International Business (Top up) (BA) - Independent College

• To develop specialised, practical knowledge and understanding of key areas of management.
• To facilitate the application of knowledge and understanding of international business and management to complex issues through critical and analytical approaches to management theory, practice, and research.
• To enhance the ability to critically evaluate management techniques, tools, and models across a variety of international business contexts.
• To develop analytical and decision-making skills.
• To develop personal and interpersonal skills that are relevant to management and communicate the arising issues in written and oral form.
• To equip learners with the necessary knowledge and skills to achieve the appropriate level of undergraduate award and continue their lifelong learning development.
• To develop a specialised understanding of international business management in a variety of industries and business settings such as multinational companies, SMEs or emerging markets.
• To facilitate the acquisition of a wide range of skills and competencies required to function effectively when doing business across borders.
• To be able to gauge and judge the potential impact of relevant global influences and drivers, such as technological, economic, or political changes, within international business practices.
• To make a meaningful and practical contribution to organisations operating in a turbulent business environment

On successful completion of the programme, graduates will have the following attributes:

• Ability to generate, analyse and review data relevant for strategic management decisions in the area of international business;
• Be effective decision-makers in international business;
• Ability to review developments in the field of international business and adept in developing solutions to problems;
• Be knowledgeable in the core areas of international business/international management;
• Undertake critical evaluation of evidence in support of an argument or proposition;
• Be able to apply appropriate management theories, principles and data;
• Be effective communicators of business and management ideas, theories and solutions;
• Cognisant of the ethical implications of doing international business;
• Able to retrieve relevant information from a variety of sources; and
• Effective independent learners and team members through participation in group scenarios

• Global Business
• International Marketing
• Business Consultancy
• International Trade
• Exporting