International Business (with Placement)

The International Business (with Placement) degree from University of Greenwich will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of global business strategies, sustainability, network analysis, international trade, and cross-border operations. You will gain insights into how businesses operate in diverse cultural, political, and economic environments, developing the skills necessary to navigate and lead in the global marketplace.

You'll develop a range of intellectual and practical skills, preparing you to become a specialist in the international business sector, capable of driving innovation and growth in a global knowledge economy.

This degree includes the opportunity to enhance your employability - and elevate your career - with a placement year, working full-time for a company. It’s a chance for you to immerse yourself in an industry, apply your knowledge and put theory into practice. It should also help you develop your professional skills and assist you in starting to make industry connections. Graduates with work experience are highly sought after by employers and often secure higher-level positions.

Through a curriculum containing current research and international academic theory, the degree equips students with an analytical approach, managerial decision-making, and real-world problem-solving skills.

Career opportunities:

Graduates pursue their management career in a wide range of multinational companies, non-government and public sector organisations. Some might find employment in small and medium enterprises in international trade, and local or central government.

Some of our graduates have joined ABN AMRO, Accenture, CNN, Hertz and Kerry Group.

Courses include:

• Global Business and Sustainability

• International Business Simulation

• Academic English for Postgraduates (Business)

• International Business Finance

• Managing Across Cultures

• Placement Preparation