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BSc (Hons) International Business, Finance and Economics with Industrial/Professional Experience

Graduate with in-depth knowledge of three strongly-related disciplines.

Study finance, economics and business within an international context, drawing on the combined strengths of Alliance Manchester Business School and the School of Social Sciences. This course includes a work placement in your penultimate year of study.

Course statistics

96%

of placement students achieved a 1st or 2.1 degree (2022 graduates)

£21,000

current average starting placement salary, with some earning up to £36,000

CFA

Affiliated with the CFA Institute

15+

Optional language study - choose from 15 different languages

World University Rankings

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6th in the UK and 22nd in the world for Accounting and Finance (QS World University Rankings 2024)

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7th in the UK and 39th in the world for Business & Management Studies (QS World University Rankings 2024)

BSc International Business, Finance and Economics with Industrial/Professional Experience / Careers

Year of entry: 2025

Career opportunities

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 IBFE graduates go into? Examples of jobs recent IBFE graduates have gone onto include: assurance associate, audit trainee, commercial strategist and logistics graduate scheme.

Who employs them? A wide range of companies including: Grant Thornton, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers (Cyprus), RBS and Zolfo Cooper.

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 ESADE Business School (Barcelona), Humboldt University (Berlin) and the College of Law.

All examples are taken from the Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey.

Accrediting organisations

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 institute direct for details of its exemption policy.

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