BA (Hons) International Business with Communication Studies
Ningbo, China
DURATION
3 up to 4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
31 May 2025
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: BA (Hons) International Business with Communications Studies
- 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 programme in Ningbo, China with 'study abroad' opportunities from year three.
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 sector and the media.
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 Science Pathways) | 20 | Spring |
| CELEF002 | Introduction to Information Technology For Business | 10 | Spring |
| CELEN041 | Introduction to Business & Management | 20 | Spring |
|
| Credit Total | 120 |
International students must take all modules in this group
| Code | Title | Credits | Taught |
| CELEF008 | Introduction to Academic Skills | 10 | Autumn |
| CELEN109 | Introduction to Statistics for Business and Economics A | 10 | Autumn |
| CELEN107 | Introduction to Mathematics for Business and Economics A | 10 | Autumn |
| CELEN121 | Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking | 10 | Autumn |
| CELEN042 | Introduction to Business Economics | 20 | Autumn |
| CELEN110 | Introduction to Statistics for Business and Economics B | 10 | Spring |
| CELEN108 | Introduction to Mathematics for Business and Economics B | 10 | Spring |
| CELEF007 | English for Specific Academic Purposes: Business and Economics | 10 | 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
| Code | Title | Credits | Taught |
| BUSI1116 | Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice | 20 | Full Year |
| BUSI1114 | Business Economics | 20 | Full Year |
| BUSI1088 | Work and Society | 10 | Autumn |
| INCM1032 | Communication and Technology | 20 | Autumn |
| BUSI1086 | Organisational Behaviour | 10 | Spring |
| BUSI1130 | Principles of Marketing | 10 | Spring |
| INCM1030 | Communication and Culture | 20 | Spring |
|
| Credit Total | 110 |
Year 3 modules
Compulsory
Students must take all modules in this group
| Code | 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 |
|
| Credit Total | 60 |
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 covers approximately 32.5% of our whole student body.
Please check the 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, and McKinsey.
For those who pursue further study in the class of 2018, 33.3% were admitted by the 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.