International Business Management BA (Hons)

What makes International Business Management at Worcester special?

Begin an exciting journey towards a fulfilling career in international business management.

You will spend a year abroad in either study or work placement. You have the option to study at one of our partner universities in Australia, Canada, Europe, New Zealand or the USA. Our network of academic staff, business coaches, worldwide partner Universities and the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), will support you as you launch your international career.

With its focus on innovation, creativity and contemporary issues (such as globalisation, emerging markets, protectionism, demographic changes, more rapid global communications and environmental sustainability), this flexible degree will signal that you are a well-networked, culturally-aware and commercially-focussed graduate. You will be able to demonstrate that you have the knowledge of international business, the intercultural awareness and management capabilities that employers most value.

Our range of fun extra-curricular activities, such as sport clubs, societies, cultural visits and the student social scene further add to your university experience and personal development.

If you are unable to undertake the mandatory Third Year Abroad as part of BA (Hons) International Business Management and this course is no longer an option, you may wish to consider BA (Hons) Business Management instead.

Overview

Key features

Experience international cultures and develop a global mind-set through a period of study abroad
Gain an insight into international business management and explore the latest thinking in accountancy, advertising, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, human resources, leadership, marketing, project management, public relations and sustainability
Enhance your employability through optional internships and/or a one-year paid placement.
Work with academics who have extensive experience of international business management, consultancy or running their own business
Gain Associate Membership of the Chartered Management Institute - there will be a charge for membership of the professional bodies

Accreditation

This course has been mapped for dual accreditation with the (CMI). You will be awarded a CMI , in addition to your degree, upon the successful completion of the entire degree.

During your studies, you will also benefit from associate membership to the CMI (at no extra cost), inclusive of an interactive induction session hosted by the CMI, as well as access to the CMI's digital library, resources, and employability skills audit.

“Research has indicated that with a CMI Dual Accredited Degree, graduates have the key skills required by 97% of employers. CMI Dual Accreditation also offers a 7%-point employability boost 15 months after graduation, with earnings on average 8% more than non-accredited graduates".

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Entry requirements

112

UCAS tariff points

Entry requirements

112 UCAS tariff points (for example, BBC at A Level)

Applicants with no formal qualifications may be considered for Mature Student Entry Routes

T Levels may be used to meet the entry tariff requirements for this course. Find out more about T levels as UCAS tariff points here.

Other information

If you have any questions about entry requirements, please contact the Admissions Office on 01905 855111 or email admissions@worc.ac.uk for advice.

Further information about the UCAS Tariff can be obtained from the

We regularly review our courses to reflect the latest research and developments in the subject area, as well as feedback from students, employers and the wider sector. As a result, modules may change to ensure the course remains current and relevant.

Optional modules will run if enough students choose to study them. It is not guaranteed that all modules will be offered every year.

Course content

Year 1	Mandatory Customer Insight and Marketing Generation Digital Financial Management Introduction to Business Management Fundamentals of Business Development	Optional Data Driven Decisions Optional modules offered by the Centre for Academic English and Skills/Institute of Education
Year 2	Mandatory Management in Organisational Contexts Leadership Theory and Practice	Optional Integrated Marketing Communications Lifestyle Marketing Market Insight Essential PR Fundamentals of Management Accounting Fundamentals of Financial Accounting Financial Markets and Investments The Global Economy: Institutions, Trade and FDI Managing Successful Projects Creating a High Performance Workforce Responsible Business Digital Content Systems and Ecommerce Consultancy and Research Methods Optional modules offered by the Centre for Academic English and Skills/Institute of Education
Placement Year or Year Abroad	Virtually all of our full-time Single Honours degrees in Business or Computing, you have the option to convert your degree to a 4-year sandwich degree by opting for a placement year or third year abroad between your second and final year.Placement opportunities are available in all business sectors, including marketing, advertising, public relations, human resources, business management, finance, economics, programming, and game design. You will be able to apply to spend your placement year at an organisation of your choice, in the UK or abroad (subject to any visa restrictions).If you wish to undertake a third year abroad, you have the option to study at one of our partner universities in Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, New Zealand, or the USA (subject to any visa restrictions). To find out more about where you can study and the bursaries and travel grants available to support you, please visit our Study Abroad pages. You will be able to apply to spend your overseas placement year at an organisation of your choice. Placement opportunities are available in all business sectors, including marketing, advertising, PR, HR, business management, finance, economics, programming and game design.
Year 3	Mandatory International Business Strategy Intercultural Business Perspectives	Optional Applied PR Digital and Social Media Marketing Brand Management Events Management International Marketing Customer Experience Management Advertising and Digital Communications Strategic Financial Management International Banking and Finance Applied Economics Strategic Challenges for HRM Digital Business The Next Big Thing Business Intelligence and Analysis Research Project Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Year 1

Mandatory

Customer Insight and Marketing
Generation Digital
Financial Management
Introduction to Business Management
Fundamentals of Business Development

Optional

Data Driven Decisions
Optional modules offered by the Centre for Academic English and Skills/Institute of Education

Year 2

Mandatory

Management in Organisational Contexts
Leadership Theory and Practice

Optional

Integrated Marketing Communications
Lifestyle Marketing
Market Insight
Essential PR
Fundamentals of Management Accounting
Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
Financial Markets and Investments
The Global Economy: Institutions, Trade and FDI
Managing Successful Projects
Creating a High Performance Workforce
Responsible Business
Digital Content Systems and Ecommerce
Consultancy and Research Methods
Optional modules offered by the Centre for Academic English and Skills/Institute of Education

Placement Year or Year Abroad

Virtually all of our full-time Single Honours degrees in Business or Computing, you have the option to convert your degree to a 4-year sandwich degree by opting for a placement year or third year abroad between your second and final year.Placement opportunities are available in all business sectors, including marketing, advertising, public relations, human resources, business management, finance, economics, programming, and game design.

You will be able to apply to spend your placement year at an organisation of your choice, in the UK or abroad (subject to any visa restrictions).If you wish to undertake a third year abroad, you have the option to study at one of our partner universities in Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, New Zealand, or the USA (subject to any visa restrictions).

To find out more about where you can study and the bursaries and travel grants available to support you, please visit our Study Abroad pages.

You will be able to apply to spend your overseas placement year at an organisation of your choice. Placement opportunities are available in all business sectors, including marketing, advertising, PR, HR, business management, finance, economics, programming and game design.

Year 3

Mandatory

International Business Strategy
Intercultural Business Perspectives

Optional

Applied PR
Digital and Social Media Marketing
Brand Management
Events Management
International Marketing
Customer Experience Management
Advertising and Digital Communications
Strategic Financial Management
International Banking and Finance
Applied Economics
Strategic Challenges for HRM
Digital Business
The Next Big Thing
Business Intelligence and Analysis
Research Project
Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Xiaoting Ma, Graduate

“I am very happy and honoured that I can go for a first class degree as this has been my goal for a long time,” she said. “It is very rewarding to work hard to fulfil your dreams.”

Xiaoting is now working as an intern in the marketing department of an investment company, but she has an ambition to return to academia in the future, possibly with a PhD in marketing.

Finley Harrison, Graduate

Finley Harrison was among those to have completed their studies at the 成人B站 in 2020. He achieved First Class Honours in his degree in International Business Management. “I am extremely pleased to see that all of my hard work has paid off and I am so grateful for the support from my lecturers at Worcester,” he said.

Since gaining his degree, Finley has started a job at FedEx as a Transformation Analyst after originally completing a placement year with them during his studies at Worcester.

Karolina Frybova, Graduate

"For me, Worcester was love at first sight. Having come to Worcester for their Open Day, I decided what my first choice would be. I loved the city, the friendly community and all the support available for students."

STUDENT VIEW - Mitchel Hoogstrate, Belgium

“What I especially like about Worcester is the freedom of choice in terms of topic and approach in every subject, and the support and collaboration from the lecturer and module leader after a choice is made. On graduation, I am planning to find a job in the gaming industry, doing market/advertising/communications."
Mitchel Hoogstrate, Belgium

STUDENT VIEW - Caroline Goossens, Belgium

“I enjoyed the sincere support lecturers provide, and liked gaining a deeper understanding of acquired knowledge and applying it in a more academic and research-focused setting. During the past three years, I have grown to be more confident and to love studying abroad, so for next year, I aim to start studying for a bachelor of geology in Amsterdam, so I can chase my dreams”.
Caroline Goossens, Belgium

STUDENT VIEW - Erik Magpantay, Austria

“International Business Management has truly exceeded my expectations, in terms of the flexibility of its course content. As a result, I find myself enjoying every class I attend as it significantly complements what I am aiming for in the near future.” Erik Magpantay, Austria

Teaching and assessment

The University places emphasis on enabling you to develop the independent learning capabilities that will equip you for lifelong learning and future employment, as well as academic achievement. A mixture of independent study, teaching, academic support through integrated coaching and the personal academic tutoring system enables you to reflect on progress and build up a profile of skills, achievements and experiences that will enable you to flourish and be successful.

Accreditation

All of our courses and modules have been mapped to take advantage of professional body accreditations: see individual course pages for further details.

Teaching

You are taught through a combination of interactive workshops, lectures, seminars, laboratory practical sessions, fieldwork, practical activities, etc. Interactive workshops take a variety of formats and are intended to enable the application of learning through discussion and small group activities. Seminars enable the discussion and development of understanding of topics covered in lectures, and laboratory practical sessions are focused on developing subject specific skills and applied individual and group project work.

In addition, meetings (both individual and group) with personal academic tutors are scheduled throughout the academic year. There is an opportunity to undertake a year-long placement in the third year of the course, supervised by a work-based mentor and a University tutor. Depending upon the course, there may be an opportunity to study abroad at one of the exchange partner universities.

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In a typical week there will be at least 12 hours of timetabled teaching in lectures, seminars and small-group work. The precise contact hours will depend on the optional modules selected. If the degree requires a Research or Consultancy Project, students will have guided supervision time with a Project Supervisor.

Typically class contact time will be structured around:

Information giving, facilitated discussions, small group work, presentations
Practical skills - the opportunity to practise group facilitation, presentation, communication and listening skills
Visiting speakers and opportunities to visit other settings are regular features of the course

Independent self-study

In addition to the contact time, full-time students are expected to undertake around 24 hours of personal self-study per week, plus additional preparation for assessments and examinations. Typically, this will involve meeting with individual tutors to discuss progress and feedback, completing online activities, reading journal articles and books, working on individual and group projects, undertaking research in the library and online. In addition to this, students will spend time sharing ideas with fellow students, taking part in extra-curricular learning activities and engaging with external employers.

Independent learning is supported by a range of excellent learning facilities, including The Hive and library resources, the virtual learning environment, and extensive electronic learning resources as well as our network of employers and entrepreneurs.

Teaching staff

You will be taught by a teaching team whose expertise and knowledge are closely matched to the content of the modules on the course. The team includes senior academics, professional practitioners with industry experience and business leaders and employers.

Teaching is informed by research and consultancy, and many lectures are Fellows of the Higher Education Academy. Teaching is informed by the research and consultancy work carried out by staff and staff profiles can be view at the WBS Staff Profile Page.

Assessment

The precise assessment requirements in an academic year will vary according to the mandatory and optional modules taken. The assessment strategy has been designed so that:

All modules have both formative and summative assessment elements. Formative assessment allows tutors and students to recognise strengths and weaknesses in learning and to address those issues immediately. Summative assessments are graded and count towards the final module grade, and they are assessed against the specific module learning outcomes.
Typically 15 credit/one semester modules will have one assessment item; 30 credit/two semester modules will have 2-3 assessments
Across each individual year and cumulatively across all three years the concept of continuous assessment and/or building up expertise in different assessment types applies. A variety of assessment types (reports, portfolios, presentations, essays and a final year research or consultancy project) are designed to suit different learning styles
There may be some specialisation by subject: e.g. exams are more common in Accounting, Finance and Economics modules because the professional bodies prefer this method of assessment for exemption/accreditation purposes and many of our modules are linked to those bodies in order to obtain such exemption/accreditation
Different types of employability skills are embedded in all modules

Feedback

You will receive feedback on practice assessments and on formal coursework assessments. Feedback on examination performance is available upon request from the module leader.

Feedback is intended to support learning by indicating how you can improve in future assignments and you are encouraged to discuss it with personal academic tutors and module tutors to help support personal and academic development and enhance employability skills. Feedback on formal course work assessments is normally provided within 20 working days of hand-in.

Programme specification

If you would like to see a full programme specification for this course, please email AcademicQualityTeam@worc.ac.uk

Meet the team

You will be taught by a teaching team whose expertise and knowledge are closely matched to the content of the modules on the course.

Dr Vessela Warren

Vessela has several years of senior operations management experience in international businesses in the field of construction, engineering and hydropower plant construction.

She has also project managed the implementation of EU funded cross-country projects for a number of international organisations (Embassy of Italy, Italian Institute of Foreign Trade, Trade Consortium for Internationalization) for the promotion of the economic cooperation, trade and investment.

Rowena Simmons

Rowena is a Lecturer in Digital Business and teaches on a variety of undergraduate modules. Her areas of expertise include digital business, digital technology, e-commerce, and international trade.

Rowena is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and holds an MBA in Executive Leadership and Management.

Before venturing into academia, Rowena distinguished herself as an entrepreneur, founding several companies, including Black & White Boutique, Franco Florenzi, and Enjiie.

Careers

Our Business Management Degree offers a range of benefits to kick-start your business management career.

These include:

Benefit from integrated career coaching throughout your course, where we will support you with preparation of your CV and interview technique
Gain professional body accreditation, exemptions and recognition
Create a portfolio of direct business experience through a one-year paid placement, internships, consultancy projects and company visits
Build your own business network
Develop your own business idea through our start-up support and access to our network of business mentors

Fees and funding

Full-time tuition fees	UK and EU students The Government has announced that it will increase tuition fees and maintenance loans by 3.1% from the 2025/26 academic cycle. Subject to approval, the University intends to increase our tuition fees in line with this and as per our terms and conditions. This means that from September 2025 the standard fee for full-time home and EU undergraduate students on BA/BSc/LLB degrees and FdA/FdSc degrees will be £9,535 per year for new and continuing students. For more details on course fees, please visit our course fees page.	International students The standard tuition fee for full-time international students enrolling on BA/BSc/LLB degrees and FdA/FdSc degrees in the 2025/26 academic year is £16,700 per year. For more details on course fees, please visit our course fees page.
Part-time tuition fees	UK and EU students The Government has announced that it will increase tuition fees and maintenance loans by 3.1% from the 2025/26 academic cycle. Subject to approval, the University intends to increase our tuition fees in line with this and as per our terms and conditions. This means that from September 2025 the tuition fees for part-time UK and EU students on BA/BSc/LLB degrees and FdA/FdSc degrees will be £1,190.83 per 15-credit module, £1,587.77 per 20-credit module, £2,381.66 per 30-credit module, £3,175.55 per 40-credit module, £3,572.50 per 45-credit module and £4,763.32 per 60 credit module for new and continuing students. For more details on course pages, please visit our course fees page.
Additional costs	Every course has day-to-day costs for basic books, stationery, printing and photocopying. The amounts vary between courses. If your course offers a placement opportunity, you may need to pay for an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.
Accommodation	Finding the right accommodation is paramount to your university experience. Our halls of residence are home to friendly student communities, making them great places to live and study. We have over 1,000 rooms across our range of student halls. With rooms to suit every budget and need, from our 'Traditional Halls' at £131 per week to 'Ensuite Premium Halls' at £228 per week (2025/26 prices). For full details visit our accommodation page.

Full-time tuition fees

UK and EU students

The Government has announced that it will increase tuition fees and maintenance loans by 3.1% from the 2025/26 academic cycle. Subject to approval, the University intends to increase our tuition fees in line with this and as per our terms and conditions. This means that from September 2025 the standard fee for full-time home and EU undergraduate students on BA/BSc/LLB degrees and FdA/FdSc degrees will be £9,535 per year for new and continuing students.

For more details on course fees, please visit our course fees page.

International students

The standard tuition fee for full-time international students enrolling on BA/BSc/LLB degrees and FdA/FdSc degrees in the 2025/26 academic year is £16,700 per year.

For more details on course fees, please visit our course fees page.

Part-time tuition fees

UK and EU students

The Government has announced that it will increase tuition fees and maintenance loans by 3.1% from the 2025/26 academic cycle. Subject to approval, the University intends to increase our tuition fees in line with this and as per our terms and conditions. This means that from September 2025 the tuition fees for part-time UK and EU students on BA/BSc/LLB degrees and FdA/FdSc degrees will be £1,190.83 per 15-credit module, £1,587.77 per 20-credit module, £2,381.66 per 30-credit module, £3,175.55 per 40-credit module, £3,572.50 per 45-credit module and £4,763.32 per 60 credit module for new and continuing students.

For more details on course pages, please visit our course fees page.

Additional costs

Every course has day-to-day costs for basic books, stationery, printing and photocopying. The amounts vary between courses.

If your course offers a placement opportunity, you may need to pay for an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

Accommodation

Finding the right accommodation is paramount to your university experience. Our halls of residence are home to friendly student communities, making them great places to live and study.

We have over 1,000 rooms across our range of student halls. With rooms to suit every budget and need, from our 'Traditional Halls' at £131 per week to 'Ensuite Premium Halls' at £228 per week (2025/26 prices).

For full details visit our accommodation page.

How to apply

Applying through UCAS

International Business Management (Placement Year) 4 Yr: N120

is the central organisation through which applications are processed for entry onto full-time undergraduate courses in Higher Education in the UK.

Read our How to apply pages for more information on applying and to find out what happens to your application.

UCAS Code

N120

Get in touch

If you have any questions, please get in touch. We're here to help you every step of the way.

Admissions Office

admissions@worc.ac.uk

01905 855111

Isabel Clarke

Admissions tutor

i.clarke@worc.ac.uk

01905 542837

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