Course summary
This is a Connected Degree Portsmouth is the only University in the UK with the flexibility to choose when to do an optional paid placement or self-employed year. Either take a placement in your third year, or finish your studies first and complete a placement in your fourth year. You can decide if and when to take a placement after you've started your course. Overview Choose an international business degree that gives you experience living and studying abroad as you build your business knowledge and employable skills. This degree covers vital business topics and gives you the chance to use your new knowledge as you study, including by collaborating with students overseas in our virtual exchange project. And if you choose to study with a specific partner and complete an industrial placement year before your third year, you’ll earn two undergraduate degrees in 4 years as a dual degree. In your first year you’ll explore business subjects such as marketing, operations and accounting, and choose where to study during your second year. Our Global Engagement Team will help you choose and prepare for your year abroad. You’ll spend your second year studying at one of our partner universities in Europe, Australia, Canada, Japan, China, South Korea, Thailand or the USA. You’ll explore business from a non-UK viewpoint and deepen your understanding of global business. You could even divide your time away and study at two institutions in two different countries. After your year abroad you could complete an optional paid industry placement where you’ll work with a company before your final year of study, with support from our Placement Team. You’ll return to Portsmouth for your final year and explore business leadership with a focus on subjects like strategic management, sustainability and globalisation. You’ll choose specialisms to study in more detail, such as Equality and Diversity, or Business Improvement. If you returned to your studies straight after your year aboard, you could take your industrial placement after your final year and work for a company for a year before you graduate. You’ll graduate with a broad understanding of modern business, the confidence to work internationally, and the skills and experience you need to begin your career across a range of global business sectors. Course highlights
- Live and study abroad in one or two countries, with all teaching in English
- Gain a second degree in international business from the University of Applied Sciences in FH Münster, or IDRAC Business School in France (details on our website)
- Get practical experience offering advice to local small businesses
- Get support for setting up your own business from our Entrepreneurs in Residence
- Learn a foreign language as part of your studies
- business development manager
- customer accounts manager
- marketing and sales executive
- product manager
- content curator
- merchandiser
- events coordinator
- recruitment consultant
- start-up programme manager
- Virgin Media
- IBM
- NATS (air traffic control)
- Asia Pacific Inspection
- BAE Systems
- Liquid Hub (drinks marketing)
- Morgan Stanley
- Kitchen Cut (software)
- Prospect Capital (finance)
- GSMA (worldwide mobile)
- Microsoft
Modules
Year 1 Core modules in this year include:
- Business Accounting (20 credits)
- Business Operations and Systems Management (20 credits)
- Discovering the Business Professional (20 credits)
- Global Business and Cultural Intelligence (20 credits)
- Managing People in Organisations (20 credits)
- Marketing Principles and Practice (20 credits)
- Global Business Sustainability and Responsibility (20 credits)
- Strategic and International Management (20 credits)
- Business Consultancy Project (20 credits)
- Business Forecasting and Data Analysis (20 credits)
- Business Improvement & Creativity (20 credits)
- Business Intelligence (20 credits)
- Business to Business Marketing (20 credits)
- Contemporary Issues in Product and Service Development (20 credits)
- Critical Leadership: Theory and Practice (20 credits)
- Cross Cultural Awareness for Business (20 credits)
- Dissertation - Accounting, Economics and Finance (40 credits)
- Dissertation - Organisations Systems and People (40 credits)
- Dissertation - Strategy, Enterprise and Innovation (40 credits)
- Dissertation (Marketing) (40 credits)
- Financial Statement & Data Analysis (20 credits)
- International Financial Management (20 credits)
- Management & Information Systems (20 credits)
- Managing Equality & Diversity at Work (20 credits)
- Negotiation for Entrepreneurs (20 credits)
- Operations Strategy and the Supply Chain (20 credits)
- People Resourcing and Talent Management (20 credits)
- Project Management for Enterprise (20 credits)
- Public Sector Economics (20 credits)
- Transformative Marketing (20 credits)
Assessment method
You’ll be assessed through:
- examinations
- analysis of topical case studies
- written reports and essays
- presentations
- practical projects, such as small websites or systems
- Year 1 students: 58% by written exams and 42% by coursework
- Year 2 students: 17% by written exams, 8% by practical exams and 75% by coursework
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
How to apply
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- N123
- Institution code:
- P80
- Campus name:
- Main Site
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 112 - 120 points
A level - BBB - BBC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DDM - DMM
Access to HE Diploma
Scottish Higher - Not accepted
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Scottish Advanced Higher
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 29 points
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H3, H3, H3, H3, H4 - H3, H3, H3, H3, H3
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
GCSE/National 4/National 5
T Level - M
English language requirements
Test | Grade | Additional details |
---|---|---|
IELTS (Academic) | 6 | English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5. |
PTE Academic | 54 | An overall score of 54 with a minimum of 51 in each skill. |
TOEFL (iBT) | 79 | 79 with a minimum of 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing. |
Cambridge English Advanced | Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162. | |
Cambridge English Proficiency | Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162. | |
Trinity ISE | Pass | Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components |
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
EU | £9535 | Year 1 |
England | £9535 | Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
Scotland | £9535 | Year 1 |
Wales | £9535 | Year 1 |
Channel Islands | £9535 | Year 1 |
Republic of Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
International | £17200 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Provider information
University of Portsmouth
University House
Winston Churchill Avenue
Portsmouth
PO1 2UP