International Business Management (Top-up)

Knowing how to deal with and appreciate the daily challenges impacting on businesses globally is crucial to business success.
We have designed our International Business Management (Top-up) so that you gain a firm grasp of global challenges and opportunities in the world of international business, while developing the appropriate cross‐cultural communications skills you’ll need to succeed in the international landscape.

Our top-up programme has been designed for those wanting to upgrade their current diploma to a degree.
If you aspire to work in the global business world and with multi-national companies, this international business top-up course is the springboard for your career. You will delve into the concepts and processes of innovation, immerse yourself into the strategic insight around Transformation and understand the nature of effective research.
You will be taught how to provide creative and innovative solutions through the essential attributes of management and leadership. We will teach you to contextualise business management and practice across a range of public, private, and third stream organisations in local, regional, national, international, and global contexts.

Module Examples

• Innovation and Sustainable Enterprise
  This module opens up the concepts of entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship and the strategic planning process needed to move from an idea to a value-generating product or service. The primary objective is to foster an entrepreneurial mindset, encouraging students to identify and seize opportunities, think creatively, and take calculated risks. Through an exploration of key concepts, case studies, and real-world examples, the module aims to instil a deep understanding of the entrepreneurial process, from idea generation to business development. Furthermore, the module seeks to cultivate innovation by emphasizing the importance of adaptability, resilience, and continuous learning. Ultimately, the aim is to empower students to become not only successful entrepreneurs but also innovative problem solvers in various professional contexts.

• Business Research Project
  The aim of this module is to develop a sound and critical understanding of a range of business and management research methodologies and their relevance to a wide array of fundamental and applied research contexts. The module provides students with the opportunity to initiate, plan, develop and undertake a research project, using a systematic approach to research based on individual initiative and pathway of study. Projects may be either a traditional dissertation, the development of a start-up organisation, campaign or a client project.

• Managing and Leading Change in Organisations
  This undergraduate module is designed to provide students with a deep understanding of change management, organisations and systems transformation. It explores the theoretical foundations, practical approaches, and case studies related to leading and navigating organizational change effectively.

https://www.cumbria.ac.uk/study/courses/undergraduate/bsc-hons-international-business-management-top-up/

On the programme we use a variety of assessments to test both knowledge and skills. Where possible, across the programme we have designed authentic and applied assessments. This means that we have designed assignments to reflect the demands of business and the workplace, which will require you to apply your learning to ‘real life’ business problems and scenarios.