SYLLABI & COURSES STRUCTURE- Go University- Ghana/Global

 

GO UNIVERSITY  Ghana/Global 2016/17/18/19

BSc International Business  3 Years

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• Overview

  This industry-accredited course is designed to give you knowledge and understanding of the main management disciplines and how these are impacted by the international dimension in theory and practice.

  You’ll explore entrepreneurship, organisational behaviour and the challenges of managing across cultures as well as the latest debates and discoveries in the subject. A wide range of optional modules will also allow you to shape your degree to suit your own career plans and interests, with topics such as decision-making, marketing, economics, international law and logistics.

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• Course content

  Our degrees have a modular structure. This means that compulsory modules provide you with the core knowledge and skills that you need, while optional and discovery modules allow you to shape your course to suit your personal interests and career aspirations.

  Year 1 gives you a firm grounding in the different disciplines that relate to international business. You’ll explore the key concepts and theories in the subject and put them into context with an understanding of entrepreneurship, organisational behaviour and economics. Optional modules allow you to explore topics such as the economic environment for businesses, effective decision-making and the relationships between businesses and societies.

  In the following year you’ll learn more about research methods in international business and go into more depth on the challenges and strategies related to managing across cultures and countries. The range of optional modules available means you can also explore aspects of business that interest you such as marketing, small business growth, corporate social responsibility or related areas of economics.

  Your final year brings you closer to the very latest research in international business through a compulsory module, and you’ll also develop your knowledge of international strategic management. You’ll complete the year with optional modules in areas such as business, international banking and finance and transnational corporations. The course culminates with an independently-researched dissertation on an international business topic of your choice, which you’ll submit in your final year to showcase the knowledge and skills you’ve acquired.

  Course structure

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  Year 1

  Compulsory modules

  • Personal Tutorials for International Business 10 credits

  • Principles of International Business 20 credits

  • Global Entrepreneurship 10 credits

  • Organisational Behaviour 20 credits

  • Economics for Management 20 credits

  Optional modules

  • Economic Institutions (Labour) 10 credits

  • Economic Controversies 10 credits

  • Introduction to Sports Analytics 10 credits

  • Economic Institutions (Industry) 10 credits

  • Business and Society (Combined) 20 credits

  • Introduction to Effective Decision Making 10 credits

  Year 2

  Compulsory modules

  • Cross-Cultural Management 20 credits

  • Research Methods in International Business 20 credits

  • Managing International Business 20 credits

  Optional modules

  • International Law 20 credits

  • From Study to Work 10 credits

  • Industrial Economics 10 credits

  • People in Organisations 10 credits

  • The International Economic Environment 10 credits

  • Small Business Internationalisation and Growth 10 credits

  • Business Economics 10 credits

  • Marketing 20 credits

  • Organisational Behaviour in Practice 10 credits

  • Corporate Social Responsibility 10 credits

  Year 3

  Compulsory modules

  • International Business Dissertation 40 credits

  • Contemporary Research Topics in International Business 10 credits

  • International Strategic Management 20 credits

  Optional modules

  • Business Ethics 20 credits

  • Information Management in Organisations 10 credits

  • International Banking and Finance 10 credits

  • International Marketing 10 credits

  • Transnational Corporations in the World Economy 10 credits

  • European Business 10 credits

  • Marketing Strategy 20 credits

  • Management Decision Making 20 credits

  • Physical Distribution and Logistics 10 credits

  For more information on typical modules, read International Business BSc in programme catalogue

   

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  Learning and teaching

  You’ll be taught using a range of methods including lectures, tutorials, seminars and workshops. The rest of your time will be spent in independent learning, which allows you to develop your skills in research and analysis. Our Virtual Learning Environment will help to support your studies: it’s a central place where you can find all the information and resources for the School, your programme and modules.

  You’ll also benefit from dedicated academic counselling from your Head of Year, a lecturer in your subject area who will meet you individually during the year and act as a personal tutor.

   

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• Assessment

  We use a variety of assessment methods to help you develop a range of transferable skills that you’ll need in professional life, These are likely to include coursework, exams, oral presentations, group reports and dissertations.

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