Level: Undergraduate Program (Bachelor of Arts – BA)
Semesters: Six (6)
Program Duration: Three Years (+ Foundation Studies)
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
The Bachelor of Arts in International Business Management (BAIBM) is a dynamic three-year BA Management program offered at Western Pacific University (WPU). It prepares and puts students on the right track to work in global cities worldwide or to work for a local company that deals in worldwide trade. The program is designed to enable students to manage international business endeavors and work in both domestic and global companies.
The degree program aims to equip the students with management tools and leadership skills to start a career in any internationally operating company in a range of industries including service and consulting, retail and manufacturing; or to plan and run companies on a global scale. Students will develop competencies that will require him/her to respond proactively and creatively to contemporary business issues and face challenges of the global business market.
WHY STUDY THE PROGRAM?
Students will learn practical principles in business, finance, marketing and economics based on international models to understand a world marked by Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity (or VUCA)
Globally Competent
The students that study International Business Management will develop
competences that will require students to respond proactively and creatively to
contemporary business issues and face challenges of the global business market.
Practical Application Focused
The program will provide graduates with the ability to bring people, processes, and
technology together to achieve improved performance in domestic or international
enterprises.
EXAMPLE SUBJECTS
Business Law
Financial Markets
Accounting
Enterprise Economics
Human Resource Management
International Marketing
Programme Structures
Semester 1
IBM111 Mathametics
IBM112 Statistical Methods in Management
IBM113 Microeconomics
IBM114 Fundamentals of Management
IBM115 Business Law
IBM116 Business Communication
Semester 2
IBM121 Fundamentals of Finance
IBM122 Organisational Behaviour
IBM123 Fundamentals of Macroeconomics
IBM124 Quality Management
IBM125 introduction to Business Analytcs
IBM126 Financial Markets
Semester 1
IBM211 Economic Law
IBM212 International Marketing
IBM213 Public Finance Management
IBM214 International Law
IBM215 Human Resource Management
IBM216 Operational Research
Semester 2
IBM221 Accounting
IBM222 Corporate Finance
IBM223 Intercultural Communication
IBM224 Ethics in International Business Environment
IBM225 International Labour Market
IBM226 Group Project I: Project Feasibility Study and Enterprise Development
Semester 1
IBM311 Strategic Management
IBM312 Logistics in International Business
IBM313 Project Management
IBM314 International Finance
IBM315 Business Research 1
IBM316 Decision Game – Enterprise Management
Semester 2
IBM321 Negotiations in International Business
IBM322 Enterprise Economics
IBM323 E-Business and Electronic Services
IBM324 International Team Building
IBM325 Group Project II: Strategic Planning Process
IBM326 Business Research 2
Semester 1
IBM111 Mathametics
IBM112 Statistical Methods in Management
IBM113 Microeconomics
IBM114 Fundamentals of Management
IBM115 Business Law
IBM116 Business Communication
Semester 2
IBM121 Fundamentals of Finance
IBM122 Organisational Behaviour
IBM123 Fundamentals of Macroeconomics
IBM124 Quality Management
IBM125 introduction to Business Analytcs
IBM126 Financial Markets
Semester 1
IBM211 Economic Law
IBM212 International Marketing
IBM213 Public Finance Management
IBM214 International Law
IBM215 Human Resource Management
IBM216 Operational Research
Semester 2
IBM221 Accounting
IBM222 Corporate Finance
IBM223 Intercultural Communication
IBM224 Ethics in International Business Environment
IBM225 International Labour Market
IBM226 Group Project I: Project Feasibility Study and Enterprise Development
Semester 1
IBM311 Strategic Management
IBM312 Logistics in International Business
IBM313 Project Management
IBM314 International Finance
IBM315 Business Research 1
IBM316 Decision Game – Enterprise Management
Semester 2
IBM321 Negotiations in International Business
IBM322 Enterprise Economics
IBM323 E-Business and Electronic Services
IBM324 International Team Building
IBM325 Group Project II: Strategic Planning Process
IBM326 Business Research 2
The program comprises 37 units and is offered in blended learning mode. Students take 6 units per semester and complete the program in 3 years.
Requirements
Entry GPA of 2.9 or greater
Successfully completed the Certificate in Higher Education Foundation Studies
