TR080: Global Business Programme Structure
This Global Business Programme is a specialised business degree with an emphasis on developing the skillset for the global market. This distinct, direct entry programme integrates learning from eight key business themes to provide a comprehensive understanding of what is required for forward-looking businesses operating globally.
The key pillars of the Global Business programme are a focus on innovation and entrepreneurship, and relevant real-life business experience which will open up doors to the fascinating world of business. Sustainability is our cornerstone, arming students with tools to tackle global challenges. We provide a world-class education through innovative teaching methods and dynamic learning environments. As leaders in education, we nurture holistic, forward-thinking students with a strong focus on sustainability and transforming business for good.
Programme at a Glance
- Start Date: September
- Duration: 4 years
- Features: Focus on Global/International Business, Inter-Cultural Management, Organisations and People, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Economics, Marketing and Strategy, Experiential Learning and Personal Development
Year 1: Junior Fresh
Immersing Yourself in the Fundamentals of Business
In your first year, you will learn about the history and evolution of business, organisation and management, in order to establish and reinforce the principle that the pursuit of business is embedded in - and a central driver of - our complex global economy. Furthermore, you will start your self-development journey with the key quantitative and qualitative skills required for business in the 21st Century.
- BUU11520 Economics for Management (10 ECTS)
- BUU11530 Quantitative Methods for Business (10 ECTS)
- BUU11540 Fundamentals of Philosophy, Ethics and Social Science (10 ECTS)
- BUU11560 Work & Wellbeing (5 ECTS)
- BUU11570 Enacting Sustainable Development (5 ECTS)
- BUU11580 Fundamentals of Management and Organisation (5 ECTS)
- BUU11590 Introduction to Information Systems (5 ECTS)
In addition to the six mandatory Business modules, you will choose one module from the list below. Students wishing to spend all or part of their third year studying abroad in a non-English speaking country should take a language module during their Fresh years.
Optional module list:
- LAU12410 Introduction To Law (A)
- LAU12402 Introduction To Law (B)
- FRU1151Y BESS French Language & Civilisation 1 (French Society And Economy)
- GRU1100Y German Language 1
- PLU11051 Polish Language 1 Beginners MT
- PLU11052 Polish Language 1 Beginners HT
- RUU11051 Russian Language FOR Beginners MT
- RUU11052 Russian Languages FOR Beginners HT
- SPU1152Y First Year Spanish (BESS/GB)
Year 2: Senior Fresh
Broaden Your Business Knowledge to International Settings
Your second year gives you a thorough grounding in every core discipline of business theory and practice, from marketing to finance. You will benefit from the full resources of a globally networked institution. By taking a significant number of credits from other disciplines – from Law and Linguistics, to Geology or Psychology – you will have the unique opportunity to see how your thinking interacts with and is influenced by others, cultivating new insights that can only come through such interdisciplinarity.
- BUU22510 Organisational Behaviour (5 ECTS) (VS)
- BUU22520 Principles of Marketing (5 ECTS) (VS)
- BUU22530 Introduction to Accounting (5 ECTS) (VS)
- BUU22550 Introduction to Finance (5 ECTS) (VS)
- BUU22560 Introduction to Operations Management (5 ECTS) (VS)
- BUU22570 Creative Thinking, Innovation and Entrepreneurial Action (5 ECTS) (VS)
- BUU22580 Business Ethics (5 ECTS) (VS)
- BUU22591 Personal and Professional Development (5 ECTS)
- BUU22593 Qualitative Research Methods (5 ECTS)
- BUU22594 Organisational Change for Sustainable Futures (5 ECTS)
Optional Module List:
- ECU22011 Intermediate Economics A (5 ECTS) Semester 1
- ECU22012 Intermediate Economics B (5 ECTS) Semester 2
- S0U22401 Power, State and Social Movements A (5 ECTS) Semester 1
- S0U22052 Power, State and Social Movements B (5 ECTS) Semester 2
- FRU2251Y Language – French Language & Civilisation 2 (10 ECTS)
- PLU22051 Polish Language 2 (cont. Beginners - MT)
- PLU22052 Polish Language 2 (cont. Beginners - HT)
- RUU1200Y Language – Russian (10 ECTS)
- SPU22501 Second Year Spanish 1
- SPU22502 Second Year Spanish 1
Year 3: Junior Sophister
Learn by Doing
While building on your portfolio of skills and knowledge, you are awarded credit for experience that transforms your learning – whether through a semester or year abroad at one of our partner institutions or by reflecting on the internship that you undertook during the summer months. This experiential learning is highly valued by employers and is a unique opportunity for students to develop business skills. During your third year you will also decide if you wish to pursue an internship during your summer break.
- BUU33521 Management Accounting for Business Decisions I (5 ECTS) (VS)
- BUU33522 Management Accounting for Business Decisions II (5 ECTS) (VS)
- BUU33531 Financial Accounting I (5 ECTS) (VS)
- BUU33532 Financial Accounting II (5 ECTS) (VS)
- BUU33580 International Governance and Sustainable Business (5 ECTS)
- BUU33590 Business in Society (5 ECTS) (VS)
- BUU33620 Intro to Fixed Income Securities and Alternative Investments (5 ECTS) (VS)
- BUU33660 Organisational Theory and Organisational Analysis (5 ECTS) (VS)
- BUU33700 Contemporary Marketing Management (5 ECTS) (VS)
- BUU33710 Consumer Behaviour (5 ECTS) (VS)
- BUU33720 Taxation I (5 ECTS)
- BUU33730 Taxation II (5 ECTS)
- BUU33750 Investments & Sustainability (5 ECTS) (VS)
- BUU33760 Financial Markets and Institutions (5ECTS)
- BUU33801 Intercultural Management I (5 ECTS)
- BUU33802 Intercultural Management II (5 ECTS)
- BUU33803 Business Analytics (5 ECTS)
- BUU33804 Social and Environmental Innovation (5 ECTS)
- BUU33805 Financial Risk Management (5 ECTS)
Year 4: Senior Sophister
Deepen your Expertise
In your Senior Sophister year, you will focus on at least one area of business expertise: studying your chosen subject in depth, taking advanced modules in the subject and undertaking a significant research project (Capstone) guided by one of our faculty or industry experts. Your work leads you into your chosen career path, be it finance, accounting, strategy or marketing.
- BUU44501 Strategic Management: Theory and Practice (10 ECTS)
- BUU44502 Strategy: Independent Research Project (10 ECTS)
- BUU44510 International Business & The Global Economy (10 ECTS) (VS)
- BUU44520 Exploring Organisational Experiences (20 ECTS)
- BUU44531 Financial Reporting and Analysis I (5 ECTS) (VS)
- BUU44532 Financial Reporting and Analysis II (5 ECTS) (VS)
- BUU44540 Grand Challenges (20 ECTS)
- BUU44551 Advances in Marketing Theory and Practice (5 ECTS) (VS)
- BUU44552 Digital Marketing (5 ECTS) (VS)
- BUU44590 Business Dissertation (20 ECTS)
- BUU44611 Management Experience and Reflection (5 ECTS)
- BUU44623 Designing Social Innovation and Delivering Social Impact (10 ECTS)
- BUU44630 Economic Policy and Business History (20 ECTS)
- BUU44640 International Finance (5 ECTS) (VS)
- BUU44650 Derivatives (5 ECTS) (VS)
- BUU44660 Company & Business Law (5 ECTS)
- BUU44670 Audit and Assurance (5 ECTS) (VS)
- BUU44680 Global Supply Chain Management (10 ECTS)
- BUU44700 Sustainable Finance (5 ECTS)
- BUU44701 Managing People and Leading Change (5 ECTS)
- BUU44702 New Product Development (5 ECTS)
- BUU44703 The Business of Nature Positive (20 ECTS)
- BUU44704 The Commercial Determinants of Health (20 ECTS)