BSc International Business
About this course
Bachelor of Science in International Business, a business and management degree centered on global operations, commercial strategy, and organizational practices. Core topics include Research Methods, Project Management, Accounting, Entrepreneurship. The curriculum covers foundational concepts in the first year alongside optional choices such as Financial Accounting 1 and Management Accounting 1. The second year explores global challenges, digital business models, innovation, and international principles through compulsory modules including Challenges in a Global Environment, Digital Business Models, Innovation, Technology and the Environment, and Principles of International Business, with optional studies available in areas like Consulting: Context, Concepts and Practice and Human Resource Management. The final year concentrates on advanced strategy and emerging markets through compulsory modules such as Globalisation of Emerging Markets, International Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management. Students can tailor their studies with various optional modules or undertake a significant independent investigation through the Applied Research Project.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAA IB: Pass, with 36 points overall with 18 points at Higher Level
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What students say
Based on about 13 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 78%
- Learning opportunities: 78%
- Assessment and feedback: 82%
- Academic support: 81%
- Organisation and management: 83%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 80%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 640 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 96%
- Left higher education: 4%
What graduates do next
Based on about 87 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 71%
- Working and studying: 17%
- Further study: 3%
- Unemployed: 4%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 29%
- Finance Professionals: 24%
- Administrative occupations: 11%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 6%
- Sales occupations: 4%
- Find their work meaningful: 76%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 76%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 200 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 1%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 7%
- London: 36%
- South East: 43%
- South West: 8%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 80%
- A degree: 10%
- No formal qualifications: 10%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Ideas that Shape the Contemporary World - Work, Change and Organisations
- Introduction to Marketing for Business
- Financial Accounting 1
- Management Accounting 1
- Challenges in a Global Environment
- Digital Business Models
- Innovation, Technology and the Environment
- Principles of International Business
- Consulting: Context, Concepts and Practice
- Critical Perspectives on Organisation and Management
- Entrepreneurial Management
- Financial Accounting 2
- Globalisation: Culture, Language and the Nation State
- Human Resource Management
- Intercultural Communication in a Global World
- Making Successful Decisions
- Management Ethics
- Philosophy of Management and Organisations
- Globalisation of Emerging Markets
- International Entrepreneurship
- Strategic Management
- Applied Research Project
- Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Business
- Financial Accounting 3
- Information, Organisation and Accountability from a Historical Perspective
- Innovation for the Ministry of Defence
- International Banking
- International Finance
- Management of Information Systems
- Managing High-Growth Businesses
- Marketing in the Digital Age
- New Venture Development
- Project Management
- Strategic Operations Management
- Technological Innovation
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc International Business at University of Southampton earn?
The median salary is £32,000 after 15 months, £31,500 after 3 years, £43,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £33,000 and £56,500. The £43,000 median after five years is £11,000 more than the UK median for Business studies.
What do graduates of BSc International Business at University of Southampton do next?
92% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc International Business at University of Southampton?
78% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc International Business at University of Southampton?
The typical offer is AAA at A level, or 36 points in the IB. The average entrant had 133 UCAS points.
Does BSc International Business at University of Southampton include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BSc International Business at University of Southampton?
96% of students continued into their second year, and 4% left higher education.