First-hand knowledge of another culture can be crucial in business. The distinctive feature of this four-year course is that you spend a full academic year abroad on exchange at a top global business school or university.
You will spend your third year studying in Europe, USA, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia or New Zealand. We have 36 diverse exchange partners across 13 countries and all classes are taught in English.
36 points overall. 6,6,6 in Higher Level subjects.
Students without GCSE/iGCSE Maths at grade B (or 6) will need to achieve 5 in any one of the following SL subjects; Maths, Maths Studies, Maths: Analysis and Approaches or Maths: Applications and Interpretation. Alternatively we can accept grade 5 in Middle Years Programme Maths.
Students without GCSE/iGCSE English Language at B (or 6) will need to achieve 4 in SL Language A: English Language and Literature or Language A: Literature. If Language B: English is offered at SL we would need you to achieve a 6.
Applicants studying the International Baccalaureate Career Related Programme (IBCP) should contact the academic School prior to applying so that their academic profile can be considered.
All applicants to the University (from the UK and Overseas) are required to show evidence of English Language proficiency. The minimum English Language requirement for this course is either:
For details on acceptable equivalent qualifications to this course please see Alliance Manchester Business School's English Language information page .
If you hold English as a second language iGCSE qualification, we require you to achieve a higher grade in your iGCSE than the one stated above or to offer one of our acceptable equivalent qualifications.
The UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) requires that every student from outside the UK and the EU must show evidence of a minimum level of English Language in order to be granted a UK visa (Tier 4 visa) to study at undergraduate or postgraduate level. This level is often referred to as the 'B2 level'. At Alliance Manchester Business School we require a higher English Language proficiency than the B2 level. Further information about the English Language policy at the University can be found here . Details on acceptable English Language tests to this course can be found on Alliance Manchester Business School's English Language information page .
The University has its own dedicated Careers Service that you would have full access to as a student and for two years after you graduate.
At Manchester you will have access to a number of opportunities to help boost your employability .
What jobs do our International Management graduates go into?
Examples of jobs recent graduates have gone onto include ACA trainee, management trainee, territory manager, and wealth management analyst.
Who employs our International Management graduates?
A wide range of companies including: Accenture, Bank of New York Mellon, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, IBM, KPMG, L'Oréal, NatWest Bank, Network Rail, PWC, Sky and Vodafone.
What about further study?
IBFE graduates have gone onto law conversion courses and further study in finance and international business at institutions across the UK and internationally, including Cambridge, ESCP, Harvard, Imperial College, the London School of Economics, London Business School, UCL, Manchester, Peking University, Queen Mary University, Warwick.
Individual students have been able to obtain part-exemption from some examinations from accounting organisations in the UK and Ireland, depending on the course units chosen in the second and third years.
It may be possible to obtain exemption from statistics, economics and accounting, but each institute has its own regulations that are subject to change.
It is best to contact the accounting institute direct for details of its exemption policy.
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