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International Business and Management with Placement Year at University of Reading - UCAS

University of Reading

Degree level: Undergraduate

International Business and Management with Placement Year

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2025 - 20262026 - 2027
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This course is not open to application until the 13th May 2025.

University of Reading has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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Course summary

Gain the skills to succeed in a fast-moving global economy – and gain valuable real-world experience – with our BSc International Business and Management with Placement Year degree. This flexible, four-year course, taught by experts from Henley Business School, provides you with a thorough understanding of the theory and practice of business management in an international context. An integrated Placement Year provides a fantastic opportunity to put your skills into practice in preparation for your future career. You’ll explore different areas of international business, including:

  • firms in the global economy
  • international corporate strategy
  • comparative international management
  • cross-cultural marketing
  • international human resource management.
You’ll also study the core disciplines that underpin business – including economics, psychology and sociology – and examine concepts such as:
  • organisational behaviour
  • operations
  • entrepreneurship
  • data analytics
  • accounting.
You’ll learn through a combination of lectures, seminars, practical workshops, and self-guided study. This will provide the opportunity to discuss subject materials in an in-depth way with your lecturers and fellow students. Throughout your studies, you will:
  • explore the interdisciplinary nature of business
  • apply the skills and knowledge you learn to current business problems
  • study the emerging challenges facing global markets.
Choose BSc International Business and Management with Placement Year at Henley Business School
  • ranked 21st for Business and Management in the Guardian University Guide, 2025
  • ranked 1st for overall subject (for Business and Management in the Daily Mail University Guide 2025)
  • triple-accredited status from the UK, European and US accrediting bodies (AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB)
  • ranked 8th in the UK for graduate career prospects in ‘Business and Management’ in the Guardian University Guide, 2024
  • our business graduates are successful in the job market and in their career aspirations. In the Daily Mail University Guide 2025, we are ranked 1st in the UK for Career on track, and 2nd for High-skilled job in Business Studies.
For more information, please visit the programme page: https://www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-study/study/subject-area/business-and-management-accounting-and-finance-ug/bsc-international-business-and-management-with-placement-yearr

Modules

Modules may include:

  • Management Debates: Ways of thinking about business
  • Developing Professional Excellence
  • Business in Practice: Markets, Marketing and Management
  • Managing Work and People: Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources Management
  • Corporate Strategy.
*Please note that all modules are subject to change. Check our website for more details about the course structure.

How to apply

This course is not open to application until the 13th May 2025.

15Jan

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:
N110
Institution code:
R12
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Contextual offers for this programme are typically two grades beneath our standard entry requirement, e.g. BBC.

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6.5We require a minimum score of 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each element of the test (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing).
TOEFL (iBT)88We require a minimum score of 88 overall with no less than 17 in Listening and Writing, 18 in Reading and 20 in Speaking.
Cambridge English AdvancedBWe require a grade B or a score of 176 overall with no element less than 162.
Cambridge English ProficiencyCWe require a grade C or a score of 176 overall with no element less than 162.
PTE Academic69We require a minimum score of 69 overall with at least 59 in each element of the test (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing).
Institution's Own TestTest of English for Educational Purposes (TEEP). We require a minimum score of 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each element of the test (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing).
Trinity ISEMeritWe require a Merit in each element from ISE II. If you take ISE III or ISE IV, we require a Pass in each element.

Full list of acceptable English Language Tests

http://www.reading.ac.uk/ad-EnglishTests.aspx

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

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
EU £25850 Year 1
International £25850 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

For Home students: please note that £9,535 is the minimum fee expected, this may increase subject to government approval.
International Business and Management with Placement Year at University of Reading - UCAS