UWE Bristol - BA Hons International Business with Foundation Year

UWE Bristol

BA Hons International Business with Foundation Year

You'll spend your fourth year studying or working at one of our many partner institutions overseas; these include organisations in Berlin, Stockholm, Paris, Barcelona, Malaysia and Amsterdam.

Why study international business?

There's a growing demand for graduates who understand global markets and management and the challenges of conducting business across borders.

Why UWE Bristol?

BA(Hons) International Business (with Foundation Year) will give you a solid grounding in the fundamentals of business management, with a focus on the international dimensions of business.

A variant of this course, BA(Hons) International Business Management, is available (without the compulsory year abroad) to non UK/EU direct entrant students at UWE Bristol and selected overseas partners.

Overseas study or work is an important part of the course and will give you skills and experience highly valued by employers. 

Themes of global citizenship and cross-cultural communication run throughout, preparing you for work in diverse environments. You'll learn the ways people do business across the world, and the challenges and issues they face.

The practical nature of the course ensures you graduate with real-world skills and experience to succeed in your international career. You'll be part of an active community of students in a city recognised as an international business hub. Bristol is home to many placement and graduate employers, which gives us a wealth of case studies and guest speakers.

This degree is accredited by EPAS, a highly regarded international accreditation given to the world's best international business courses. Making this an ideal degree if you're interested in working for organisations that operate around the world.

Where can it take me?

Career options are broad and exciting with opportunities to work worldwide.

This degree gives you a solid platform for a career in business management, but you'll graduate with a skillset relevant to any business career.

You might go on to work for multinational enterprises, governmental organisations or start your own born global company.

Our graduates have secured placement roles with employers such as Disney, Bank of Scotland, Airbus and Microsoft. Others are employed across both the private and public sectors, working in the UK and overseas.

Entry Requirements

  • Tariff points: 48
  • GCSE: Grade C/4 in English Literature or Language and Mathematics, or equivalent. We do not accept Level 2 Key Skills, Functional Skills or Certificates in Adult Numeracy and Literacy as alternatives to GCSEs.
  • English Language Requirement: International and EU applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 with 5.5 in each component.
  • A-level subjects: No specific subjects required.

Career Prospects

This broad business degree is an ideal launch pad for an international career in any area of business, management and entrepreneurship. But your skillset and knowledge base will be relevant to many other careers.

You might go on to work for multinational enterprises, governmental organisations or start your own born global company.

Our graduates are employed across both the private and public sectors, working in the UK and overseas.

Course Details

In your fourth year you'll spend a year working or undertaking a study placement.

Depending on which you choose, you'll either complete a placement learning or learning and development module.

Year 0 Foundation Year

Becoming a Professional
Introduction to Organisations, Enterprise and Management
Economics and Accounting for the Real World
Introduction to Law in a Social, Business and Global Context.

Year 1

Introduction to Management
Understanding Business and Financial Information (Business, International and Management (BIM)
Understanding the Principles of Marketing (BIM)
Business Decision Making for Management
Contemporary Business Issues
Understanding Organisations and People (BIM)
Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
International Business Context.

Year 2

Global Managing People (including study year abroad preparation)
Theory and Practice of International Business
Research Methods for Business
Global Management Skills
Operations and Supply Management
Accounting Information for Business
Introductory Research Project
Intercultural Communications.

Placement year

Final Year

Managing Organisational Change
Integrated Business Management Simulation
Strategic Management (BIM)
Multinationals in the Domestic and Global Context.

One optional module
International HRM
Doing Business in Asia
Economics of Developing Countries
Global Marketing Management
International Financial Management
International Business in the Emerging Markets
Economic Issues in International Business
Cross Cultural Learning and Development.

One major project
Critical Business Enquiry Project
Applied Business Project
Enterprise Project.

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