
General Entry Requirements
- Acceptable passes in five subjects (exceptionally four subjects) at GCSE or GCE including:
- one 12-unit vocational A-level, or
- two A-levels or two 6-unit vocational A-levels, or
- one A-level or 6-unit vocational A-level plus two AS-levels, or
- two 3-unit vocational A-levels
- A National Certificate or Diploma at a good standard.
- The International Baccalaureate Diploma (minimum of 24 points) or the European Baccalaureate Diploma (minimum of 60%).
- Five subjects in SCE with two at Higher level or one at Advanced Higher level.
- Three subjects in Scottish Highers or two at Advanced Higher level.
- Any other qualifications considered by the Academic Board to be of equivalent standard.
English language requirements
- IELTS level 6.0 overall with 6.0 in reading and writing, 5.5 in listening and speaking.
About the university
The history of Oxford Brookes University spans more than 150 years. We began as a modest School of Art in rented classrooms and have expanded into one of the UK's top modern universities with a reputation for distinction in teaching and research on the local, national, and worldwide levels.
Our primary goal is to provide a top-notch educational experience that helps each of our graduates to be competent, self-assured, and prosperous. The standard of instruction students receive is an integral component of this.
Oxford Brookes works with a wide range of partners both domestically and internationally. Our connections are essential to improving our instruction, research, and information sharing. Additionally, they provide our students a wealth of placement, internship, and employment options.
In cooperation with our Associate College Partners as well as directly, we offer a variety of higher education and degree apprenticeships (ACPs).
