International Business

About this programme

Graduate outcomes: Strathclyde ranked joint 1st in Scotland HESA Graduate Outcomes results 2026 Our International Business (IB) degree will give you the opportunity to understand the international business environment. It offers you a life-changing experience where you’ll study abroad for one semester at an international partner institution. It will prepare you for the world of international business while allowing you to specialise in a chosen area. This experience will really boost your career prospects; not only will you have an understanding of international business from another country’s perspective but it will give you the chance to become fluent in the language. In the first year, you'll take a range of business subjects, including international business, to provide you with a foundation in business. You'll also take a module in academic skills to support you in developing skills that are important to both your academic and future career. At the end of your first year, you'll choose two Business subjects to take into your second and third year. You’ll study classes in business and international business, in English, at a partner university of business school elsewhere in Europe, South East Asia, Australasia or North America. Students will spend one semester abroad. Throughout the first three years, you’ll undertake the Management Development Programme, which is designed to develop your business skills and competencies. You’ll study International Business as well as a business specialism. You’ll also write a dissertation, investigating a topic of expertise yo