BA (Hons) International Business with Communications Studies
Course structure 
Year 1 (Preliminary Year Programme)
The preliminary year comprises a special programme of English for Academic Purposes designed by staff from the highly experienced Centre of English Language Learning (CELE) at the University of Nottingham. This is carefully integrated with the study programmes offered by each academic division so as to prepare students fully for years 2-4 of the degree.
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Year 2 (Qualifying Year)
In the Qualifying Year students are introduced to the underlying core management disciplines of economics and organizational behaviour. Also in the Qualifying Year, students have to take core modules in entrepreneurship, business computing and quantitative methods, and in Communications studies. In aggregate, the Qualifying Year thereby provides a foundation for Parts I and II of the degree.
Year 3 (Part I) & Year 4 (Part II)
In Parts I and II of the degree core modules are taken in economics, organizational behaviour, strategic management, human resource management, in a major language other than English, and in Communications studies.
- Please click here| for more details about the Exchange Programme (*)All credits of language modules selected must be within the same language. Language modules must be chosen on an ab initio basis.
Modules
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Year 2 Semester 1
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Code
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Title
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Credits
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P11101
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Computers in Business
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10
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P11440
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Entrepreneurship and Business
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10
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P11701
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Business and Society in Contemporary Europe
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10
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CS1401
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Intro to Communications Theory
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10
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CS1601
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Intro to Cultural Studies
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10
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P11606
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Microeconomics for Business A
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10
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Year 2 Semester 2
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Code
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Title
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Credits
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P11127
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Quantitative Methods 1b
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10
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P11603
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People and Organisations
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10
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P11131
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The Digital Economy
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10
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CS1402
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The Psychology of Communications
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10
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CS1502
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Communications and Society
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10
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P11115
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Microeconomics for Business B1
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10
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Year 3 Semester 1
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Code
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Title
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Credits
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CS2401
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Europe and the Americas: The Changing Relationship
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10
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CS2402
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Communications Technology
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10
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P11114
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Macroeconomics for Business
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10
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P12617
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Designing and Managing Organisations
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10
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P12407
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Marketing Strategy
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10
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N/A
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Inter Faculty Language 1a (French, Spanish, German, Japanese or Mandarin)
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10
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Year 3 Semester 2
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Code
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Title
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Credits
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CS2501
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Approaches to Communications
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10
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CS2502
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Media Studies
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10
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P12604
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Economics of Business Decisions
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10
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P12415
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Managing the Marketing Mix
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10
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N/A
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Inter Faculty Language 1b (French, Spanish, German, Japanese or Mandarin)
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10
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N/A
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Optional Module
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10
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Year 4 Semester 1
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Code
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Title
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Credits
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P13KL1
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International Business Strategy I
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10
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P13410
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Strategic Management I
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10
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P13KL8
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International Business Environment I
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10
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N/A
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Inter Faculty Language 2a (French, Spanish, German, Japanese or Mandarin)
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10
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N/A
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Optional Modules
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20
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Year 4 Semester 2
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Code
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Title
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Credits
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P13KL2
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International Business Strategy II
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10
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P13418
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Strategic Management II
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10
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P13KL9
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International Business Environment II
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10
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N/A
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Inter Faculty Language 2b (French, Spanish, German, Japanese or Mandarin)
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10
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N/A
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Optional Modules
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20
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Students must choose 20 credits of language modules in Year 4.
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Detailed Module information can be found through Online Module Catalogue|. Please key in module title or module code while searching.
Detailed Programme information can be found through Online Programme Specifications|. Please key in programme title or programme code while searching.