2023/24 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BSc International Business (For students entering from September 2023 onwards)
| Programme code: | BSIBUS-R | UCAS code: | N120 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 3 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Christos Antoniou | Contact address: | C.Antoniou@lubs.leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 360
Entry requirements:
- GCSE English Language: minimum grade B/6.
- GCSE Mathematics: minimum grade B/5.
- A Level: typically AAA (excluding General Studies, Critical Thinking and Extended Project Qualification).
When English is not the first language, students will need to provide evidence of English language ability through qualifications such as TOEFL (score of 92 overall, with no less than 21 in listening, 21 in reading, 23 in speaking and 22 in writing) and IELTS (score of 6.5 overall, with no less than 6 in listening, speaking, reading or writing), all in accordance with standard Business School entry requirements and policy.
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
Leeds University Business School (LUBS)
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
Leeds University Business School
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
General Business and Management
Programme specification:
The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme from September 2023. For students who entered the programme before September 2023, you can find the details of your programme: BSc International Business
Programme Aims (PA)
Our graduates will:
1. Have an understanding of how the forces of globalisation and the economic, political, legal and cultural conditions of countries and regions present opportunities and challenges to business-people and organisations.
2. Be able to comprehend the complexity, diversity and geographic scope of the strategies, structures and methods used by organisations to extend their activities across national borders.
3. Have a theoretical and practical understanding of the strategic and operational issues that govern the establishment and management of profitable, sustainable and competitive foreign operations.
4. Have the skills, competencies and understanding required to operate appropriately, ethically, productively and with confidence when managing a business in the international arena.
5. Have the intellectual and research skills required to comprehend, analyse and make sense of international business issues.
6. Be able to understand how cultural similarities and differences influence decision-making, interpersonal relationships and business dealings in cross-cultural settings.
7. Have an appreciation of the ethical and environmental issues that have emerged as a result of globalisation.
8. Have the skills, competencies, knowledge and understanding to build a career in international business.
Learning outcomes
1: Students will be able to design, advocate and justify an appropriate internationalisation plan taking into account the political, economic, social and legal conditions of countries. (Programme Aims 1 & 2)
2: Students will be able to identify, collect, appraise and apply country-level data and information to resolve international business-related problems. (PA 1 & 2)
3: Students will be able to engage critically with current literature in the field of international business studies to analyse issues in the global economy and their implications for management practice. (PA 2, 3 & 5)
4: Students will be able to demonstrate the analytical, critical thinking and intellectual skills required to solve international business problems. (PA 1 & 3)
5: Students will be able to define, design, execute and present a significant and extended piece of independent research on an international business topic. (PA 5)
6: Students will be able to identify, illustrate and account for cultural differences when taking managerial decisions. (PA 6)
7: Students will demonstrate effective interpersonal skills and the ability to function sensitively and productively when working in cross-cultural teams. (PA 6)
8: Students will be able to critically evaluate the potential of international business activities to deliver positive and negative social and environmental outcomes. (PA 4 & 7)
9: Students will be able to produce professional-quality international business reports and documents. (PA 8)
10: Students will be able to deliver professional-quality presentations on international business issues using appropriate technology. (PA 8)
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Students will be required to study the following 80 credits of compulsory modules:
| LUBS1105 | Academic and Professional Development for Studies in International Business | 10 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LUBS1140 | Principles of International Business | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS1175 | Global Entrepreneurship | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS1850 | Organisational Behaviour | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LUBS1940 | Economics for Management | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Students will be required to select 20 credits of optional modules. In addition, students can select a maximum of 20 credits of discovery modules. If students do NOT want to select discovery modules, a further 20 credits can be selected from Optional modules instead.
The FLTU-coded modules are intended for students who are complete beginners with no prior knowledge of the language, they are NOT suitable if you already have some knowledge of the language. In this instance you may want to consider the more advanced language opportunities that are available as discovery modules. If you have any questions, please contact the Languages for All team (lfa@leeds.ac.uk). It is advised that students only undertake one language option per year.
| FLTU1009 | Beginners Korean 10 Credits Semester 2 | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| FLTU1025 | Beginners Japanese 10 credits Semester 1 | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| FLTU1304 | Beginners French 10 credits Semester 2 | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| FLTU1405 | Beginners German | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| FLTU1605 | Beginners Italian 10 credits Semester 1 | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| FLTU1805 | Beginners Spanish | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| FLTU1909 | Beginners Mandarin Chinese 10 Credits Semester 2 | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS1125 | Economic Institutions (Labour) | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS1185 | Understanding Statistics in the Social Sciences | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS1275 | Mathematics and Statistics for Economics and Business 1A | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS1285 | Mathematics and Statistics for Economics and Business 1B | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS1291 | Economic Perspectives and Controversies | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LUBS1520 | Introduction to Sports Analytics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS1755 | Business and Society (Combined) | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LUBS1785 | Introduction to Effective Decision Making | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS1890 | Starting Your Own Business | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Discovery modules:
Students may study 0-20 credits of discovery modules. If students do NOT want to select discovery modules, a further 20 credits can be selected from Optional Modules instead, to make up a total of 120 credits for the year.
Students will be required to pass 100 Year 1 credits including all Pass for Progression (PFP) modules in order to progress to Year 2.
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following 60 credits of compulsory modules:
| LUBS2405 | Cross-Cultural Management | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS2415 | Research Methods in International Business | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LUBS2860 | Managing International Business | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Optional modules:
Students will be required to select 40 credits of optional modules which can be taken from the Optional modules list and/or from ONE of the Pathways. In addition, students can select a maximum of 20 credits of discovery modules. If students do NOT want to select discovery modules, a further 20 credits can be selected from Optional modules and/or ONE of the Pathways instead.
Optional
| LUBS2020 | From Study to Work | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS2410 | Small Business Internationalisation and Growth | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS2765 | Advanced Management Decision Making | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS2785 | How Managers Make Decisions | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS2810 | Business and the Legal Environment | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LUBS2820 | Contemporary Topics in International Business | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS2895 | Organisational Behaviour in Practice | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Analytics Pathway
| LUBS2021 | Visualising and Analysing Data Effectively | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS2095 | Understanding Data in the Social Sciences | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Consulting Pathway
| LUBS2931 | Evidence-based Consultancy | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Economics Pathway
| LUBS2050 | Industrial Economics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS2140 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS2400 | The International Economic Environment | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS2420 | Business Economics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS2610 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Enterprise & Innovation Pathway
| LUBS2028 | Leading and Managing Small Businesses | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS2045 | Entrepreneurship in Theory and Practice | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS2065 | Managing Innovation in Business | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS2080 | New Enterprise Planning | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Marketing Pathway
| LUBS2850 | Marketing | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Ethics and Sustainability Pathway
| IDEA2000 | Leadership Ethics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS2970 | Corporate Social Responsibility | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Discovery modules:
Students may study 0-20 credits of discovery modules. If students do NOT want to select discovery modules, a further 20 credits can be selected from Optional modules and/or from ONE of the pathways instead, to make up a total of 120 credits for the year.
Students will be required to pass 100 Year 2 credits including all Pass for Progression (PFP) modules in order to progress to Year 3.
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following 70 credits of compulsory modules:
| LUBS3250 | Transnational Corporations in the World Economy | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS3321 | International Business Dissertation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LUBS3860 | International Strategic Management | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Optional modules:
Students will be required to select 30 credits of optional modules which can be taken from the Optional modules list and/or from ONE of the Pathways. In addition, students can select a maximum of 20 credits of discovery modules. If students do NOT want to select discovery modules, a further 20 credits can be selected from Optional modules and/or ONE of the Pathways instead.
Optional
| LUBS3053 | Managing Social Media and Digital Work | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LUBS3096 | Global Perspectives on Work and Employment | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| LUBS3840 | European Business | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS3966 | Managing Global Value Chains | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| TRAN3041 | Freight Transport, Logistics and the Environment | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Analytics Pathway
| LUBS3012 | Data Analytics for Business | 20 credits | Not running until 202526 | |
| LUBS3185 | People Analytics: Strategy and Practice | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Consulting Pathway
| LUBS3013 | Enterprise Consultancy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS3850 | Contemporary Management Consulting | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Economics Pathway
| LUBS3365 | Environmental Economics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS3930 | Economics of Business and Corporate Strategy | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Enterprise & Innovation Pathway
| LUBS3306 | Critical Perspective in Enterprise and Entrepreneurship | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS3990 | Innovation Thinking and Practice | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Marketing Pathway
| LUBS3190 | International Marketing | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS3845 | Marketing Strategy | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Ethics and Sustainability Pathway
| LUBS3001 | Gender and Equality at Work in Comparative Perspective | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS3002 | Diversity Management | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS3003 | Business Ethics | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Students may study 0-20 credits of discovery modules. If students do NOT want to select discovery modules, a further 20 credits can be selected from Optional modules and/or from ONE of the pathways instead, to make up a total of 120 credits for the year.
Students will be required to pass 100 Year 3 credits including all Pass for Progression (PFP) modules in order to be eligible for the award of an Honours Degree.
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