International Business at University of Roehampton

Our International Business BSc will provide you with the skills and experience to work in an international business. You’ll graduate ‘business ready’, as a confident, independent thinker, with the skills to adapt rapidly to change, and a detailed knowledge of international business and cross-cultural management.

This degree will give you in-depth knowledge of organisations and their environments, including their relationships to society.

Specialising in international business, you will focus on the ways businesses operate differently in home and overseas markets.

Developing an understanding of areas such as managing people, operations, logistics, marketing and finance, you will also learn about what businesses need to do to operate ethically and effectively in a culturally diverse environment.

In readiness for your future career, you will acquire key attributes employers value, such as commercial acumen, self-reflection and emotional intelligence, alongside skills in research, numeracy, project management and leadership.

You will finish the course confident in your personal values, with the knowledge and experience to solve business problems ethically, and an ongoing passion for personal and professional development.

• As a graduate, you’ll be eligible for the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) Level 5 Diploma in Management & Leadership.
• Spend a semester studying abroad developing your cross-cultural skills and confidence to operate internationally.
• Acquire a strong understanding of business management and develop your ability to work internationally in marketing, finance or human resource management.
• Graduate ‘business ready’, with the ability to think critically, innovate, act responsibly and adapt to volatile, ambiguous and complex situations. 
• During your first year, classes start no earlier than 10am, and teaching takes place on the same two days each week*. You’ll have ample time to travel to campus, and the flexibility to fit your study around other commitments.
• Put your knowledge of business to the test by applying for a one-year, paid work placement after year two.

Our academics have extensive experience of organisations and will support you to connect your learning to the realities of business and management.

Business Readiness and Extended Academic Induction modules will build your future employability throughout your degree, by developing your academic, leadership and management skills. 

Your Personal Tutor will support you to map your career development and provide guidance on your learning.

Alongside this, we provide a career mentoring scheme, student-led Business Society and online careers portal.