International Business Management BSc (Hons) 2021/22 entry

• Coventry University is ranked 15th in the UK for Business, Management and Marketing by the Guardian University Guide 2020
• Current staff have experience of senior management and consultancy, working for the likes of PwC, Barclays and the NHS (please note staff are subject to change).
• Cultural experience of living, studying abroad or working for a global UK-based company in your third year*
• Opportunity to study for a semester at Toulouse Business School*, a top 60 European Business School, in your second year – subject to availability, meeting applicable visa requirements, a competitive application process, and fees may apply.
• Networking opportunities and insight from regular guest lectures from professionals and industry experts (subject to availability). In the past, these have included representatives from IBM, Nissan, MasterCard and Bentley
• We are currently active members of the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) and Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS), as well as being signatories to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education (UN PRME) initiative
• Access to our Business Simulation Suite, giving you the opportunity to improve your business acumen and decision making skills using business simulation software.
• * Please note that we are unable to guarantee any placement or study abroad opportunities and that all such opportunities may be subject to additional costs (e.g. travel, visas and accommodation etc.), competitive application, availability and/or meeting any applicable visa requirements. To ensure that you fully understand the requirements in this regard, please contact the International Office for further details if you are an EU or International student.

This course can be studied full-time over three years (or four years when opting for a sandwich year).

The underlying focus is on developing international business skill sets and inter-cultural perception so that upon successful completion of the course you can think strategically and understand the challenges facing businesses in our modern global economy. As well as being designed to provide traditional teaching and learning methods, such as lectures, workshops and seminars, we will use innovative business techniques and tools, including practical market entry software tools to achieve this.

You may have the opportunity to participate in a range of field trips and industry visits, at home and abroad*.

Many of our teaching staff are research active and will disseminate up-to-date developments in their fields, fostering debate and discussion. For example, previous cohorts have had the opportunity to make use of lecturers’ research outputs in their seminar discussions on international areas.

* Please note that we are unable to guarantee any placement or study abroad opportunities and that all such opportunities may be subject to additional costs (e.g. travel, visas and accommodation etc.), competitive application, availability and/or meeting any applicable visa requirements. To ensure that you fully understand the requirements in this regard, please contact the International Office for further details if you are an EU or International student.

This course will be assessed using a variety of methods which will could vary depending upon the module. Assessment methods include formal examinations, coursework, test and essays, practical or project work, group work, presentations and posters.

The Coventry University Group assessment strategy ensures that our courses are fairly assessed and allows us to monitor student progression towards the achieving the intended learning outcomes. Assessments may include exams, individual assignments or group work elements.

On successful completion, you will have knowledge of: 

• The development and operation of international markets for resources, goods and services, including considerations of: customers; customer expectations; service and market orientation.
• The development of appropriate policies and strategies within a changing global environment to meet stakeholder interests.
• The sources, use and management of finance, together with the use of accounting and other information systems for managerial applications. 
• The management and development of a diverse range of people within organisations.
• The management of projects and day-to-day business operations, including scheduling, resource planning, quality assurance and operations.
• The development, management and exploitation of information systems and their impact upon organisations. Including the comprehension and use of relevant communication and information technologies for application in business and management.
• Social responsibility, ethical behaviour and sustainability in contemporary business activities.

 On successful completion, you will be able to:

• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the business environment, business strategy and the main functional areas of business organisations.
• Evidence numeracy and quantitative skills including data analysis, interpretation and extrapolation, including the use of models of business problems and the effective use of communication and information technology for business applications.
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing using a range of media, which are widely used in business, such as presentations, email, business reports and professional use of social media.
• Apply critical thinking and analysis and synthesis with the capability to identify assumptions, evaluate statements in terms of evidence, detect false logic or reasoning, identify implicit values, define terms adequately and generalise appropriately.
• Solve problems and demonstrate decision-making skills using appropriate quantitative and qualitative techniques.
• Display the ability to create, evaluate and assess a range of options together with the capacity to apply ideas and knowledge to a range of situations.
• Demonstrate self-reflection and self-awareness, openness and sensitivity to diversity in terms of people, cultures, business and management issues. 
• Demonstrate a broad range of transferrable professional skills: individual initiative and enterprise; a global outlook; effective performance within a team environment, including leadership, team building, influencing and project management; interpersonal skills of effective listening, negotiating, persuasion and presentation.