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International Business (with a professional placement year) BSc (Hons) at University of Sussex

University of Sussex, United Kingdom

Programme overview

Investigate trends in international business and global strategy. Examine marketing and human resource management from an international perspective. Expand your career options by exploring innovative approaches to international management, and develop a global understanding of business and society.

Department: Department of Strategy and Marketing  |  Duration: 4 years full time  |  Study mode: full-time; placement year  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Brighton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Introduction to Economics, Introduction to International Business, Sustainable Business Management, Business School Career Preparation, Introduction to Accounting, Introduction to Marketing, Principles of Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management, data analysis. Year 2 core modules: Business School Placement Preparation Programme, Foundations in Entrepreneurship, Global Business Organisation, International Marketing, International Business Strategy, Managing Global Supply Chains (OPS&IS), Research Methods for International Business, Year 2 builds on the learning and knowledge you’ve gained in Year 1. You’ll:. Year 3 core modules: Global Innovation Systems, Global Strategy, Ethics and Organisations: Responsibility and Justice, Strategic Entrepreneurship.

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Entry requirements

Typical offer: ABB-BBB GCSEs: You must have GCSE (or equivalent) Mathematics, with at least grade 4 (or grade C). You should also have a broad range of GCSEs grade 9-4 (A*-C), including good grades in relevant subjects. Extended Project Qualification: We take the EPQ into account when considering your application and it can be useful in the summer when your results are released if you have narrowly missed the conditions of your offer. We do not routinely include the EPQ in the conditions of your offer but we sometimes offer alternative conditions that include the EPQ. If you wish to discuss this further please contact us English language: IELTS (Academic) 6.0 overall, including at least 5.5 in each component. UCAS code N121.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28) Source

International applicants: GBP 24,200 a year (2027/28) Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 4 years full time

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