Are there any winners in an international trade war? Are large trade deficits a problem? What are the challenges for businesses that wish to start exporting their products? You’ll tackle these questions and more on our exciting ‘top-up’ degree in Global Trade and Business.
More and more businesses are part of global value chains, which connect the production and supply of products across countries. Therefore, international trade is a top economic priority for governments, organisations and businesses alike. Exploring the opportunities and challenges this presents, our ’top-up’ degree gets you ‘work ready’, by debating these real world issues.
This one-year course, equivalent to the final year of a traditional Bachelor’s degree, is designed for students who have previously studied business and management to ‘Level 5’. You may, for example, have been awarded a Foundation Degree or HND Diploma, or benefit from a combination of academic and professional qualifications and experience.
You’ll not only deepen your understanding of the operations, strategy and decision-making processes of global trade and business, but also develop an appreciation of wider social and political issues surrounding business decisions by witnessing those involved first-hand and ‘in situ’ as part of your professional experience.
Subject to the availability of funding, you may be able to take part in international study trips. For example, the class of 2024/2025, participated in a work experience visit to the UN (United Nations) and World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva. The class saw how concepts learnt on the course are applied to solving world problems because they understood how global trade negotiations really work and the close links between diplomacy, global trade policy and business which trickles down to the strategic operations and decisions made by businesses. These trips build on work experience trips in various years such as the trips to EDF Sizewell Power Station and Portsmouth International Port in the UK as well as Land Rover Jaguar in the UK and Volkswagen in Germany.
Based in the heart of London’s political, media and financial services, at Westminster Business School, we bring professional practice into the classroom through industry speakers, real-life case studies, problem- and work-based learning. We welcome students from all walks of life from all over the world, representing 169 different nationalities, which will enhance your understanding of cultural diversity and international business awareness.
This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
University of Westminster, London has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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Your qualification will need to be assessed by the course leader to ensure the programme content meets the required learning outcomes for accreditation of prior learning from the HND Diploma, Foundation Degree or other NQF Level 5 qualification in a related subject. Students will need to have achieved a total of 240 UK credits at levels 4 and 5.
Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.
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| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | IELTS score of at least 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each element or equivalent OR reached the equivalent standard by passing the appropriate Westminster Pre sessional English as a Foreign Language |
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