University of Cumbria at Kendal College

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YOU WILL EITHER STEP FORWARD INTO GROWTH OR STEP BACK INTO SAFETY. why choose uoc?

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If you're looking to top-up your business degree with a focus on international business, then our course is just what you need to give you an edge and springboard your career.

Graduate from a University ranked in the top ten in the UK for graduates launching their own business.

Benefit from our strong links with regional, national and international businesses and boost your placement and employment prospects.

Access workshops with regional business leaders, learning from their real-world experience and enhancing your employability.

university of cumbria Join the Business Society to attend talks, visits and socials with students across all of our programmes and develop your network.

Interested in setting up your own business? Then the entrepreneurs club is for you! Develop your entrepreneurial talent and learn from our experts and regional entrepreneurs.

The Tomco. Story is a talk hosted by Founding Director Alex Fowkes. Alex set up a successful media and marketing business alongside his friends at age 18, during his first year studying at the University of Cumbria.

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Grab the opportunity for paid work experience with SMEs across Cumbria and Lancashire with our ERDF funded programmes that give you the opportunity to work on real innovation projects.

Study in a professional and interactive environment at our dedicated and award-winning Business School. Learn in small class sizes where we truly get to know you, and what you want from a university experience.

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BA (Hons) International Business Management Top-up

The University of Cumbria and Kendal College are working in partnership to deliver the BA (Hons) International Business Management Top-up programme.

Knowing how to deal with, and appreciate, the daily challenges impacting on businesses globally is crucial to corporate success.

Our BA (Hons) in International Business Management (Top-up) will enable you to gain a firm grasp of global challenges and opportunities in the world of international business, while developing the appropriate cross-cultural communications skills you'll need to succeed in the international landscape.

During the year, you will learn to critically evaluate the relationships between international business strategy and operational needs, providing creative and innovative solutions through the essential attributes of management and leadership. You will also learn to contextualise business management and practice across a range of public, private and third sector organisations in local, regional, national, international and global contexts.

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BA (Hons) International Business Management Top-up You'll learn about the dynamics and issues facing international business and intercultural communications, enabling you to offer realistic solutions for the successful growth of international businesses. But you won't just learn theoretically about business - you'll be doing it. Our innovative teaching can bolster your international business practice, especially cross-cultural boundaries.

You'll find yourself leading a lecture, or turning the classroom into a boardroom, giving you every opportunity to build your business confidence and give an authentic insight into the scenarios and challenges that you will face in your future career.

how is the course delivered?

The programme will be delivered on a day release basis from a blend of Kendal College, the University of Cumbria, Lancaster Campus and online within a virtual classroom. The delivery day is Monday, with a weekly rotation meaning you will be in Lancaster one week, followed by Kendal College for a week, and then a day studying online using our virtual online classroom.

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BA (Hons) International Business Management Top-up

modules STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP, INNOVATION AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT The aim of this module is to develop a critical and synthetic understanding of a broad range of contemporary strategic leadership, management and organisational knowledge, and apply them to develop consistently competitive organisational strategies for an organisation operating in a globalised business environment.

GLOBAL BUSINESS PERSPECTIVES This module seeks to critically analyse how global business perspectives and globalisation impacts the way companies have developed and how they are organised and operate. In addition, it seeks to critically evaluate how contemporary issues impact on globalised businesses. This ensures that you, as leaders and managers of the future, are equipped with the ability to consider the new, the exciting, the challenging and the contemporary as opportunities for growth and to build competitor advantage.

INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT The aim of this module is to critically evaluate human resources in domestic and international contexts. This will enable you to become more effective managers and leaders in an increasingly globalised society. The module develops your critical evaluation of the HRM framework, its links to strategy and organisational performance. This will lead to a critical analysis of the contribution of specific HR policies and practices to the achievement of organisational goals.

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BA (Hons) International Business Management Top-up

modules INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MARKETING This module aims to explore key marketing strategies for companies in a global environment and how differences in culture affect their development.

Here we explore strategic marketing and development at a strategic level. You will, therefore, consider how businesses grow, expand and adapt to changing stakeholder demands, environmental/social expectations and United Nations/government regulations. Differences in standardised and customised marketing strategies are considered across a range of geographical locations and a critical evaluation of how this affects globalised organisations' marketing strategies.

THE INDEPENDENT PROJECT The module aim is for you to be able to initiate, plan, research, sustain and evaluate an extended piece of independent intellectual work based on individual initiative and pathway of study.

Studying International Management - I did not expect to fall in love with Sustainability.

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BA (Hons) International Business Management Top-up

how to apply You’ll need to have successfully completed a related foundation degree or HND. Applicants from courses based at institutions other than University of Cumbria will be assessed on their suitability depending upon the modules they have studied.

Apply online at https://www.cumbria.ac.uk/study/courses/undergraduate/internationalbusiness-management-top-up/ and select the Kendal College Partnership option or

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