BA (Hons) International Business Management at University of Plymouth

Programme overview

A BA (Hons) in International Business Management at the University of Plymouth, offered as a one- or two-year top-up to an honours degree, examining how organisations operate across borders and cultures, including innovation, enterprise and strategic decision-making.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business | Duration: 1 year full-time (Level 6 top-up); two-year route from Level 5 | Study mode: full-time | Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The Level 5 year covers Financial Data Analysis, Decision Making for Business, The Effective People Manager, Responsible Management and Regeneration, and Applied Digital Marketing, with optional modules. Level 6 modules include International Trade, Project Management, Human Resource Management in a Global Context, Enterprise, Innovation and Creativity, Global Marketing Management, International Strategy, Business Improvement and Leadership Impact. The two-year route includes a placement opportunity between the first and second year.

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Application information

Entry requirements

One-year Level 6 programme: a foundation degree or equivalent with a business or management emphasis, equivalent to 120 credits at Levels 4 and 5, with significant focus on marketing, organisational behaviour/people management, accounting/finance and economics. Two-year Level 5 programme: equivalent to the first year of a UK general business degree (120 credits at Level 4). International applicants: standard University of Plymouth English language requirement of IELTS (Academic) 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in each component.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Full-time UK students Source

International applicants: GBP 18,150 a year (2026/27). Full-time international students Source

Duration: 1 year

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