BSc (Hons) International Business Management
Ningbo, China
DURATION
3 up to 4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
CNY 120,000 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* international students; 120,000 RMB/year - Mainland Chinese, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan students; 100,000 RMB/year
Introduction
Key information
- Degree: BSc (Hons) International Business Management
- Types of study: Full-time
- Duration: Three or four years depending on entry qualifications
- Start date: September 2025
- Faculty: Nottingham University Business School China
- Study model: 4+0
Note: For the 2+2 study model courses, the student will spend the last two years at our UK campus. For the 4+0 study model courses, the student will spend the entire degree program in Ningbo, China with 'study abroad' opportunities from year three.
Course Overview
The course focuses on the concept of the organization and its operating environment. It provides an understanding of the way in which organizations might be able to operate more effectively in the modern world.
The degree’s core subjects include organizational behavior, strategic management, marketing, finance and accounting, economics, and international business. Around these compulsory modules, you will assemble a suite of optional modules from the business school or other academic divisions to match your own academic and career interests.
This course will equip you with a range of skills and knowledge that can be of practical use in your future career. Your international experience will also improve your employability among global corporations.
Special features
- Ideal for students who wish to acquire invaluable business/organization-perspective and macro-environment analytical skills required for understanding and responding strategically to business opportunities and challenges in a globalized world.
- Students have the option of broadening their international outlook by exchanging out for one or two semesters to a number of partner universities located in the UK, mainland Europe, Asia-Pacific (Australia and New Zealand) as well as North America (the US and Canada).
- IBM students have historically been very successful in getting accepted to top postgraduate study destinations in the US, the UK, Australia, and elsewhere. Top postgraduate majors have for example been in Strategic Marketing, Business Analytics as well as Management, Finance, and Accounting.
Admissions
Curriculum
Course structure
The degree is offered as a three or four-year program 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 program.
Preliminary year modules
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.
Compulsory
Students (excluding International students) must take all modules in this group
| Code | Title | Credits | Taught |
| CELEN048 | Reading and Writing in Academic Contexts | 20 | Autumn |
| CELEN069 | Oral Communication Skills A | 10 | Autumn |
| CELEN042 | Introduction to Business Economics | 20 | Autumn |
| CELEN121 | Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking | 10 | Autumn |
| CELEN082 | Oral Communication Skills B | 10 | Spring |
| CELEN051 | English in Specific Academic Contexts a (Arts & Social Sciences Pathways) | 20 | Spring |
| CELEF002 | Introduction to Information Technology For Business | 10 | Spring |
| CELEN041 | Introduction to Business & Management | 20 | Spring |
|
| Credit Total | 120 |
|
Qualifying year modules
Compulsory
Students must take all modules in this group
| ode | Title | Credits | Taught |
| BUSI1113 | Fundamentals of Financial and Management Accounting | 20 | Full Year |
| BUSI1116 | Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice | 20 | Full Year |
| BUSI1114 | Business Economics | 20 | Full Year |
| BUSI1088 | Work and Society | 10 | Autumn |
| BUSI1085 | Managing Operations in the Digital Enterprise | 10 | Autumn |
| BUSI1086 | Organisational Behaviour | 10 | Spring |
| BUSI1130 | Principles of Marketing | 10 | Spring |
|
| Credit Total | 100 |
|
Year 3 modules
Compulsory
Students must take all modules in this group
| Code | Title | Credits | Taught |
| BUSI2178 | Marketing Management | 20 | Autumn |
| BUSI2179 | Human Resource Management with International Perspectives | 20 | Autumn |
| BUSI2181 | Technology and Organization | 20 | Spring |
| BUSI2131 | Marketing Analytics | 10 | Spring |
|
| Credit Total | 70 |
|
Year 4 modules
Compulsory
Students must take all modules in this group
| Code | 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 |
| BUSI3209 | Capstone Project | 20 | Full Year |
|
| Credit Total | 80 |
Scholarships and Funding
To encourage academic excellence, we offer a comprehensive and expanding range of full and partial scholarships.
Historically nearly 30% of our undergraduate students were awarded scholarships for their entry. Once enrolled, current students are eligible for additional merit and/or performance-based scholarships and awards, which cover approximately 32.5% of our whole student body.
Please check our school website for scholarship types and policies for applicants from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, and overseas countries. If you are a mainland Chinese student, please visit the Chinese language prospectus.
Program Tuition Fee
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, McKinsey.
For those who pursue further study in the class of 2018, 40.7% were admitted by the World's Top 50 universities according to QS Ranking. Examples of further study destinations include Imperial College London, University of London, Columbia University, and the University of Edinburgh.