BA (Hons) International Business with Communication Studies

at University of Nottingham Ningbo China

The degree is offered as a three or four-year programme depending on your entry qualification.

For domestic students the course structure follows the Chinese higher education system and is based on a four-year program. For international students, with relevant qualifications, the course structure follows the UK higher education system and is based on a three-year programme.

Year 1

• Undergraduate Reading and Writing in Academic Contexts
• Oral Communication Skills A
• Introduction to Business Economics
• Introduction to Analytical Thought
• Oral Communication Skills B
• Undergraduate English in Specific Academic Contexts A: Arts & Social Sciences
• Introduction to Information Technology
• Introduction to Business & Management

Year 2

• Entrepreneurship: Theory and practice
• Business Economics
• Work and Society
• Communication and Technology
• Organisational Behaviour
• Communication and Culture

Year 3

• Marketing Management
• Cultural Analysis
• Technology and Organization
• Public Relations and Propaganda

Year 4

• Strategic Management: Perspective, Process and Practice
• Business Ethics and Sustainability
• International Business Environment and Strategy
• International Alliances
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Entry requirements for our programmes vary depending on your school qualifications, which determine your entry into either the preliminary year (Year 1) or qualifying year (Year 2).

*Entry for Mainland Chinese students is through the National Higher Education Entrance Examination, commonly known as Gaokao.

• Mainland Chinese students  - 100,000 RMB / year
• Hong Kong, Macau & Taiwan students  -  100,000 RMB / year
• International students  -  110,000 RMB / year

The majority of our graduates were employed by leading global companies such as Citi Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, The Royal Bank of Scotland, Bank of China, PwC, KPMG, Deloitte & Touche, L’oreal, Wrigley, Siemens, Mars, Ogilvy & Mather, Nestle, Neilsen, and McKinsey.

For those who pursue further study in the class of 2018, 33.3% were admitted by World Top 50 universities according to QS Ranking. Examples of further study destinations include the Australian National University, the University of Manchester and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.