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BSc (Hons) Management (International Business Economics) with Industrial/Professional Experience

Gain the skills required to become a dynamic manager and focus on your chosen specialism from second year onwards.

Study core and specialist areas of business and management according to your personal or academic interests or career ambitions. Specialise in international business economics whilst still benefitting from a huge amount of choice across this flexible course, which includes a work placement in your penultimate year of study.

Focus on the international dimension of organisations' economic, financial and investment operations.

Course statistics

93%

of students in employment or further study within 15 months (Discover Uni)

92%

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

£19,000

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

2nd

most targeted by leading graduate employers (source: The Graduate Market in 2024, High Fliers Research)

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 Management (International Business Economics) with Industrial/Professional Experience / Overview

Year of entry: 2025

Degree awarded
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
Duration
4 years
Typical A-level offer
Grades AAA
Typical contextual A-level offer
Grades AAB
Find out more about contextual admissions.
Refugee/care-experienced offer
Applicants who have been in local authority care for more than three months or have refugee status may be eligible for an offer two grades below the standard requirements.
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Typical International Baccalaureate offer

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.

Full entry requirements

How to apply

Apply through UCAS .

UCAS course code
N248
UCAS institution code
M20

Course description

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Why study Management at Alliance MBS?

Our flexible management courses share a common first year before allowing you to focus on your chosen specialism to enhance your career prospects.

With a wide range of course units to choose from, you really can shape your own degree.

BSc Management (International Business Economics) with Industrial/Professional Experience will suit you if you are interested in the international dimension of organisations' operations, particularly the economic, financial, and investment aspects.

To graduate with BSc Management (International Business Economics) with Industrial/Professional Experience, you need to have studied at least 40 credits of second-year options (one-third of your studies) and at least 60 credits of final-year options (half of your studies) from the international business economics subject area as well as successfully completing a work placement.

Since the Management and Management (Specialism) degrees are identical in the first year, transfer between them is straightforward - so you should apply for only one of them.

Open days

We're continuously reviewing all of our recruitment events on campus, and now offer a blend of in-person and virtual activities.

If you're a prospective student, you can also find out more about student life by chatting with our student ambassadors at a time that suits you, and ask any questions you may have about life at Manchester.

Please check our Coronavirus FAQs for the most up to date information regarding events.

You can also look at our virtual open day content to help you learn more about the University.

Find out more at open days .

Fees

Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2025 will be £9,250 per annum. Tuition fees for international students will be £31,500 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.

You will receive a significant tuition fee discount for the placement year. UK students with a household income of up to £35,000 are also eligible to receive a  cash bursary  worth up to £2,000.

Additional expenses

All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme

Policy on additional costs

All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).

Scholarships/sponsorships

The Manchester Bursary is available to UK students registered on an undergraduate degree course at Alliance MBS who have had a full financial assessment carried out by Student Finance England. 

In addition, Alliance MBS will award a range of Social Responsibility Scholarships to UK and international/EU students.

These awards are worth £2,000 per year across three years of study. You must achieve AAA at A-level (or equivalent qualification) and be able to demonstrate a significant contribution and commitment to social responsibility.

The School will also award a number of International Stellar Scholarships to international students achieving AAA at A-level (or equivalent qualification). Applicants who exceed AAA and/or have supplementary qualifications (such as EPQ) will receive additional consideration.

Additional eligibility criteria apply - please see our scholarship pages for full details.

Contact details

School/Faculty
Alliance Manchester Business School
Telephone
+44 (0) 161 306 3095
Email
Website
https://www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/bsc-hons-management-international-business-economics-with-industrialprofessional-experience/
School/Faculty overview
Alliance Manchester Business School was established in 1965 as one of the UK's first two business schools. Today, we are the UK's largest campus-based business and management school, and 'Original Thinking Applied' is at the heart of everything we do. Find out more .

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