International Business with a Modern Language (MBus Degree)

Program Overview

This five-year undergraduate program combines core business courses with language learning and an international experience. Students spend a year abroad taking classes in their chosen language at a partner business school. The program also includes a year-long Management Development Programme and emphasizes international business knowledge, language fluency, and intercultural understanding, preparing graduates for global business careers.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Year 1, 2 & 3:
• Core classes in International Business and the Management Development Programme.
• Choose a language to study.
• Year 4:
• Spend this year in a business school in the country of your chosen language.
• All classes are taken in the foreign language.
• Year 5:
• Take the core business class Contemporary Issues and Trends in International Business, your business specialism, and your language.
• In-depth research project.

Assessment:

• Case studies
• Presentations
• Written and oral exams
• Projects
• Masters research dissertation

Teaching:

• Taught by Strathclyde Business School and the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
• International partners contribute as guest lectures and in business games.
• Management Development Programme (MDP) is at the core of undergraduate degrees in the Business School.
• MDP comprises a series of classes taken throughout Years 1 to 3.
• Develop knowledge and skills in key areas of management, team-working, communication, and decision-making skills.
• Major employers and alumni from all sectors are involved in the MDP.

Careers:

• Graduates with international business knowledge and language and cultural fluency are in demand.
• Recent graduates have been recruited by major firms such as Accenture, Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, and Kleenex.

Other:

• Triple-accredited business school (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA)
• Study abroad opportunities with exchange links to universities worldwide
• Applicant visit days take place in March each year

Scotland:

£1,820

England, Wales & Northern Ireland:

£9,250

International:

£19,600

Additional Costs

International students

may have associated visa and immigration costs.

International Business

Essential textbooks are approximately £200 per year. However, there will be a minimum of 2 copies of textbooks in the main library. Key language texts are used over 2 or 3 years of study. Multiple copies are also available in the University Library.