BA (Hons) International Business with Communication Studies
University of Nottingham Ningbo China
Key Information
Campus location
Ningbo, China
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
3 - 4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
CNY 110,000 / per year *
Application deadline
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* international students; 110,000 RMB/year - Mainland Chinese, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan students; 100,000 RMB/year
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Introduction
Key information
- Degree: International Business with Communication Studies BA (Hons)
- Types of study: Full-time
- Duration: Three or four years depending on entry qualifications
For this programme, you will spend your entire degree programme in Ningbo China with ‘study abroad opportunities.
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Curriculum
Course overview
This course provides you with a broad education in the theory of and practice of business management, with an emphasis on international business issues, language and communications. The combined degree aims to provide a better understanding of the way in which organisations might be made to operate more effectively in the communications-dominated contemporary world.
The business element of the degree is based on a set of core modules: organisational behaviour, strategic management, marketing, finance and accounting, and international business. Communications studies cover language, culture and media as well as information technology-related communication subjects.
This course is an excellent foundation for a wide range of careers in business and industry and the media. It will equip you with a range of skills and knowledge that will be of practical use in a challenging global work environment.
Special features
- A combined degree that aims at preparing students for doing business effectively in a communications-dominated world
- A wider range of career options in the business, industry and the media.
Course structure
The degree is offered as a three or four-year programme depending on your entry qualification.
For domestic students, the course structure follows the Chinese higher education system and is based on a four-year program. For international students, with relevant qualifications, the course structure follows the UK higher education system and is based on a three-year programme.
Preliminary year
The preliminary year is designed to help you develop your English language skills so that you can make the most of your degree programme.
This special English language programme designed by the English for Academic Purposes experts at the University's Centre for English Language Education is carefully integrated with academic content modules so that you are prepared fully for years two to four of your degree programme.
*Note: This year is not compulsory for students with appropriate qualifications for year two entry.
Module Code | Module Title | Credits | Taught |
CELEN048 | Undergraduate Reading and Writing in Academic Contexts | 20 | Autumn |
CELEN069 | Oral Communication Skills A | 10 | Autumn |
CELEN042 | Introduction to Business Economics | 15 | Autumn |
CELEN045 | Introduction to Analytical Thought | 15 | Autumn |
CELEN082 | Oral Communication Skills B | 10 | Spring |
CELEN051 | Undergraduate English in Specific Academic Contexts A: Arts & Social Sciences | 20 | Spring |
CELEF002 | Introduction to Information Technology | 15 | Spring |
CELEN041 | Introduction to Business & Management | 15 | Spring |
Qualifying year
The qualifying year provides a foundation for Parts I and II of the degree.
All credits of language modules selected must be within the same language. Students may only choose a language in which they have no prior experience.
The following is a sample of the typical compulsory modules. There are also optional modules, from which you can choose to develop a combination that fits your career interests. Please refer to the module catalogue for more information.
Compulsory
Students must take all modules in this group
BUSI1116Entrepreneurship: Theory and practice20Full Year
Module Code | Module Title | Credits | Taught |
BUSI1114 | Business Economics | 20 | Full Year |
BUSI1088 | Work and Society | 10 | Autumn |
INCM1032 | Communication and Technology | 20 | Autumn |
BUSI1086 | Organisational Behaviour | 10 | Spring |
INCM1030 | Communication and Culture | 20 | Spring |
Restricted
Group:1
Students must take 10 credits from this group
Module Code | Module Title | Credits | Taught |
BUSI1087 | Quantitative Analysis for Business | 10 | Autumn |
BUSI1074 | Quantitative Methods 1b | 10 | Autumn |
Group:2
Students must take 10 credits from this group
Module Code | Module Title | Credits | Taught |
BUSI1073 | The Digital Economy | 10 | Spring |
BUSI1091 | Humanistic Philosophy in Modern Business | 10 | Spring |
Compulsory
Students must take all modules in this group
Module Code | Module Title | Credits | Taught |
BUSI2178 | Marketing Management | 20 | Autumn |
INCM2028 | Cultural Analysis | 10 | Autumn |
BUSI2181 | Technology and Organization | 20 | Spring |
INCM2029 | Public Relations and Propaganda | 10 | Spring |
Restricted
Group:1
Students must take a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 40 from this group
Module Code | Module Title | Credits | Taught |
BUSI2105 | Quantitative Methods 2A | 10 | Autumn |
BUSI2120 | Corporate Entrepreneurship | 10 | Autumn |
BUSI2124 | Introduction to Management Science for Business Decisions | 10 | Autumn |
BUSI2179 | Human Resource Management with International Perspectives | 20 | Autumn |
BUSI2180 | Industrial Economics I: Economics of Organisation and Innovation | 20 | Autumn |
BUSI2128 | Analysing organisations | 10 | Autumn |
Group:2
And students must take a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 40 from this group
Module Code | Module Title | Credits | Taught |
BUSI2182 | Industrial Economics II: Pricing and Decision Making | 20 | Spring |
BUSI2183 | Firm Strategy and Internationalisation | 20 | Spring |
BUSI2107 | Introductory Econometrics | 10 | Spring |
BUSI2102 | Economic Development in Asia | 10 | Spring |
BUSI2109 | Introduction to Business Operations | 10 | Spring |
BUSI2131 | Marketing analytics | 10 | Spring |
BUSI2140 | Principles of Taxation | 10 | Spring |
BUSI2132 | The consumer Psychology of Brands | 10 | Spring |
BUSI2129 | Managing Across Cultures | 10 | Spring |
BUSI2184 | Trends in HRM and Organisational Development | 10 | Spring |
Group:3
And students must take a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 30 from this group
Module Code | Module Title | Credits | Taught |
BUSI1113 | Fundamentals of Financial and Management Accounting | 20 | Full Year |
BUSI1112 | Business Law | 20 | Full Year |
BUSI1070 | Business Finance | 10 | Spring |
LANG1062 | Inter Faculty French 1a | 10 | Autumn |
LANG1064 | Inter Faculty German 1a | 10 | Autumn |
LANG1066 | Inter Faculty Japanese 1a | 10 | Autumn |
LANG1068 | Inter Faculty Spanish 1a | 10 | Autumn |
LANG1084 | Mandarin Listening and Speaking 1A | 10 | Autumn |
LANG1070 | Inter Faculty Korean 1A | 10 | Autumn |
LANG1063 | Inter Faculty French 1b | 10 | Spring |
LANG1065 | Inter Faculty German 1b | 10 | Spring |
LANG1067 | Inter Faculty Japanese 1b | 10 | Spring |
LANG1069 | Inter Faculty Spanish 1b | 10 | Spring |
LANG1085 | Mandarin Listening and Speaking 1B | 10 | Spring |
LANG11071 | Inter Faculty Korean 1B | 10 | Spring |
Group:4
or students must take a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 20 from this group
Module Code | Module Title | Credits | Taught |
INCM2025 | Emergence and Development of the Culture Industry | 10 | Autumn |
INCM2031 | Global Media & Communication | 10 | Autumn |
INCM2032 | Translating Cultures | 10 | Spring |
Year 4
Compulsory
Students must take all modules in this group
Module Code | Module Title | Credits | Taught |
BUSI3188 | Strategic Management: Perspective, Process and Practice | 20 | Full year |
BUSI3189 | Business Ethics and Sustainability | 20 | Full year |
BUSI3194 | International Business Environment and Strategy | 20 | Autumn |
BUSI3198 | International Alliances | 10 | Spring |
Restricted
Group:1
Students must take a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 30 credits from this group
Module Code | Module Title | Credits | Taught |
BUSI3101 | Corporate Restructuring and Governance | 10 | Autumn |
BUSI3115 | Logistics and Supply Chain Management | 10 | Autumn |
BUSI3118 | Marketing Services | 10 | Autumn |
BUSI3119 | Advanced Calculus for Business, Economics and Finance | 10 | Autumn |
BUSI3195 | Globalization and innovation in China | 10 | Autumn |
BUSI3196 | Economics of Regulation and Public Choice | 20 | Spring |
BUSI3116 | Management of Quality | 10 | Spring |
BUSI3145 | Digital Marketing | 10 | Spring |
BUSI3124 | Stochastic Calculus and Numerical Analysis | 10 | Spring |
BUSI3120 | Strategic Innovation Management | 10 | Spring |
BUSI3146 | Brand Management | 10 | Spring |
BUSI3144 | Issues in Contemporary Leadership | 10 | Spring |
BUSI3199 | Managing Headquarters – Subsidiary Relationships | 10 | Spring |
Group:2
And students must take a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 40 credits from this group
Module Code | Module Title | Credits | Taught |
INCM3042 | Humour and Culture | 20 | Autumn |
INCM3041 | Critical Communication | 20 | Autumn |
INCM3047 | Documentary and Reality | 20 | Autumn |
INCM3034 | The new Media World: Social, Cultural and Political Development | 20 | Spring |
INCM3045 | Media Management | 20 | Spring |
INCM3046 | Digital Games as Communication | 20 | Spring |
LANG2055 | Inter Faculty French 2a | 10 | Autumn |
LANG2057 | Inter Faculty German 2a | 10 | Autumn |
LANG2059 | Inter Faculty Japanese 2a | 10 | Autumn |
LANG2061 | Inter Faculty Spanish 2a | 10 | Autumn |
LANG2077 | Mandarin Listening and Speaking 2A | 10 | Autumn |
LANG2063 | Inter Faculty Korean 2A | 10 | Autumn |
LANG2056 | Inter Faculty French 2b | 10 | Spring |
LANG2058 | Inter Faculty German 2b | 10 | Spring |
LANG2060 | Inter Faculty Japanese 2b | 10 | Spring |
LANG2062 | Inter Faculty Spanish 2b | 10 | Spring |
LANG2078 | Mandarin Listening and Speaking 2B | 10 | Spring |
LANG2064 | Inter Faculty Korean 2B | 10 | Spring |
Group:3
And students must take a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 20 from this group
Module Code | Module Title | Credits | Taught |
BUSI3088 | Business School Dissertation | 20 | Full Year |
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Career Opportunities
Careers and further study
The majority of our graduates were employed by leading global companies such as Citi Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, The Royal Bank of Scotland, Bank of China, PwC, KPMG, Deloitte & Touche, L’oreal, Wrigley, Siemens, Mars, Ogilvy & Mather, Nestle, Neilsen, and McKinsey.
For those who pursue further study in the class of 2018, 33.3% were admitted by World Top 50 universities according to QS Ranking. Examples of further study destinations include the Australian National University, the University of Manchester and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.