Program Overview

BSc (Hons) Business with International Business Management with Foundation Year

Why study this course with LJMU?

• Prepares students for multiple business roles through the use of business simulation tools and live projects
• Gain technical business skills through practical application of business theory
• 91% of students surveyed said the teaching staff on our business courses were good at explaining things (National Student Survey 2024)
• Spend a year on work placement if you take the sandwich year option
• Study abroad opportunities in China, the USA and across Europe during your second year of study
• Shortlisted for the Times Higher Education Awards 2024 Business School of the Year

About your course

The BSc (Hons) Business with International Business Management at Liverpool John Moores University is an exciting degree course which places global business skills development at the heart of your learning.

This exciting applied business course is designed to offer a diverse and well-rounded education, mixed with the opportunity to undertake a year's work placement to prepare you for the national or international graduate job market.

The carefully designed suite of tried-and-tested modules will enable you to become competent in managing people, money, markets and products, and you will develop your analytical, planning and information management skills within a business context, so that by the time you graduate you will be fully prepared to tackle the challenges of the real business world.

This programme is part of the 'Business with' suite, which allows students to transfer to a different specialism, such Finance, Media Communications or Digital Marketing, at the end of level 4 year of study.

Another advantage of this degree is the optional sandwich year in which you spend 48 weeks on a paid work placement in the UK or overseas. This will enable you to put into practice many of the concepts and techniques developed in years one and two as well as developing your personal skills and enhancing your CV.

Students who complete the placement year in the School's more established degrees tend to experience a significant improvement in their academic performance and many go on to gain first class honours degrees, often returning to work for their placement company after graduation.

Liverpool Business School has partnerships with business schools at universities and colleges across Europe, in the USA and in China. Students on this programme are able to spend a semester in their second year at a partner university abroad as part of their studies. Students can also choose to spend an additional year of study at one of our partner universities between the second and third years. All study abroad opportunities are in English. There are also many supported opportunities for activities at partner universities during summer vacations and Liverpool Business School provides places on language skills courses.

Course modules

Foundation Year

• Business Foundations & Operations (30 credits)
• Introduction to Marketing (30 credits)
• Financial Accounting Techniques (30 credits)
• Ethical Leadership & Professional Development (30 credits)

Year 1

• Academic Skills and Digital Literacy (20 credits)
• Foundation of Marketing (20 credits)
• Economics (20 credits)
• Accounting and Finance (20 credits)
• Global Business Management (20 credits)
• Media Communications (20 credits)

Year 2

• Business Research (10 credits)
• Business Analytics (20 credits)
• International Trade (20 credits)
• Business in Emerging Markets (20 credits)
• Employability Skills (20 credits)

Year 3

• Sustainable Futures (20 credits)
• Global Marketing (20 credits)
• Strategic Management (20 credits)
• Business Consultancy (20 credits)
• Global Business Environment (20 credits)
• Cross-Cultural Management (20 credits)

Your Learning Experience

Teaching Support Assessment

• Excellent facilities and learning resources
• Active blended learning approach
• Work-related Learning
• Dedicated personal tutor, plus study skills support
• Assessment varies depending on the modules you choose, but will usually include a combination of exams and coursework.

Career paths

The Business School has a great reputation for helping graduates secure professional employment

Liverpool Business School has historically had an excellent employment record with graduates securing graduate-level positions with leading employers in public and private sectors. These include Everton Football Club, Kellogg company, Santander and Deloitte. In the last Destination of Leavers in HE survey (2016/17 data), 95.2% of our graduates had secured employment or were in further study within 6 months of graduating.

This degree will open up a huge range of potential careers because the success or failure of an organisation is ultimately determined by its financial performance. You will have the option to extend your studies to four years, with the third year spent on work placement. You will receive support and advice from the Business School's Employability Support Unit when looking for a placement opportunity, including presentations from employers offering placement schemes, a dedicated placement fair, and opportunities to apply for paid internships with leading local, national and international firms.

Tuition fees and funding

Home International

• Foundation first year: £5,760
• Second and subsequent years: £9,535
• Placement year: £1,905

Entry requirements

• Grades/points required from qualifications: DDD (72)
• GCSEs and equivalents: Grade 4 or grade C or above in English Language and Mathematics/Numeracy.
• A levels: DDD
• BTECs: Extended Diploma: MMP
• Access awards: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications
• International Baccalaureate: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications
• OCR Cambridge Technical: Extended Diploma: MMP
• Irish awards: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications
• T levels: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications

International requirements

• IELTS: 6.0 overall with no component below 5.5, taken within two years of the course start date.

How to apply

UCAS is the official application route for our full-time undergraduate courses. Further information on the UCAS application process can be found here.

We are looking for students with the potential to:

• Understand and critically evaluate the theory, concepts and principles that underpin the practical techniques of business.
• Demonstrate their understanding by communicating effectively, both orally and in their written work.
• Possess the self-discipline to manage their time and tasks effectively throughout their time here at LJMU.