BA (Hons) International Business (Top up)

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You can also start this course in January

Why choose this course?

• This top up degree is for you if you're after a management career in a company with an international focus. It's equally useful for any career in the general business sector.
  
• It's a diverse degree covering all aspects of management from finance and strategy to people management, all with an international focus.
  
• If English isn't your first language, you can study English as a foreign language as one of your options.
  
• Business experts will be involved in your studies.
  
• Benefit from our links with international companies and see how the theories and topics you learn about are applied to real life issues.
  
• Our knowledgeable, supportive and accessible lecturers and tutors are here to help you throughout your studies.

About the course

This one-year top up programme seeks to improve your choice for a full honours degree qualification. It is designed with particular reference to UK, EU and overseas students, who have been unable to pursue a full degree programme in International Business.

A deep understanding of the international business, flexibility and willingness to adapt are crucial in today's increasingly internationalised and dynamic business environment. The programme specifically addresses the needs of those who wish to focus their studies on the international and global aspects of business. It builds upon previously acquired business knowledge and skills and adopts a specialist multidisciplinary approach to the complexity of the international business practices.

You'll analyse the different economic environments and national cultures in which business operates. You'll learn how to gain customers in international markets and expand your local business into a global one. You'll look at international regulations and policies and their impact on business strategies. You will develop your understanding of international business strategy, problem solving and decision making processes, which is vital for a successful career in international business. You will keep up to date with what's happening in the business world using case studies and benefit from guest lectures given by business experts. We'll also help you prepare for the workplace as you'll develop the skills employers are looking for in their graduate employees, from report writing and analysis through to presentation skills.

Additionally, the top up will offer you the possibility of continuing you studies in international business at post-graduate level. The programme has been explicitly paired with our MSc International Business.

Find out more about what subjects and modules you'll be studying...

Your career

You'll be ideally prepared for a career in a multinational company, where you'll engage with global and cultural business issues regardless of your specific focus (management, marketing, finance and accounting etc.). You'll gain the practical skills and knowledge that make you immediately employable in international companies, as well as general business. The honours degree will also enhance your career prospects if you are already employed.

What our students say

"I strongly recommend studying International Business at Derby. It will be a valuable investment in yourself. You'll expand your horizons, meet interesting people from around the world and get the chance to advance their professional career."

Tomasz Madej

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How you'll learn

• This degree uses a variety of teaching and learning methods. Most modules feature a combination of theoretical and evidence-based lectures followed by tutorials focused on practical applications and discussions.
  
• International Business Economics and Strategy includes special sessions conducted by guest speakers and industry visits.
  
• You'll develop practical skills in tutorials involving interactive case studies analyses and discussions which will require application of research and analytical skills.
• Some modules will specifically employ computer lab sessions.
• Independent learning and self-management will be consistently encouraged throughout the degree.
• You are required to comply with research governance and ethics principles whilst undertaking your degree. This is particularly important when conducting research involving other people, for example, for module assessments or Independent Studies. Information on these principles can be found on the University website at www.derby.ac.uk/research/ethics.

How you're assessed

We assess you in a variety of ways including coursework and examinations, formative and summative assessments. Feedback is provided at every opportunity in order to enable you to monitor your own progress and development.

Anything else?

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