Business
International Year One in Business
Program Overview
This is an International Year One programme, designed to support you as you transition to life and learning in the UK. Upon successful completion, you will progress onto the second year of your chosen degree at Keele University.
Duration
- Two Semesters
Intakes
- January 2024
- September 2024
Location
- Keele University International College
Journey into Keele University
Business Management opens a gateway into the exciting and fast-paced world of multinational enterprises and global management. You will gain a solid grounding in the major areas of international business to pursue a rewarding sustainable international management career in an increasingly changing globalised economy.
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International Year One in Business:
Semester 1:
- Quantitative Methods
- Business Foundations
Semester 2:
- Principles of Economics
- Introduction to International Business
- Research Skills
- Accounting and Finance (BSc Hons)
- Business Management and Accounting – BSc (Hons)
- Business Management and Finance (BSc Hons)
- Business Management and Human Resources – BSc (Hons)
- Business Management and Marketing – BA (Hons)
- Economics (BSc Hons)
- Economics and Finance (BSc Hons)
- International Business Management (BA Hons)
Please visit each degree page to get more in-depth information and full list of Year Two and Three modules.
Keele Business School is located in a state-of-the-art, multi-million pound facility complete with 220-seat lecture theatre, a ‘think lab’ study space, data laboratory, cafe and business lounge. Home to accounting, business management, economics, finance, HRM, international business, management and marketing programmes, Keele Business School is the first to be located on a Science Park.
As well as new teaching spaces, the building is unique in that it is also home to the Smart Innovation Hub, a project part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), which includes space and support programmes for innovation-led businesses, providing opportunities for students and staff to work collaboratively with entrepreneurs and business owners, gaining invaluable networks and experience.
The computer laboratories are equipped with industry-leading software such as Bloomberg, STATA, Thomson Reuters and Sage Accounting Software, providing you with an opportunity to gain valuable practical IT experience.
- No.1 in the UK for Business Studies – National Student Survey, 2020
- Work Placement Year – Opportunities to boost your employability (restrictions apply)
- Opportunities to study abroad – Gain vital skills and increase your employability
96% of Keele graduates were in a job or further study within six months of graduating (DLHE, 2017)
You might choose to work in management consultancy, IT, banking, import/export, sales, marketing or logistics, or to use your transferable skills to an indirectly related career of your choice. Equally you might choose to go on to study for a postgraduate qualification.
Previous employers our graduates have gone on to work at:
- Connect Futures
- Dow Jones
- HSBC
- National Express Limited
- Santander
- THB
- TSB
- NHS
- Three
- Chambers of Commerce
- National Crime Agency
- Deutsche Bank