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Programme Details 2013-2014
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
BSc Single Honours
Roehampton University Business School
PROGRAMME CONVENER(S): Stephen O'Regan, 020 8392 3523, s.oregan@roehampton.ac.uk
YEAR 1 (HE1) TUTOR: Rosie Cole, 020 8392 3722, r.cole@roehampton.ac.uk
For further information please contact the Department Administrator, Vicky Thorpe, 020 8392 3440, victoria.thorpe@roehampton.ac.uk
LOCATION: The modules in this programme are taught at the Roehampton Lane (Southlands College) campus unless otherwise stated.
PROGRAMME OUTLINE: International business is a field that is increasingly gaining interest for undergraduate study. The increasing globalisation of the world economy, increases in world trade, the accession of many eastern European countries to the European Union coupled with dramatic growth in the industrialisation of China, India and Russia all mean that there is increasing demand for graduates who can operate in global and increasingly diverse multi-cultural contexts.
The programme will produce graduates that have a good understanding of business and management in an international context. Organisations increasingly have to respond to the challenges of globalisation and operate in a largely global market place and economy, where challenges can come from overseas competitors rather than local corporations. Graduates from this programme with a good knowledge of international business will be in a competitive position in the graduate employment market.
AIMS: This programme aims to:
- have a critical understanding of global and international conceptions of business and management;
- develop the ability to apply and evaluate a range of approaches, conceptual frameworks and diagnostic tools to international business and cross cultural management;
- have developed skills of cultural sensitivity and an awareness of challenges in international business and management practice;
- have an advanced knowledge and ability to apply a range of methods appropriate to international business research;
- be able to use quantitative and qualitative frames of analysis in assessing international business operations and practices;
- be able to produce an international business report that conforms to standards of practice in western based organisations;
- have developed a range of interpersonal skills appropriate to operating in an international context;
- have developed their proficiency in a second language so that they are able to engage in business discussions in a second language.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: These are grouped into four categories:
Knowledge and Understanding
Students who successfully complete the programme will:
- be able to apply and integrate financial, quantitative, economic, psychological and sociological frameworks to the context of current international business practice;
- have an understanding and knowledge of relevant theoretical and conceptual frameworks of international business practice and management;
- be aware of the effects of contextual forces on, and the dynamics within, international organisations;
- have an understanding of a range of research techniques, both qualitative and quantitative;
- be able to work with current research based knowledge in international business and management practice;
- have extended knowledge and understanding of international business practice in relation to their chosen optional areas of study;
- be aware of the implications of, relevant professional, legal and ethical issues related to international organisations.
Students who successfully complete this programme will be able to:
- evaluate and apply models, concepts and theories relevant to the operation and practice of international business;
- evaluate and apply qualitative and quantitative research methods to exploring challenges and practice in international business;
- analyse data and evaluate information from a range of sources;
- review strategies, policies and practices in the light of changing circumstances within a global context;
- undertake detailed analysis and demonstrate an awareness of problem solving techniques in relation to international business problems.
Students who successfully complete this programme will be able to:
- select and analyse primary and secondary data to address an appropriate international business problem;
- be able to recognise, select and apply ethical values and problems to situations and decisions in an international context;
- be able to demonstrate the ability to apply skills of cultural sensitivity in relation to international business practice.
Students who successfully complete this programme will be:
- able to use communication and information technology to analyse data and make high quality and accessible presentations to an international audience;
- able to engage in business and professional discourse in both oral and written communication in two languages;
- able to work effectively in a multicultural group, for example as a leader selecting appropriate leadership styles, setting targets, motivating and monitoring;
- an independent learner with good time management skills;
- sensitive to diversity in people in national and international organisational cultural contexts.
PROGRAMME REGULATIONS & REQUIREMENTS
Students enrolled on the BSc International Business will be taught and assessed in accordance with the University's Taught Degree Regulations.
Home students who commence the programme in year one will be required to spend the second term of their second year at an overseas partner institution. They will be required to take a programme of studies at the overseas partner institution studying the equivalent of 60 HE2 level credits. These students will agree their overseas study programme with the Programme Convener. Students will be required to demonstrate to the Programme Convener they are capable of studying abroad successfully and are worthy ambassadors of Roehampton University. Students are normally required to pass all year one modules on the first attempt obtaining a pass mark of at least 50%.
Students studying at a partner institution will normally be taught and assessed in English and, where appropriate, be encouraged to continue their language development skills in a second language. The grades from these credits will not count towards the degree classification owing to difficulties in ensuring equity between marking schemes with international partners. The students will, however, be required to pass these modules to ensure that they have enough general credits to be awarded a degree. Degree classifications for Home students on the programme will be calculated from either their average of 180 credits at levels HE2 and HE3 (of which at least 120 must be at level HE3) or from their average of 120 credits at level HE3.
International students may study overseas for the second term, although this is not a programme requirement. Where international students elect to study overseas for their second term the above regulations will apply.
The programme has been specifically designed to allow entry to students with appropriate prior qualifications directly in to the final year. This will include students who have completed an HND in a business related field and students at overseas partner institutions where a formal Memorandum of Agreement and articulation agreement have been agreed.
Students may enter the programme at year one, two or three depending on their previous qualifications. Students who are accepted into final year entry of the BSc International Business from approved overseas partners will receive double awards, in line with agreements outlined in the formal Memoranda of Agreement. Degree classification for final year entry students will be based on their average across 120 credits at level HE3.
Other students may be considered for direct entry to the final year or year two of the programme and will be processed in line with the University procedures for CATS Transfer.
Students are normally required to pass all elements of assessment in core modules. Resit opportunities are allowed in line with University Regulations and provided the student has made a serious attempt at an assessment. A serious attempt is defined as a minimum of 20% at the first attempt and two thirds attendance at classes.
LEVEL HE1
Home Students
Compulsory modules
#BUS020C430Y - People and Organisations
#BUS020C460Y - Marketing and Enterprise
Required modules
~BUS020C434Y - Accounting for Organisations
~BUS020C436Y - Skills for Business
~BUS020C438Y - Principles of Economics
plus 20 credits chosen from the following language modules:
Arabic
¬LAA020C010 - Modern Arabic 1 (A1)
¬LAA020C011 - Modern Arabic 2 (A2)
French
LAF020C020Y - French Beginner (A1)
LAF020C021Y - French Elementary (A2)
LAF020C022Y - French Lower Intermediate (B1)
German
LAG020C040Y - German Beginner (A1)
LAG020C041Y - German Elementary (A2)
Italian
LAI020C050Y - Italian Beginner (A1)
LAI020C051Y - Italian Elementary (A2)
Japanese
LAJ020C060Y - Japanese Beginner (A1)
LAJ020C061Y - Japanese Elementary (A2)
Mandarin
LAM020C070Y - Mandarin Beginner (A1)
LAM020C071Y - Mandarin Elementary (A2)
Spanish
LAS020C030Y - Spanish Beginner (A1)
LAS020C031Y - Spanish Elementary (A2)
LAS020C032Y - Spanish Lower Intermediate (B1)
International Students (not UK students)
Compulsory modules
#BUS020C430Y - People and Organisations
#BUS020C460Y - Marketing and Enterprise
Required modules
~BUS020C434Y - Accounting for Organisations
~EAP020C146Y - English for Academic Study
~BUS020C436Y - Skills for Business
~BUS020C438Y - Principles of Economics
Independent Study modules
These modules will only be available to students who have too few credits to progress/graduate during the academic year and are too late to register for conventionally taught modules. They cannot be selected as part of a normal programme of study at the beginning of the academic year and require the Programme Convener's approval.
BUS010C420A or S or Y - Independent Study: Review
BUS020C425A or S or Y - Independent Study: Extended Review
LEVEL HE2
Home Students
Compulsory modules
#BUS020N590Y - International Business Environment
#BUS020N591A - International Business Workshop
#BUS020N592A - Managing Organisations
plus 60 credits from overseas partner institution to be negotiated with Programme Convener.
International Students
Compulsory modules
#BUS020N590Y - International Business Environment
#BUS020N591A - International Business Workshop
#BUS020N592A - Managing Organisations
Optional modules
Students are required to choose three out of the following list of 20-credit modules:
BUS020N540Y - Managerial Economics
BUS020N541Y - The European Economy
BUS020N543Y - Accounting Analysis and Decisions
BUS020N545H - Integrated Business Case [Summer term module]
BUS020N560Y - Marketing Management
BUS020N561Y - Consumer Behaviour
BUS020N562Y - Marketing Research
BUS020N563Y - Entrepreneurship
BUS020N570Y - Retail Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
BUS020N581Y - Introduction to Human Resource Management
Independent Study module
This module will only be available to students who have too few credits to progress/graduate during the academic year and are too late to register for conventionally taught modules. It cannot be selected as part of a normal programme of study at the beginning of the academic year and requires the Programme Convener's approval.
BUS020N520A or S or Y - Independent Study: Extended Essay
LEVEL HE3
Home Students
Compulsory modules
#BUS040X691Y - Research Methods and International Project
#BUS020X652Y - Cross Cultural Management
International Students
Compulsory modules
#BUS040X691Y - Research Methods and International Project
#BUS020X652Y - Cross Cultural Management
Optional modules
Home and lnternational students are required to choose three out of the following 20-credit modules. International students transferring to this programme in Year 3, are required to choose Advanced Business English as one of their options. (Please note that choice may be limited depending on options selected at level HE2. Students who studied at an overseas partner institution in Year 2 must only select modules where they have taken equivalent prerequisite modules.)
BUS020X622Y - Ethics, Organisations and Society
BUS020X633Y - Corporate Strategy
BUS020X634Y - Managing Change & Innovation
BUS020X640Y - Capital Markets & Investment
BUS020X641Y - Economics & Government
BUS020X642Y - Corporate Finance
BUS020X643Y - Advanced Financial Accounting
BUS020X644Y - Corporate Collapse
BUS020X646H - Current Issues in Financial Services [Summer term module]
BUS020X652Y - Cross Cultural Management [Summer term module]
BUS020X654Y - Digital Marketing
BUS020X657Y - Graduate Enterprise
BUS020X660Y - International Marketing
¬BUS020X661 - Leisure and Tourism Marketing
BUS020X662Y - Applied Marketing Communications
BUS020X663Y - Marketing for Non-profit Organisations
BUS020X670Y - Retail Theory and Practice
BUS020X671Y - Retail Issues and Applications
BUS020X681Y - Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Development
BUS020X682Y - Contemporary Case Studies in Human Resource Management
BUS020X692Y - Advanced Business English
Work Placement module
This module aims to enhance students’ work-related skills and knowledge and thereby improve their employability. It can only be taken following agreement from the Programme Convener and is not available to students at enrolment.
BUS020X621Y - Work Placement
Module annotations:
# - compulsory module (must be passed)
~ - required module (must be taken)
¬ - module not available in 2013-2014.
Notes:
a) Each module code consists of a three-letter module prefix denoting the programme it belongs to (eg BSS010C110A = Biosciences), the following three digits refer to its credit value (eg BSS010C110A = 10 credits), the single letter in the middle (eg BSS010C110A) denotes the module level (eg C = HE1, N = HE2, X = HE3), the last three digits denote its unique number (eg BSS010C110A), and the final letter denotes its suffix (eg BSS010C110A). The suffixes indicate the following: A - Autumn term, S - Spring term, H – Summer term/Summer intensive mode and Y - All year.
b) Individual module details can be viewed by clicking on each module code or using the "View all modules" link below for a complete list of module assessments and descriptions. Where an assessment has more than one component all elements must be passed, unless individual module assessment details state otherwise.
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