International Business

Overview

 International Business  course from Keele University ,focuses on developing your understanding of business and management within a global context, offering a deep insight into areas such as strategic management, cultural management issues, ethical and environmental issues and international value chains.

Referring to real-life business examples and hearing direct from practitioners, you’ll gain a comprehensive understanding of the strategic and tactical challenges of operating internationally when confronted with, for example, mergers and acquisitions or foreign direct investment. We’ll also share our own research, for example, studying the role of Chinese trade union organisations on collective wage consultation and strikes, and the challenges of developing countries’ labour market, income and employment.

Careers

Graduates from this programme have gone on to a range of managerial and professional careers from management consultant and business analyst to marketing officer and foreign sales representative. Recent employers include large multinational corporations and SMEs in various sectors, including Hays, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Santander and Warburtons. On completion, you’ll be ideally placed to pursue further postgraduate studies at MPhil or PhD level.

Typical roles:

• Business analyst

• Business development manager

• Management consultant

• Project manager

• Risk manager

• Sales executive

• Supply chain manager