BA (Hons) International Business Management (Top-up) 2023/24

• Leadership, Strategy and Change In today’s rapidly changing business environment, leadership and the ability to formulate, develop, and implement effective strategy is critical to the delivery of commercial performance that results in competitive advantage. This module enables students to critically explore and apply theoretical models and frameworks via live projects and case studies. Students will be encouraged to explore and critically evaluate the key elements of strategic management in a safe environment, in order to develop a range of leadership styles that they can draw upon in their future business career.

• Succeeding in International Business The module focuses on the rapidly changing business environment. It is imperative that students are able to think creatively, problem solve and create advantage for themselves (be entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial) in order to be able to operate effectively and thrive, and contribute within a variety of roles within an international business. The module encourages students to apply critical thinking in order to question what they see and experience around them both internally and externally, and at a macro and micro level with the aim of enhancing their innovation, creativity, commercial performance, problem solving and employability.

• Small Business Management  Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) represent a large share of our economies and a leading force in economic development. This module focuses on such enterprises and explores the distinctive features of management in the SME environment. The module covers the fundamentals of managing SMEs and family owned small businesses in relation to leadership, strategy implementation, product development, innovation management, domestic growth and internationalisation strategies. Students will develop an understanding of the theoretical foundations of entrepreneurship, and will also look at the roles and contributions of entrepreneurs and SMEs to economies, and will consider debates around the provision of hard and soft government support for entrepreneurship and SMEs.  In additional you will examine the application of entrepreneurship across different domains, including the role of women, family businesses, ethnic minority businesses, and corporate ventures.

Research Project or Entrepreneurial Project

• Research Project This final year module allows students to consolidate their learning over the whole of their degree by undertaking an independent small-scale research project, with a business or management focus. The module may also serve as a preparation for academic study at post-graduate level.  Students on our degrees with specialism are required to undertake a project in the subject area of their degree. Students studying our BA (Hons) Business Management degree can choose a topic from any theoretical area of business and management. 

• Entrepreneurial Project  This final year module allows students to consolidate their learning over the whole of their degree by undertaking a project that develops an entrepreneurial idea into a detailed business case. This project offers the student the opportunity to develop a business idea, to conduct research on the viability of the plan through to the development of a professional Business Plan. The project may be pursued by students who are considering starting their own business or any student who wants to develop entrepreneurial skills, which are highly valued in companies and organisations.  In all cases, students are encouraged to focus their project on a specific business issue or problem and to avoid general or descriptive studies that lack the rigour of a more analytical piece of work.

You’ll be prepared when you graduate for a career in business and management. All the way through the course, employability skills are promoted – with guest speakers from industry, business insights, graduate start-up and entrepreneur schemes. Our graduates have gone onto jobs such as:

• Local Business Development Manager at Audi
• Consultant at JCW
• Administration Assistant  at NHS
• Talent Intelligence Manager at Talent Intelligence
• Account Assistant at ABC Accountancy
• Operations Manager at Patisserie Chocolat Limited
• Financial Market Trader
• HR Advisor at UK National Audit Office
• Finance Intern at Eversholt Rail Group
• Operations and Administration at The Rose Theatre
• Assistant Events Officer at Birkbeck, University of London
• Freelance Web Developer
• Customer Service at Santander UK Corporate & Commercial
• Administration Assistant at Mars Capital
• National Manager at Elevation Networks
• Sales & partnership manager at HomeRez
• Business Controller at L'Oréal Luxe Travel Retail Monde

Employability Service

At LSBU, we want to set you up for a successful career. During your studies – and for two years after you graduate – you’ll have access to our Employability Service, which includes:

• An online board where you can see a wide range of placements: part-time, full-time or voluntary. You can also drop in to see our Job Shop advisers, who are always available to help you take the next step in your search.
• Our Careers Gym offering group workshops on CVs, interview techniques and finding work experience, as well as regular presentations from employers across a range of sectors.

Our Student Enterprise team can also help you start your own business and develop valuable entrepreneurial skills.

• Successful record of relevant, recent study to a level broadly equivalent to years one and two of undergraduate study including first two years of a degree or a completed foundation degree with a minimum merit profile on Level 5 modules or:
• Recent HND in a relevant subject. with a minimum merit profile on Level 5 modules or:
• Other recent relevant qualification that is equivalent to the first two years of a degree.

We welcome equivalent qualifications from around the world. English language qualifications for international students: IELTS score of 6.0 or Cambridge Proficiency or Advanced Grade C.

For more information, including how and when to pay, see our fees and funding section for undergraduate students.

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Possible fee changes

The University reserves the right to increase its fees in line with changes to legislation, regulation and any government guidance or decisions.

The fees for international students are reviewed annually and the University reserves the right to increase the tuition fees in line with the RPIX measure of inflation up to 4 per cent.

Scholarships

We offer several types of fee reduction through our scholarships and bursaries. Find the full list and other useful information on our scholarships page.

The individual fee for this course is shown above. For more information, including how and when to pay, see our fees and funding section for postgraduate students.

See our Tuition Fees Regulations (PDF File 201 KB) and Refund Policy (PDF File 775 KB).

We have a range of PhD Scholarships available in partnership with businesses and organisations; read notices of PhD studentships.