Degree type: BA (Hons)
UCAS Code: LN11
Duration: 2 years full-time
Please note that this course is currently under development and is therefore offered subject to approval.
Why choose this course?
Business today is international. Businesses are connected around the globe with suppliers, customers, and competitors. To succeed, managers must be fast, responsive, and aware of the economic, cultural and political forces that shape their surroundings. And they need a management capability that is distinctly international in outlook. Our course provides you with the economic underpinning of the international environment today’s business organisations operate in. The course will also enable you to develop this mindset in a group of like-minded students equally eager to 'go places'. The course combines the exploration of the international business context from a mostly economic perspective and the development of those practical intercultural management skills you need to create impact. Project work allows you to develop special areas of interest, such as international markets, economic trends, particular management challenges or market and industry analyses.
The core economics modules focus on the contemporary challenges facing international business. You will examine issues concerning international trade and investment, economics integration and international development. The core management modules will introduce you to multinational strategy and you will develop the international communication skills and intercultural management skills that are required to drive your business agenda. You will also be able to develop your own research project, focusing either on the economic or business management aspect of a chosen topic. Throughout your studies you will work with Dundee Business School academics that bring their expertise in business, economics, industry and international management straight into the classroom.
During stage 3, you will study the following core modules - International Business Economics, Strategic Management, Managing across Cultures, Managerial Economics, International Trade Theory and Policy, Supply Chain Management, and International Economics and Management Project, plus one option module from either Organisations and Transformation, or Corporate Finance.
During stage 4, you will study the following core modules - The Global Economy, Multinational Corporate Strategy, Energy and Environmental Economics, International Management Skills and Challenges, and Innovation Economics, and your dissertation, plus one option module from either Heritage Management, International HRM, or Business Ethics and CSR.
How you learn
Dundee Business School tutors are committed to providing you with an engaging and challenging experience. You will develop your graduate skills and in-depth understanding of contemporary management issues through business simulations, team work, projects, and problem-solving scenarios. Lectures, tutorials and seminars will present you with the challenges of today’s business world – and with the knowledge required to understand and direct these.
How you are assessed
A wide range of assessment methods, designed to practise the skills you need in business are used throughout the course. These include class tests and examinations, presentations, group work, problem-solving exercises, courseworks and case studies, and practical exercises. If you undertake a project in the Honours year of the course, this will give you a further opportunity to develop your critical, analytical and research skills.
Minimum Entrance Requirements
Entry to this course is via a relevant HND, or successful completion of stage one and two of a relevant business and management qualification at SCQF level 8 or equivalent.
Overseas/EU
All applicants are required to provide certified proof of competence in English Language and the University's minimum requirements are listed here.
Your future
“The course has equipped me with a sound understanding of economics and its application in business and thus helped me shine during my interviews. The diverse lecturer and student base has increased my appreciation for different cultures & values which stood out in the assessment process and will be of help when working on assignments abroad”. John, Germany
As a graduate of the BA (Hons) International Economics and Management course you will have the analytical and management skills and the knowledge to work effectively in the international business domain. There is a wealth of career opportunities in management, particularly in multinational enterprises, as well as a range of public and private sector organisations that focus on economic analysis and development, and policy-making. Yes, you will still need the practice and the real-life experience, but our graduates tell us that what they study ‘clicks’ with reality. You will have developed an international mindset, and the skills and attitude it takes to operate with success across different economies and cultures.
| Fee Category | September 2012 Fees |
Scholarships & Bursaries |
| Scottish and other EU students |
£1820 per year. Apply to the Student Awards Agency |
Other forms of support |
| English, Welsh and Northern Irish students |
£7000 per year (max. amount payable You can apply for financial assistance, |
Bursaries & Scholarships |
| Overseas (non EU) students |
£9975 per year. Fees may be subject to annual increase. |
Overseas Scholarships |
Fees shown are payable annually, and may be subject to increase.
