International Business
BA with Honours in International Business
BA in International Business
Diploma of Higher Education in International Business
Certificate of Higher Education in International Business
Course Regulations
[These regulations are to be read in conjunction with Regulation 11.1.]
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Status of the Courses
All students are normally admitted in the first instance as potential
Honours students.
Mode of Study
The courses are available by full-time study only.
Place of Study
The course includes study in the third year at a Business School or
equivalent in another country.
Course Structure
In the first year of study, all students shall undertake a curriculum
which includes the classes BF 101 Management Development
Programme 1 and MG 111 Foundations of Management and
International Business. At the end of the first year of study, all students
shall choose two Business subjects from this curriculum to study
further. These shall be known as the Principal Subjects.
Over the second and third years of study, all students shall undertake a
curriculum which centres on classes in the two chosen Principal
Subjects and includes the classes BF 2XX Management Development
Programme 2, BF 3XX Management Development Programme 3, MG
205 International Business Analysis and MG 306 Managing Across
Cultures and Frontiers.
A Principal Subject shall comprise classes amounting to no fewer than
100 credits (normally 20 at Level 1, 40 at Level 2 and 40 at Level 3).
The credits for a class may count towards the credit requirements for
one of the Principal Subjects only.
In the Honours year, students will normally undertake a project
amounting to 40 credits together with classes amounting to 40 credits
in each of their Principal Subjects.
Principal Subject and Honours Requirements
See Regulation 11.80.11
Curriculum
First Year
All students shall undertake classes amounting to 120 credits as
follows:
Compulsory Classes
Level
BF 101
Management Development Programme 1
1
MG 111
Foundations of Management and International
Business
1
Optional Classes
60 credits chosen from:
AG 111
Accounting Technologies *
AG 151
Introduction to Finance and Accounting**
EC 111
Introduction to Economics
HR 111
Managing People
MK 111
Introduction to Marketing
MS 111
Foundations of Business Analysis
MS 151
Harnessing Technology for Business
SH 111
Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism
Management
Z1 151
Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
* Only available to students admitted to study Accounting
** Students taking AG 111 Accounting Technologies may not
class.
Credits
20
20
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
1
1
20
20
take this
Elective Class(es)
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Second Year
All students shall undertake classes amounting to 120 credits as
follows:
Compulsory Classes
BF 201
Management Development Programme 2
MG 205
International Business Analysis
Principal Subject 1
Principal Subject 2
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Level
2
2
2
2
Credits
20
20
40
40
Third Year
All students are normally required to undertake study abroad at an
approved institution for the equivalent of one or two Strathclyde
semesters, and shall follow an approved curriculum of 120 credits
which shall normally include the equivalent of the following classes:
Compulsory Classes
BF 301
Management Development Programme 3 *
MG 306
Managing Across Cultures and Frontiers
Principal Subject 1
Principal Subject 2
* taken by distance learning
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20
Level
3
3
3
3
Credits
20
20
40
40
Fourth Year
All students shall undertake classes amounting to 120 credits as
follows:
Optional Classes
Level
Credits
No fewer than 40 credits chosen from:
41 433
Human Resources in the Global Economy
4
20
XX 4XX
The European Union and Business
4
20
MG 402
Management, Enterprise and the Rise of the
Global Corporation
4
20
together with
40 credits in the chosen Business subject
and
a 40 credit Dissertation in the chosen Business subject, with an
international focus.
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Progress
In order to progress to the second year of the course, a student must
have accumulated at least 120 credits from the course curriculum,
including those for MG 111 Foundations of Management and
International Business and the foundation classes for the intended
Principal Subjects.
In order to progress to the third year of the course, a student must have
accumulated at least 240 credits from the course curriculum, including
those for the class BF 101 Management Development Programme 1
and the Level 2 compulsory classes relating to their chosen Principal
Subjects.
In order to progress to the fourth year of the course, a student must
have accumulated no fewer than 360 credits from the course
curriculum including those for all compulsory classes and the Level 3
compulsory classes relating to their chosen Principal Subjects.
Final Assessment and Honours Classification
On successful completion of the Honours year, a candidate will be
awarded the Level 4 credits corresponding to the classes taken.
The final Honours classification for the degree of BA with Honours in
International Business will normally be based on:
(i)
the first assessed attempt at Level 4 classes taken in the fourth
year;
(ii)
if appropriate, an oral examination.
Award
BA with Honours: In order to qualify for the award of the degree of BA
with Honours in International Business, a candidate must normally
have obtained no fewer than 480 credits from the course curriculum.
BA: In order to qualify for the award of the BA in International
Business, a candidate must have accumulated no fewer than 360
credits from the course curriculum. A candidate must have passed all
compulsory classes and satisfied the requirements for two Principal
Subjects.
Diploma of Higher Education: In order to qualify for the award of a
Diploma of Higher Education in International Business, a candidate
must have accumulated no fewer than 240 credits from the course
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curriculum including those for the first and second year compulsory
classes.
Certificate of Higher Education: In order to qualify for the award of a
Certificate of Higher Education in International Business, a candidate
must have accumulated no fewer than 120 credits from the course
curriculum.
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