BSc (Hons) International Management

• Business 101
  Business 101 teaches you the fundamentals of business administration and doing business. Gain insight into general organisational approaches of companies.
• Managerial economics
  Learn about the exchange between supply and demand, consumer behaviour and entrepreneurial decision-making, based on factors like production technology and competitive market conditions. Examine economic theories and their practical application to business.
• Principles of management
  In today’s business world, the success of an organisation depends highly on its management. Develop knowledge of fundamental management principles. Learn about key work, roles, and skills for managers and their decision-making processes.
• Global corporations and Globalisation
  This module will enhance your general business knowledge. Analyse globalisation and localisation trends to understand what companies need to succeed globally.
• Collaborative work
  Build key interdisciplinary competency to develop connections and navigate networking opportunities. Learn about:
  • collaborative learning and working practices
  • constructive cooperation with others
  • creative thinking
  • empathy
  • emotional intelligence
• International marketing
  Learn about strategic marketing in an international context including cultural differences and how they influence international marketing management. Gain insight into:
  • International market research
  • strategic planning
  • and the ethics of international marketing.
• Management Accounting
  Learn about the role management accounting plays in business profitability. Develop your knowledge of cost and performance measurements and their impact on internal decisions, controls, and budgeting processes.
• Change management
  Explore the different change models and how to understand, analyse and diagnose change processes. Learn about structure, culture, politics, and the complexity of change in business life.

• Introduction to academic work
  The application of good scientific practice is an academic fundamental. Develop the skills required to write strong scientific papers and get an overview of different examination formats and requirements.
• Intercultural and ethical Decision-making
  Gain the skills to understand intercultural competencies, diversity, and ethics development. Plan and implement learning processes in these areas by creating a case study.
• International accounting
  Learn about financial reporting in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). You’ll build knowledge and skills relating to general purpose financial reporting under IFRS.
• International HR management
  This module provides an overview of special features, opportunities, risks and challenges in country-specific and cross-national human resources management and cross-border mergers and acquisitions.
• Global sourcing
  This module explores the fundamentals of global procurement and purchasing concepts and methods. Learn how globally connected supply and logistics networks operate within an international context.
• Digital business models
  Learn about underlying patterns and key factors influencing digital business models – how does a company generate, deliver and secure value? Get an overview of business model concepts, including the influence of digitalisation.
• Elective A (see Electives A section below)
• Elective A (see Electives A section below)

• Leadership 4.0
  Explore leadership knowledge and the tools to continually innovate. Learn to create visionary frameworks and business models in the face of today’s digital changes and artificial intelligence.
• Seminar: current issues in international management
  In this module, you’ll write a research essay on a chosen international management topic and demonstrate your knowledge by documenting and presenting your results.
• Elective B (see Electives B section below)
• Elective B (see Electives B section below)
• Elective C (see Electives C section below)
• Elective C (see Electives C section below)
• Undergraduate (bachelor) thesis
  Apply the subject-specific and methodological competencies learned throughout your course to present an academic dissertation. You’ll also learn how to tackle a practical-empirical or theoretical-scientific problem.

• Conflict management and mediation
  Develop the knowledge and skills to recognise and resolve workplace conflicts. Learn to lead negotiations through conflict management and mediation, especially during company transformations.
• Agile project management
  Gain a practical introduction to agile project management and learn to distinguish it from a plan-driven approach. Learn the values, activities, and roles of typical agile procedures and practice with an example project.
• Intercultural management
  In this module, you’ll learn about key intercultural work and relevant social science and business frameworks. Examine different professional roles and duties at international companies.
• Fundamentals of product management
  Learn about product management from planning to end-of-life. You’ll learn to analyse markets, develop strategies, validate ideas, test and introduce products, and manage throughout their lifecycle.
• Customer relationship management
  Gain an understanding of customer relationship management (CRM) strategies. Learn about:
  • the customer relationship cycle
  • customer satisfaction
  • loyalty
  • retention
  • customer portfolio management.

• Human resources
  • Introduction to new work
    Companies are moving away from bureaucratic systems and hierarchical structures towards empowerment, democracy and self-management. Develop an understanding of agile principles and their implications for HR and leadership teams.
  • Project: new work
    This project-based module explores “New Work” changes through practical examples. You’ll develop a portfolio from company HR practice and learn self-directed problem-solving skills for personal and social growth.
• Marketing and sales
  • Applied sales I
    Globalised demand and intense competition mean that winning customers is increasingly difficult. So, effective sales thinking is vital. Examine key concepts like sales organisation and alternative channels – plus, fine-tune your negotiation skills.
  • Applied sales II
    Deepen your knowledge of fundamental sales principles. Explore how customer satisfaction and loyalty contribute to successful sales management and apply your skills in a real-world case study.
• Data and business intelligence
  • Statistical computing
    Learn to programme using the language R and apply statistical methods such as descriptive statistics, regression analysis and variance. Put your skills into practice in a case study by interpreting complex data sources.
  • Data analytics and big data
    As well as evaluating data mining and big data projects in terms of their practical feasibility, technological requirements and limitations, you’ll also consider the legal aspects such as data protection.
• Supply chain management & industry 4.0
  • Supply chain management I
    Explore supply chain management from a theoretical and practical viewpoint. You’ll develop an understanding of the logistical challenges and analyse solutions like efficient consumer response and vendor-managed inventory.
  • Supply chain management II
    Plan. Source. Make. Deliver. Return. Explore these key processes and discover how to build a stable competitive advantage. Plus, find out what intriguing terms like the ‘bullwhip effect’ mean.
• Accounting, planning and control
  • Accounting and balancing
    Equip yourself with the tools to interpret financial statements and make key managerial decisions. You’ll also focus on the financial condition of a real company so you can make recommendations for improvements.
  • Corporate finance and investment
    Introduction to the theory and practice of corporate finance, the role of financial markets and investment processes. Learn the fundamentals of modern corporate finance, risk factors and financial statement analysis, – including investment processes and estimating expected cash flows.
• IT project management
  • Fundamentals of IT and ERP systems
    Open-source software and cloud computing have opened new possibilities for business. Gain an understanding of their role in successful enterprise resource planning and how they can improve competitive advantage.
  • Requirements engineering
    Defining the technical requirements for an IT system is one of the major steps in software development. Explore the techniques in documenting procedures and learn to apply them in business.
• Internship
  • Internship I (*)
    Develop your practical and analytical skills by doing an internship and improving your employability. In several preparation tutorials, you’ll consider the working environment and the overall goal of your placement.
  • Internship II (*)
    As with the first internship, this is an opportunity to apply your skills and knowledge in an entrepreneurial environment. Develop your communication style, problem-solving ability and time management.
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• Human resources
  • Organisational behaviour
    This module allows you to examine corporate culture, organisational structures, and individual mechanisms. Explore leadership styles, power structures, negotiation strategies, decision-making and more.
  • Digital HR
    Digitalisation has enabled HR departments to escape their traditional image as personnel ‘administrators’. Explore the value they can add through the latest technological developments, such as artificial intelligence.
• Marketing and sales
  • Online marketing
    Examine different types of online marketing such as advertising campaigns and email marketing. You’ll compare channels, consider legal aspects like GDPR and evaluate campaigns with web analytics.
  • Social media marketing
    Social media has evolved from a private means of communication to a commercial advertising tool. Explore how to integrate channels like Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest into a company’s marketing mix.
• Data and business intelligence
  • Business intelligence
    This module introduces the procedures and models for data provision, information generation and analysis. Build skills in data warehousing and develop techniques to optimise business activities.
  • Project: business intelligence
    In this module, develop your business intelligence (BI) knowledge. Use well-known BI techniques to design and prototype BI applications based on specific requirements.
• Supply chain management & industry 4.0
  • Product development in industry 4.0
    In the context of the fourth industrial revolution, you’ll look at the impact of new trends on product development. Consider how alternative approaches to design put the consumer at the centre.
  • Project: smart product solutions
    In a practical project framework, showcase how you’ve applied agile engineering methods to smart product solutions. And demonstrate you can choose the right tools to analyse different business models.
• Banking and financial services
  • Foreign exchange exposure and management
    Examine the challenges multinational enterprises (MNEs) face. Learn about international corporate finance within foreign exchange markets and the management of foreign exchange exposures.
  • International investment appraisal
    In this module, you’ll consider international corporate finance within the context of managing multinational enterprises. Learn about controlling international operations, financing, transfer pricing and investments.
• Accounting, planning and control
  • Corporate planning and control
    Planning and control are central elements of managing a company. Examine their connection with budgeting at a strategic and operational level. Plus, see some planning results first hand in a case study.
  • Digital finance and controlling
    Digital transformation is creating disruption in many areas such as retail banking and hotel booking systems, as they adopt new business models. Study practical examples of companies optimising processes to be competitive.
• IT project management
  • IT project management
    This module provides fundamental IT project management concepts. Learn about project management and organisation, develop cost-management skills, and solve IT project management problems.
  • IT architecture management
    This module defines a future blueprint for particular IT developments, including service strategies and available technologies for IT service providers.

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