Program Overview

International Business Management with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)

Course Description

This course enables you to select a pathway so that your degree is tailored specifically for you. Each pathway allows you to gain specific skills depending on your personal interests and career aspirations and will determine the focus of your course and the modules that you will take.

Study Options

• Full-time: 4 years
• UK fee: £5,760 * (2025/26)
• International fee: £16,900 per year (2025/26)
• UCAS points: 72 (September 2024 entry)72 (September 2025 entry)
• UCAS code: N123
• Start date: September
• Location: Derby Campus

The Highlights

• Once you've completed your Foundation Year, you'll then join the honours degree and spend the first year covering all aspects of international business management to find out where your passions and talents lie.
• In the second year, you can study abroad for a semester and gain valuable experience of another culture and how business operates in another country.
• Our Financial Markets Lab puts a wealth of international business data at your fingertips and gives you an in-depth understanding of economies across the world.
• This degree is accredited by both the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), and these approvals can benefit your career in several ways.

Foundation Year

Including a foundation year as part of your four-year study programme will give you a head start in your academic and professional life. The foundation year offers the chance to strengthen your skills, knowledge and confidence – with extensive support from our expert staff – before you advance to stage one of your honours degree.

Pathways

• Core International Business Management pathway — BSc (Hons) International Business Management
• BSc (Hons) International Business Management (Economics)
• BSc (Hons) International Business Management (Finance)
• BSc (Hons) International Business Management (Supply Chain and Logistics)
• BSc (Hons) International Business Management (Business Technology)

Practical Experience

• In our impressive Financial Markets Lab, you can harness the same information and technology used by financial professionals all over the world.
• You will be working with the latest data on companies and financial markets, including director profiles, and have access to analysis of current affairs in Bloomberg Intelligence.

Studying Abroad and Overseas Trips

• In your second year, we encourage you to spend time studying abroad for a semester, so you can see international business from a different perspective.
• We have a wide range of overseas partners you could study with.

Building Experience and Boosting Your CV

• Our collaborations with regional, national and international employers help you amass up-to-date knowledge and build experience.
• You will attend insightful guest lectures, learn about real-world case studies and get to work on practical consultancy projects.

Work Placements and Internships

• We also offer you plenty of opportunities to take work placements or internships, at home or abroad.
• In your second year you must complete at least 30 hours of work experience, and then between years two and three, you can choose to take a placement year or a summer internship.

Careers

• High-calibre international business management graduates can command excellent starting salaries and look forward to rapid career progression.
• You will be well prepared for graduate management and consultancy training opportunities.

Further Study

• You could take your studies to the next level with one of our exciting masters programmes such as the MSc International Business, MSc International Business and Finance, MSc International Business and Marketing, MSc International Business and HRM, MBA Global and MBA Global Finance.

Entry Requirements

2024 Entry

• UCAS points: 72
• A Level: DDD
• T Level: Pass
• BTEC: MMP
• GCSE: GCSE Maths and English are preferred, however if you don't have these qualifications you will be able to undertake Maths and English at Level 2 as part of your course of study
• Access to HE: Pass Access to HE Diploma with 60 credits: 45 at Level 3 with a minimum of Distinction: 0, Merit: 24, Pass: 21
• English language requirements: IELTS: 6.0 (with at least 5.5 in each skills area)

2025 Entry

• UCAS points: 72
• A Level: DDD
• T Level: Pass
• BTEC: MMP
• GCSE: GCSE Maths and English are preferred, however if you don't have these qualifications you will be able to undertake Maths and English at Level 2 as part of your course of study
• Access to HE: Pass Access to HE Diploma with 60 credits: 45 at Level 3 with a minimum of Distinction: 0, Merit: 30, Pass: 15
• English language requirements: IELTS: 6.0 (with at least 5.5 in each skills area)

Fees and Funding

2025/26

• UK: Full-time £5,760 * (Foundation Year), £9,535 per year (subsequent years)
• International: Full-time £16,900 per year

Additional Costs and Optional Extras

• Database usage within modules with access to Finance Lab for specified assessments, statistical analysis software
• Some taster events - transport costs covered
• Opportunities to enter IBM University Business Challenge
• Opportunity of part funded trips, optional with limited places available.