International Business - BSc (Hons)

at University of Kent

Stage 1

Your first year is a compulsory introductory year, designed to provide you with a solid foundation in the understanding of business practices and their related functions, such as marketing and human resource management, and contexts, such as local, regional and global developments.

Compulsory modules currently include
 

• BUSN3910 - Business Organisation, Issues and Skills (15 credits)

• BUSN3130 - Introduction to Statistics for Business (15 credits)

• BUSN3430 - Global Business Environment (15 credits)

• BUSN3640 - Business Analysis Tools (15 credits)

• BUSN3690 - Financial Accounting, Reporting and Analysis (15 credits)

• BUSN3700 - Introduction to Marketing (15 credits)

• ECON3130 - Economics for Business (15 credits)

• BUSN3016 - Dynamics and Challenges of International (15 credits)

Stage 2

Your second year allows you to develop your critical thinking of international business with greater emphasis on the key concepts and theories to develop intellectual agility and provides an opportunity to apply theory to practice.

Compulsory modules currently include

• BUSN5720 - International Trade and Finance (15 credits)

• BUSN6005 - International Business: Theoretical Insights (15 credits)

• BUSN6730 - Business in Emerging Markets (15 credits)

• BUSN6770 - Financial Management for Decision Making and Control (15 credits)

• BUSN7330 - Business Ethics and Sustainable Management (15 credits)

• BUSN7490 - International Business: Modes and Functions (15 credits)

• BUSN7860 - Operations Management (15 credits)

• BUSN7900 - Employability for Stage 2 Business Programmes (5 credits)

Optional modules may include
 

• BUSN5016 - Business and Employment Law (15 credits)

• BUSN6130 - Entrepreneurship (15 credits)

• BUSN6760 - Strategy Analysis and Tools (15 credits)

• BUSN7380 - Understanding Consumer Behaviour (15 credits)

• BUSN7500 - Project Management (15 credits)

• BUSN7570 - Research and Consultancy Methods (15 credits)

Stage 3

Your final year has a greater focus on capstone international business modules such as global strategy, European Business, international entrepreneurship and global value chain management with the opportunity to undertake an international business project.

Compulsory modules currently include
 

• BUSN6050 - European Business (30 credits)

• BUSN6740 - International Business: A Strategic Perspective (30 credits)

• BUSN7470 - International Entrepreneurship (15 credits)

• BUSN7920 - Career Management for Stage 3 Business Programmes (5 credits)

Optional modules may include
 

• BUSN5013 - Human Resource Management (15 credits)

• BUSN5016 - Business and Employment Law (15 credits)

• BUSN5200 - Service Management (15 credits)

• BUSN5440 - International Marketing (15 credits)

• BUSN6001 - Fixed Income Markets and Instruments (15 credits)

• BUSN6002 - Finance with Excel (15 credits)

• BUSN6015 - International Business in the Digital Economy (15 credits)

• BUSN6020 - Digital Marketing Applications (15 credits)

• BUSN6130 - Entrepreneurship (15 credits)

• BUSN6580 - Diversity in Organisations (15 credits)

• BUSN6780 - Contemporary Management Challenges (15 credits)

• BUSN6880 - Decision Analysis (15 credits)

• BUSN7440 - Creativity and Innovation in Organisations (15 credits)

• BUSN7460 - Cross-Cultural Management (15 credits)

• BUSN7480 - International Business Management Project (30 credits)

• BUSN7510 - Psychology of the Contemporary Workplace (15 credits)

• BUSN7880 - Technology-Driven Business Innovation (15 credits)

• BUSN7940 - Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics (15 credits)

• BUSN7980 - Data Intelligence in Practice (15 credits)

GCSE

Mathematics grade 4 / C and English grade 4 / C. 

Access to HE Diploma

The University welcomes applications from Access to Higher Education Diploma candidates for consideration. A typical offer may require you to obtain a proportion of Level 3 credits in relevant subjects at merit grade or above.

BTEC Nationals

DDM

International Baccalaureate

30 points overall or 15 points at HL including Mathematics 4 at HL or SL

International Foundation Programme

Pass all components of the University of Kent International Foundation Programme with a 60% overall average (plus 50% in LZ013 Maths and Statistics if you do not hold GCSE Maths at 4/C or equivalent).

T level

The University will consider applicants holding T level qualifications in subjects closely aligned to the course.

The annual tuition fees for this course are:

Home full-time
£9250

EU full-time
£13000

International full-time
£17400

Our International Business graduates find work in public and private sector management and consultancy both overseas and in the UK in a  wide range of companies and organisations, including:
 

• Accenture Plc

• Amazon

• Cummins Inc

• Deloitte

• Enterprise Rent-A-Car Ltd

• HSBC Bank Plc

• IBM

• KPMG

• PwC

• Lloyds Bank

• Sainsbury’s

• Tesco