This degree provides you with a grounding in business education focusing on international business activity. It will help you to acquire an in-depth understanding of specific features in organisations, from management processes to the external environments in which international businesses operate. It will explain the part played by international business in the global economy. There are many optional modules including the opportunity to study foreign languages. The Department has a strong research base and a thriving alumni community that maintains links with employers and City institutions.

Course structure

For Single Honours you take eight modules at each level. Joint Honours involves four modules from each level in International Business, plus four from your other subject. You may also choose a Major/Minor combination after level 1.

Level 1 prepares you for higher education-level study, introducing key topics and helping you to gain an overview of your subject.

Modules include

• Introduction to Economics
• Introduction to Finance
• Introduction to Globalisation
• Quantitative and Academic Skills
• Business Law
• Accounting for Business
  

Level 2 increasingly addresses issues related to employability and professional practice.

Modules include

• International Economics
• Working Internationally
• European Economy
• Essentials of International Marketing
• International Finance
• Organisation and Management
  

Level 3 further develops your skills in problem identification and analysis, typically through a project or equivalent.

Modules include

• Cross Cultural Management
• Multinational Business in Japan and SE Asia
• International Marketing
• Multinational Finance and Accounting
• Issues in the International Economy
  

Read more about the modules at www.londonmet.ac.uk/ugstudy/courses/

Teaching, learning and assessment

Methods include lectures, seminars, group work, presentations, written exams, essays, reports and projects.

Career opportunities

Most graduates have found career success in either domestic or foreign companies. Many have also progressed to postgraduate study.

Professional accreditation/exemption

Exemptions from examinations of major professional bodies in accounting, marketing and personnel management may be obtained.

UCAS codes

Single: N120 BA/IntBus
Joints: See full list
Sept full-time: apply through UCAS
Sept part-time, Feb full/part-time: apply direct to the University contact Admissions for details or download one from our website.

Start date

	Full-time	Part-time
Sept	Y	Y
Feb	Y	Y
Length	3 years	4 years
Single	Y	Y
Joint	Y	Y
See full list of Joints

Reviews and recommendations

This course was reviewed in the 2001 Business and Management QAA university subject review, which scored an excellent rating of 24 out of 24

Taught at

North campus: Stapleton House

Suggested Joint Honours combinations

- Business Economics - Business Law - International Tourism Management - Marketing

Full list of Joint Honours degrees

Access and preparatory courses

Foundation in Business, Pathway to Business, City and Islington College or any relevant kite-marked Access course

Entry requirements

Click Here for the University's standard entry requirements. You should also have 190 UCAS points, including 160 points from two or more A-levels. You should also have GCSE grade C or above, or equivalent, in English Language and Mathematics

Accelerated study

Given appropriate prior achievement, including good HND/HNC, direct entry into level 2/3 could be considered