BA (Hons) International Business with Communication Studies

Key information

Degree

Types of study

Full time

Duration

Three or four years depending on entry qualifications

Start date

September 2022

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.

Introductory video

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Entry requirements

Entry requirements for our programmes vary depending on your school qualifications, which determine your entry into either the preliminary year (Year 1) or qualifying year (Year 2). Please visit here for more detailed information.

*Entry for Mainland Chinese students is through the National Higher Education Entrance Examination, commonly known as Gaokao.

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.

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 modules

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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	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 modules

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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.

Compulsory

Students must take all modules in this group

Module	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
INCM1030	Communication and Culture	20	Spring

Restricted

Group:1

Students must take 10 credits from this group

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	Title	Credits	Taught
BUSI1073	The Digital Economy	10	Spring
BUSI1091	Humanistic Philosophy in Modern Business	10	Spring

Year 3 modules

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Compulsory

Students must take all modules in this group

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	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	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	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	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 modules

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Compulsory

Students must take all modules in this group

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	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	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	Title	Credits	Taught
BUSI3088	Business School Dissertation	20	Full-year

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.

Fees

Mainland Chinese students

100,000 RMB / year

Hong Kong, Macau & Taiwan students

100,000 RMB / year

International students

110,000 RMB / year

Scholarships, sponsorships and bursaries

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 here 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.