BSc (Hons) International Business Management

Key Facts

Awarded By

Duration

Three years (full-time) or Two years (accelerated)

Location

Colombo / Kandy

Overview

Increasingly, businesses are becoming more and more international. Whether you’re running a corner shop or a multinational company, your business will rely on global supply chains and complex interactions across borders. This requires business management professionals to have knowledge, skills and competencies to succeed in a global business environment that is volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous. Our International Business Management degree will equip you with just these to navigate these challenges.

You will learn about the global economic landscape and the dynamics of the international business environment. You will learn about the rules that govern the movement of goods, services, people and capital, as well as the practicalities of trading across borders. It could range from how to enter a new market or work with a new trading partner through to understanding cultural differences. Eventually, you will acquire the skills needed to plan, organize, manage and lead business operations in a borderless world.

You’ll explore everything from a real-world perspective, with live industry briefs, case studies and the chance to create your own consultancy to support a company. There will also be business simulations, where you could be making financial decisions and looking at where to sell your products.

The BSc (Hons) International Business Management can be completed as a three-year or a two-year (accelerated) full-time degree awarded by Staffordshire University, UK.

Teaching & Learning

The course covers topics such as the global supply chain and logistics, managing across cultures, business creativity and innovation, business ethics, and having an international business strategy. You can also delve into global marketing management and issues like social impact and adapting to climate change.

The BSc in International Business Management is rooted in what’s happening in the world today and how it affects business. Class discussions could span everything from trade deals and Brexit to the impact of global conflicts on energy supplies.

For the consultancy-based module, you’ll be working with a real company over a three-month period. It will cover a specific project which could involve marketing, HR, working on a new product line or with another area of the business.

To build further business links, there will also be career talks, visits and guest speakers from industry. You’ll learn from staff who bring a wealth of business experience and research expertise.

All of our business courses will equip you with a diverse skillset in leadership and management and the latest knowledge of how businesses operate. You will graduate with a creative approach to problem-solving, be able to interpret and use financial data, have team-working and persuasive communication skills, and show confidence in managing time, projects and resources.

Modules

Year 1

Year 1:

Foundations of Management
Introduction to Management Accounting
Marketing in the Business Environment
Managerial Economics
Business Law
Foundations of Human Resource Management

Year 2

Year 2:

Business Creativity and Innovation
Global Supply Chain and Logistics
Information Systems in Organisations
Managing Across Cultures
International Trade and Finance
Global Human Resource Management

Year 3

Year 3:

International Business Strategy
Global Marketing Management
Corporate Reputation and Ethics
Innovative Change Management
Consultancy Project

Admission Requirements

The minimum qualifications required for admission to the programme on the standard route are:

A. GCE Advanced Level

Sri Lankan: 3 passes or
London, Cambridge or Edexcel : 3 D passes or
Any combination totalling to 12 points from the following tariff scheme:

GCE Advanced Level

(Sri Lankan/Edexcel/Cambridge)

Grade

D/S

Points

B. APIIT Sri Lanka Business Foundation

and

GCE/GCSE Ordinary Level (Sri Lankan/Edexcel/Cambridge) with a Credit pass (Grade 4) for English

C. An equivalent qualification, subject to approval from Staffordshire University

The minimum qualifications required for admission to the programme on the accelerated route are:

A. GCE Advanced Level (Sri Lankan/Edexcel/Cambridge)

3 C passes

and

B. GCE/GCSE Ordinary Level

Credit pass (Grade 4) for English

You may apply with pending A/L results. Applicants with additional qualifications may receive advanced entry subject to approval from Staffordshire University.

Career Opportunities

The breadth of this degree course will give you lots of career options in business. You will be trained to take up management positions in areas such as import, export, global marketing and international logistics. You may also look forward to rewarding careers as Global Business Professionals in multinational corporations. Typical specialist roles include:

International banker
Financial analyst
International strategist
Investment analyst
Trade coordinator
Operations manager

In recent years, graduates have also entered marketing, human resource management, become management trainees or specialised in the customer experience. Some have also progressed on to postgraduate studies or set up their own successful businesses.

Special Remarks

Our teaching is informed by research, and modules change periodically to reflect developments in the discipline. We aim to ensure that all modules run as scheduled. If for any reason a module cannot be run we will advise you as soon as possible and will provide guidance on selecting an appropriate alternative module.

Campus

Areas of study

Important Links

APIIT Sri Lanka is a reputable higher education institution established in partnership with Staffordshire University in the UK. APIIT also has academic liaisons with prestigious universities from Australia, Malaysia and Thailand.