Begin your journey to leadership in international business

You’ll be exposed to all aspects of global business and supported to pursue your individual career ambitions.

On the BSc (Hons) International Business course, you’ll join a diverse network of peers and future colleagues from the UK and around the world. In just three years, you’ll graduate with the degree and real-world experience employers are looking for.

Plus, if you choose to undertake a placement year, you will gain an additional year of practical hands-on business experience working and/or studying in an overseas setting. This will greatly enhance your career prospects.

This course is proudly accredited by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) and the Chartered Institute of Export and International Trade (CIEIT). These accreditations give your degree global recognition, proven excellence and valuable access to professional networks and industry connections.

It was important to me to pick an International Business degree at a University offering the chance to study and work abroad. This will increase my employability, as well as help me build an international professional network. Plus, I'll get to travel, immerse myself in a different culture, learn a new language and make new friends.

Alberto, International Business BSc (Hons)

Business at Kingston University

Hear from our students and staff and find out what it’s like to study business at Kingston University.

Why choose this course

Working across multiple countries is an everyday reality for most businesses. In an increasingly global environment, studying business from an international perspective is a must for business graduates. It is essential to understand the complexities that underpin internationalisation (connectedness, boundaries, regulations and cultures).

This course will give you an understanding of business management practices all over the world and prepare you to work in global organisations. It will provide you with hands-on, practical experience. You’ll work through real business problems and consultancy projects with real clients and get opportunities for internships.

A complementary personal development programme will help you to discover your career ambitions. Your studies will then prepare you for your next career step by providing you with support to set up your own business.

Kingston University's business management programmes, including International Business BSc (Hons), have some flexibility to choose or change specialisation at the end of Year 1. Additionally, you can undertake a professional placement year between your second and final year, even if you didn’t originally apply for the course with an integrated placement.

The experiences you'll gain will help you establish a business network and stand out from the crowd when starting your career. You'll learn from academic tutors, from experts from industry and from each other.

Accreditations

Kingston Business School holds the prestigious international accreditation by the AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) in recognition of the excellence of its business education. This accreditation has been earned by just 6% of the world's business schools. It recognises the high quality and standard of our business degree offerings.

This programme is accredited by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) and the Chartered Institute of Export and International Trade (CIEIT).

Ready for business

At Kingston Business School, we believe that professional success is shaped by honing your personal capacity and skillset, supported by the academic framework of knowledge. Through vocationally rich, employer-engaged and research-informed courses, we work alongside our students to help them meet personal goals and career ambitions.

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Course content

Take a look at some of the content and modules that you may have the opportunity to study on this course.

Foundation year: Business

If you would like to study this business degree at Kingston University, but are not yet ready to join the first year of a BSc (Hons) course, you may want to consider studying this course with a foundation year.

The Foundation Year in Business is part of a four-year degree. It is taught at Kingston College, close to Kingston University's Penrhyn Road campus. You'll be introduced to professional skills, numerical concepts, business IT, marketing, customer care and business law.

Year 1

Year 1 introduces the foundations of business. You'll cover the environmental influences faced by organisations, and the key concepts of marketing and sales. You'll also explore disruptive technologies and how they can be used to deliver digital enhanced solutions for all areas of business. You'll gain insights into how organisations and individuals collaborate to achieve organisational excellence.

Core modules

Year 2

In Year 2, you will develop your analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills across key business functions. You will study core modules in accounting and financial management, and business analytics and digital intelligence, gaining hands-on experience with data-driven tools and emerging technologies. You will also explore global innovation, sustainability and responsibility, and learn how organisations are managed across cultures and national borders.

Core modules

Optional year

You have the option to take an additional year to study abroad or to undertake a year-long work placement (or even a mix of both).

For business students, this is a great opportunity to gain international experience and apply your learning in real-world settings. Whether through study abroad or a professional placement, you’ll broaden your outlook, build global connections, and develop key skills like adaptability and problem-solving.

Find out more about studying or working abroad.

Professional placement year

This course has a professional placement option which takes place between Year 2 and your Final Year. During this professional placement year you will take a placement within a relevant setting, ensuring you gain essential experience to add to your CV and help you secure a graduate job.

Final year

In your final year, you will deepen your critical understanding of business and develop your ability to contribute to strategic thinking in a global context. You will gain practical skills in data analysis, emerging technologies, and their ethical and operational implications.

You will also explore international operations management and international trade and markets. You will develop insight into managing businesses across borders, assessing global opportunities and risks, and applying strategies to respond to changing international business environments.

Core modules

Inside the Department of Management

Hear from Deborah Pinder-Young, Head of the Department of Management, as she explores what it's like to study in the department and the opportunities available to you throughout your studies.

International students: direct application

Are you an international student? Have you decided Kingston is the place for you? If so, you can apply for this course directly, rather than having to go through UCAS.

Start your direct application now

What career opportunities does this course offer?

This course can lead to a wide range of careers, particularly in an international environment. Graduates work as account executives, marketing coordinators, operations managers, technology officers or entrepreneurs developing an international business. Employers include Blue Pen, Experian Cheetah Mail, JP Morgan, Logic, S3 Group and the Swedish Embassy.

Future Skills

Our Future Skills programme is embedded within all our undergraduate courses and throughout the whole Kingston experience. These skills will help you to become a future-proof graduate by equipping you with the skills most valued by employers, such as problem-solving, digital competency and adaptability.

As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills. You’ll also understand how to demonstrate and articulate to employers how these future skills give you the edge.

Future Skills page

Teaching and assessment

Scheduled learning and teaching on this course includes timetabled activities including lectures, seminars and small group tutorials.

The Kingston Business School experience

Hear from our graduates as they reflect on their studies, share the skills they developed, and discuss how Kingston Business School prepared them for their future careers.

Fees and funding

Fee category	Annual Fee
Home (UK students)
	£10,050*
Foundation Year	£5,760
International
Year 1 (2027/28):	£19,800
Year 2 (2028/29):	£20,500
Year 3 (2029/30):	£21,300
Year 4 (2030/31):	£22,200

The tuition fee you pay depends on whether you are assessed as a 'Home' (UK), 'Islands' or 'International' student.

Please visit the Fees and Funding page for more information.

For courses with Professional Placement, the fee for the placement year can be viewed on the undergraduate fees table. The placement fee published is for the relevant academic year stated in the table. This fee is subject to annual increases but will not increase by more than the fee caps as prescribed by the Office for Students or such other replacing body.

*For full-time programmes lasting more than one academic year, a tuition fee is payable for each academic year of the course.

Your annual tuition fee covers your first attempt at all modules required for that academic year. Any re-study or repeat of modules will incur additional charges, calculated according to the number of credits taken.

Home students (UK):

Tuition fees are subject to inflation-linked increases in line with government policy. Updated fees will be confirmed in line with the maximum fee cap set by the Government or the Office for Students (OfS) for each academic year. This means your fee may increase for each academic year of study, but only up to the maximum amount permitted for that year.

Eligible UK students can apply to the Government for a tuition loan, which is paid direct to the University. This has a low interest-rate which is charged from the time the first part of the loan is paid to the University until you have repaid it.

International students:

Full-time taught international student fees are subject to an annual increase, which is published in advance for the full duration of your programme.

Fee category	Annual Fee
Home (UK students)
	£9,790*
Foundation Year	£5,760
International
Year 1 (2026/27):	£18,500
Year 2 (2027/28):	£19,200
Year 3 (2028/29):	£19,900
Year 4 (2029/30):	£20,700

The tuition fee you pay depends on whether you are assessed as a 'Home' (UK), 'Islands' or 'International' student.

Please visit the Fees and Funding page for more information.

For courses with Professional Placement, the fee for the placement year can be viewed on the undergraduate fees table. The placement fee published is for the relevant academic year stated in the table. This fee is subject to annual increases but will not increase by more than the fee caps as prescribed by the Office for Students or such other replacing body.

*For full-time programmes lasting more than one academic year, a tuition fee is payable for each academic year of the course.

Your annual tuition fee covers your first attempt at all modules required for that academic year. Any re-study or repeat of modules will incur additional charges, calculated according to the number of credits taken.

Home students (UK):

Tuition fees are subject to inflation-linked increases in line with government policy. Updated fees will be confirmed in line with the maximum fee cap set by the Government or the Office for Students (OfS) for each academic year. This means your fee may increase for each academic year of study, but only up to the maximum amount permitted for that year.

Eligible UK students can apply to the Government for a tuition loan, which is paid direct to the University. This has a low interest-rate which is charged from the time the first part of the loan is paid to the University until you have repaid it.

International students:

Full-time taught international student fees are subject to an annual increase, which is published in advance for the full duration of your programme.

Fee category	Annual Fee
Home (UK students)
	£9,535*
Foundation Year	£5,760
International
Year 1 (2025/26):	£17,700
Year 2 (2026/27):	£18,500
Year 3 (2027/28):	£19,200
Year 4 (2028/29)	£19,900

The tuition fee you pay depends on whether you are assessed as a 'Home' (UK), 'Islands' or 'International' student. In 2025/26 the fees for this course are above.

Please visit the Fees and Funding page for more information.

For courses with Professional Placement, the fee for the placement year can be viewed on the undergraduate fees table. The placement fee published is for the relevant academic year stated in the table. This fee is subject to annual increases but will not increase by more than the fee caps as prescribed by the Office for Students or such other replacing body.

*For full-time programmes lasting more than one academic year, a tuition fee is payable for each academic year of the course. Your annual tuition fees cover your first attempt at all of the modules necessary to complete that academic year. A re-study of any modules will incur additional charges calculated by the number of credits. Home tuition fees may be subject to annual increases but will not increase by more than the fee caps as prescribed by the Office for Students or such other replacing body. Full time taught International fees are subject to an annual increase and are published in advance for the full duration of the programme.

Eligible UK students can apply to the Government for a tuition loan, which is paid direct to the University. This has a low interest-rate which is charged from the time the first part of the loan is paid to the University until you have repaid it.

Additional course costs

Some courses may require additional costs beyond tuition fees. When planning your studies, you’ll want to consider tuition fees, living costs, and any extra costs that might relate to your area of study.

Your tuition fees include costs for teaching, assessment and university facilities. So your access to libraries, shared IT resources and various student support services are all covered. Accommodation and general living expenses are not covered by these fees.

Where applicable, additional expenses for your course may include:

Scholarships and bursaries

For students interested in studying this course at Kingston, there are several opportunities to seek funding support.

Scholarships and bursaries

The AVSH Scholarship

The AVSH Scholarship is for a student studying either Business Management BSc (Hons) or International Business BSc (Hons). This scholarship includes four years’ tuition fees for a home student (including a placement/'sandwich' year) and bursary support of £5,000 per year of study.

For more information on how to apply for this scholarship, visit The AVSH Scholarship page.

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What are the facilities like?

When you join Kingston University, you will have access to a wide range of facilities and resources designed to support your studies. Use the virtual tour below to explore some of the facilities and learning environments that students within this subject area may experience during their studies.

Course changes and regulations

The information on this page reflects the currently intended course structure and module details. To improve your student experience and the quality of your degree, we may review and change the material information of this course. Find out more about course changes

Specifications for this course are published ahead of each academic year.

Regulations governing this course can be found on our website.