BSc (Hons) International Business Economics
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 Economics
- 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 program will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of how businesses and entrepreneurs make economic decisions, and how these decisions can affect society and economic performance. You will also be equipped with the ability to apply theories to analyze economic policies and their impact on businesses.
Special features
- A degree with enormous prestige in economics combined with management or other areas of business
- Develop a theoretical understanding of economic issues in China with a focus on modern business and its operating environment
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 |
| BUSI1117 | Introduction to Economics | 20 | Autumn |
| BUSI1074 | Quantitative Methods 1b | 10 | Autumn |
| BUSI1118 | Microeconomics for Business | 20 | Spring |
|
| Credit Total | 70 |
|
Year 3 modules
Compulsory
Students must take all modules in this group
| Code | Title | Credits | Taught |
| BUSI2180 | Industrial Economics I: Economics of Organisation and Innovation | 20 | Autumn |
| BUSI2105 | Quantitative Methods 2A | 10 | Autumn |
| BUSI2182 | Industrial Economics II: Pricing and Decision Making | 20 | Spring |
| BUSI2183 | Firm Strategy and Internationalisation | 20 | Spring |
| BUSI2187 | Principles of Econometrics | 10 | Spring |
|
| Credit Total | 80 |
Year 4 modules
Compulsory
Students must take all modules in this group
| Code | Title | Credits | Taught |
| BUSI3209 | Capstone Project | 20 | Full Year |
| BUSI3193 | Industrial Economics III: Market Structure and Competition Policy | 20 | Autumn |
| BUSI3106 | Financial Economics | 10 | Autumn |
| BUSI3101
| Corporate Restructuring and Governance | 10 | Autumn |
| BUSI3197 | Industrial Economics IV: Games and Strategies | 20 | Spring |
| BUSI3196 | Economics of Regulation and Public Choice | 20 | Spring |
|
| Credit Total | 100 |
|
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 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
The majority of our graduates were employed by leading global companies (such as Bank of China, PwC, KPMG, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, HSBC, Mars, Nestle, Abercrombie & Fitch) or went on to further study and research in the UK, America, Australia etc.
For those who pursue further study in the class of 2018, 49.5% were admitted by World Top 50 universities according to QS Ranking. Examples of further study destinations include Imperial College London, University of London, National University of Singapore and Johns Hopkins University.