International Business Management
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
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
FEES
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
- MARKETING MANAGER
- TRADING PROFESSIONAL
- BUSINESS & FINANCIAL ANALYST
- PLANNING & CONTROL SPECIALIST
- EXPORT MANAGER
