International Business and Management with Placement Year University of Reading

Overview

This  International Business and Management with Placement Year degree offered by the University of Reading taught by experts from Henley Business School, provides you with a thorough understanding of the theory and practice of business management in an international context. An integrated Placement Year provides a fantastic opportunity to put your skills into practice in preparation for your future career.

Key features

 You’ll explore different areas of international business, including:

• firms in the global economy

• international corporate strategy

• comparative international management

• cross-cultural marketing

• international human resource management.

You’ll also study the core disciplines that underpin business – including economics, psychology and sociology – and examine concepts such as:

• organisational behaviour

• operations

• entrepreneurship

• data analytics

• accounting.

You’ll learn through a combination of lectures, seminars, practical workshops, and self-guided study. This will provide the opportunity to discuss subject materials in an in-depth way with your lecturers and fellow students. Throughout your studies, you will:

• explore the interdisciplinary nature of business

• apply the skills and knowledge you learn to current business problems

• study the emerging challenges facing global markets.

Career opportunities:

Your degree in business and management will prepare you for a career in both the public and private sectors. The skills and knowledge you acquire will be applicable to, and provide a route into, many areas:

• Accounting and professional services

• Banking and investment banking

• Consultancy

• Finance

• Human resources

• IT

• Marketing

• Operations

• General management.