International Management with study or work abroad

International management addresses the challenge of running organisations across borders, cultures, and regulatory regimes. It draws on core business disciplines including strategy, finance, operations, and marketing, while adding the analytical tools needed to navigate the complexities that arise when decisions affect multiple countries simultaneously. Understanding how institutions, consumer behaviour, and competitive dynamics differ across markets is central to the field, and so is developing the cultural intelligence to work effectively with colleagues and partners from different backgrounds.

At the University of Bath, this four-year programme integrates a placement or work abroad element, giving you direct professional experience in an international context alongside your academic studies. You will examine strategic management, cross-cultural communication, global supply chains, international finance, and the governance structures that shape multinational businesses. Analytical methods drawn from economics and organisational behaviour sit alongside frameworks for ethical decision-making in complex environments.

The combination of rigorous theory and substantial real-world practice is a deliberate design choice, grounded in Bath's long-standing commitment to professionally engaged business education. A typical entry tariff of 168 points reflects the competitive nature of the programme.

Graduates of international management programmes are well placed for careers in multinational corporations, consulting firms, international development organisations, and government agencies with a global remit. Roles in strategy, operations, human resources, finance, and marketing are common destinations, and employers frequently value the confidence and adaptability that come from having worked or studied abroad. Some graduates pursue postgraduate study, including MBA programmes, or specialise further through master's degrees in international business, finance, or a regional specialism.

The programme is particularly well suited to those who want their career to have a genuinely international dimension from the outset.