Course Overview
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Course summary
Our International Communication and International Business BA is designed to focus on the skillset and communication needs of a variety of businesses. It offers you the chance to develop your knowledge of business and communication methods while also building the practical skills and capabilities required for you to function effectively in an international business environment. It pays attention to key issues in business today, like equality and sustainability.
The course aims to develop an enquiring, critical and reflective approach to ideas and issues, preparing you to thrive in a range of workplaces such as private businesses, the public or third sectors, self-employment, and multinational corporations and institutions of all kinds.
A range of flexible opportunities can be tailored to you, including short field trips, summer schools, a semester spent studying abroad during the second year, and/or a year-long international experience or work placement between years two and three of the course.
You’ll gain intercultural competence, communication and mediation skills for the professional world whilst contributing to a learning environment that values diversity, inclusivity and personal growth. You’ll graduate prepared to respond to contemporary business issues and the intercultural challenges of the global business environment.
Top reasons to study with us:
- Learn in an inclusive environment that values diversity, equity and personal growth
- Develop interdisciplinary, international and intercultural understanding and skills that are key to the contemporary world of work
- Benefit from tailored academic, personal and careers support in small groups or 1-2-1
- Embark on a transformative professional or international experience with opportunities for international field trips, work placements or study abroad
- Study in the heart of London and benefit from close links to businesses and future employers
Course structure
You'll engage in a variety of interactive learning experiences designed to stimulate your intellectual growth, with a lot of teaching taking place in small groups. From seminars, academic tutorials, and practical workshops to task-based exercises, peer presentations and professional simulations, you'll encounter a dynamic mix of learning methods that foster critical thinking, problem-solving skills, teamwork and independent learning.
We strive to eliminate barriers to your learning and collaborate with you to create an inclusive educational experience. The variety of our learning approaches and assessment types means that each student’s strengths are catered for, and this course is distinctive in its hands-on approach to professional skills within the classroom setting and its interdisciplinary approach.
The following modules are indicative of what you will study in this course.
- International Communication Tutorial 1
- Global Business Environment
- Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication
- Marketing for International Business
- World Varieties of English
- Foundations of Accounting and Finance
- Objects and Meaning: The Social Life of Material Culture
Credit Level 4
- Difference and the Visual: Representation, Meaning and Identity
- Digital Business
- International Communication Tutorial 2
- International Business Practice
- Language in the Public Space
- International Financial Analysis
- International Organisational Behaviour
- Understanding Culture: Arabic/Chinese/Francophone/Hispanic Studies in Focus
Credit Level 5
Professional experience or exchange study year
Between Years 2 and 3 you may choose to study English-taught courses for a year at one of our overseas partner institutions. Currently, you can take a Year Abroad studying (or combining work and study) in Frankfurt, Copenhagen, Madrid, Paris, and other locations including Brisbane, Sydney (Australia), Hong Kong, Japan, Canada and the USA. There are also many opportunities for those with appropriate language skills to study in the local language in France, Germany and Spain, among others. You can also choose to split your year abroad into a first semester exchange and a second semester work placement, both conducted overseas, or undertake a business placement year overseas.
Alternatively, between Years 2 and 3 you can undertake a one-year, full-time business placement as a Professional Experience Year within the UK.
Find out more about the costs involved in taking a study abroad or placement year.
- Comparative International Management
- Final Year Project
- Professionalising International Communication
- Strategic Perspectives
- Global Marketing Management
- Mediation in International Contexts
- Multilingualism in Society: Theory and Practice
- Sex Strike: Gender and Protest
- Teaching and Education 2: Theory to Practice
Credit Level 6
For more details on course structure, modules, teaching and assessment Download the programme specification (PDF).
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Careers
This course is ideal if you have a particular interest in communication-centred and human-focused approaches to business in an international context. You’ll graduate with the skills and knowledge desired by UK-based companies wishing to gain employees with in-depth knowledge of communication in international environments, as well as employers based abroad requiring employees with expertise in international business, with the added value of the ability to communicate in English and/or knowledge of the UK business environment.
Gain valuable experience
Enhance your CV by spending a year working or studying abroad at one of our partner institutions, or undertake a work placement in the UK.
Employing Humanities programme
Benefit from our tailored scheme to develop work readiness with real-world employment activities including the Humanities Hackathon.
Academic expertise
Our lecturers will help you prepare for an internationally focused career, teaching you the skills needed for effective communication in the global professional environment.
Industry links
We actively engage with employers from different sectors and diverse backgrounds, involving them in curriculum design and encouraging their participation in career education, guidance and events at the University.
Graduate employment
Graduates from this course will be equipped for employment in fields including:
- Marketing and Communications
- Public Relations
- Brand Management
- International Localisation
- Transcreation Project Management
- Cross-Cultural Training and Consultancy
- Digital and Social Media Strategy
- International and Intercultural Liaison
- Market Research and Analysis
Job roles
This course will prepare you for roles in a variety of areas, including:
- International Marketing Manager
- International Trade Specialist
- Diplomatic Service Officer
- Global Brand Manager
Westminster Employability Award
Employers value graduates who have invested in their personal and professional development – and our Westminster Employability Award gives you the chance to formally document and demonstrate these activities and achievements.
The award is flexible and can be completed in your own time, allowing you to choose from a set of extracurricular activities.
Activities might include gaining experience through a part-time job or placement, signing up to a University-run scheme – such as mentoring or teaching in a school – or completing online exercises.
Read more about our Westminster Employability Award.
International Opportunities
Many of our courses offer international study and work experiences, and the University provides other global opportunities that all students can apply for - so whatever you're studying, you'll have the chance to go abroad.
Opportunities could include:
- Taking part in semester or year-long exchanges at institutions around the world
- Attending an international summer school or field trip
- Developing your CV through volunteering or work placements abroad
International experience broadens horizons, boosts self-confidence, and improves global understanding, alongside being fantastic for your career.
Find out more about our international opportunities, including funding options and where you can go.
Course Leader
Dr Federica Mazzara
Reader in Cultural Studies
Federica Mazzara has a background in Cultural Studies and is interested in a variety of topics, including migration, representation and art. She graduated in languages and values the importance of learning a foreign language in relation to its cultural context.
She teaches various modules at the University of Westminster, including Introduction to the Studies of Language and Culture, and Complex Narratives: Representation, Meaning and Identity and Migration and Cultural Encounters.
She is course leader for the "Languages and International Communication" and "English Language and International Communication" BA courses.
This BA equips you to inspire, influence, and communicate without borders.
Course Team
Why study this course?
Excellent London location
Our central London location enables you to benefit from all that studying in a global city and a major creative, intellectual and technology hub has to offer.
Develop a global outlook
Learn about different cultures and strengthen your intercultural communication skills by learning alongside students from all over the world.
Study in a supportive community
We value equality, diversity and personal growth and offer small group tutorials designed to support you and your career goals.
Entry Requirements
- A Levels – BCC
- T levels – 104 UCAS Tariff points
- International Baccalaureate – 104 UCAS Tariff points from all components of the Diploma Programme. International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme will be considered on a case-by-case basis
- BTEC Extended Diploma – DMM
- BTEC Diploma – D*D
- Access – 104 UCAS Tariff points from the Access course
In addition to one of the above, you should have:
- GCSE English Language grade 4/C – IB grade 4 Higher Level, GCSE Maths grade 4/C – IB grade 4
If your first language is not English, you will need an IELTS of 6.0 overall, with 5.5 in each component.
We also welcome applications from students who are taking a combination of qualifications listed above. For further information, please contact Course Enquiries.
View more information about our entry requirements and the application process.
- International Baccalaureate – 104 UCAS Tariff points from all components of the Diploma Programme. International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme will be considered on a case-by-case basis. You can refer to the UCAS calculator to determine your point score
- We accept a wide range of international high school level qualifications. Please see information on Country-specific entry requirements
- We work in partnership with Kaplan International College London who provide International Foundation Certificate courses for students who don’t meet our entry requirements. Upon successful completion, you can progress to your chosen degree at the University of Westminster. Find out about a range of university preparation courses that are accepted for entry.
English language requirements
- If your first language is not English, you should have an IELTS score of 6.0 overall, with a score of 5.5 in each component. Please note we accept a wide range of English language qualifications and assessments. Find out more at English language requirements.
- If you don't meet the English language requirements yet, then we offer online and on campus pre-sessional English programmes to help develop your English language skills to the required level before you start your course. Find out more about our pre-sessional English programmes.
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Learn new skills
Develop your creativity
Develop your creativity to think outside the box.
Learn to critically evaluate
Learn to critically evaluate the strategies that managers use to help organisations adapt in an uncertain or complex environment.
Improve your problem-solving skills
Improve your problem-solving skills to better understand and tackle people management issues.
Making a Difference
Making a difference to the people and society around us lies at the heart of the work we do across our hugely diverse range of disciplines. Building on our founding ethos from 1838, public engagement is key to our College’s identity. For two centuries our campus has been a place where members of the public can enjoy evening lectures or classes, see a show at the birthplace of British cinema, or witness demonstrations of seemingly magic new technologies. Today, we showcase the difference our work makes through weekly blogposts, our own podcast series, and in our annual Difference Festival, a week-long public celebration in lectures, films, performance, exhibitions and discussions.
Fees and Funding
UK tuition fee: £9,250
When you have enrolled with us, your annual tuition fees will remain the same throughout your studies with us. We do not increase your tuition fees each year.
Find out how we set our tuition fees.
Funding
As well as tuition fee loans, there is a range of funding available to help you fund your studies.
Find out about undergraduate student funding options.
Scholarships
The University is dedicated to supporting ambitious and outstanding students and we offer a variety of scholarships to eligible undergraduate students, which cover all or part of your tuition fees.
Find out if you qualify for one of our scholarships.
Additional costs
See what you may need to pay for separately and what your tuition fees cover.
International tuition fee: £17,000
When you have enrolled with us, your annual tuition fees will remain the same throughout your studies with us. We do not increase your tuition fees each year.
Find out how we set our tuition fees.
EU Qualifications Welcome Award Scheme
If you are an international student accepted on an undergraduate programme starting in September 2024 or September 2025 at level 3 (Foundation) or level 4 (first year) on the basis of an eligible EU qualification only, you will be awarded a tuition fee reduction which will align your fee more closely to the one for UK students. For more information, see the EU Qualifications Welcome Award Scheme.
International student funding
Find out about funding for international students.
Additional costs
See what you may need to pay for separately and what your tuition fees cover.
Supporting you
Our Student Hub is where you’ll find out about the services and support we offer, helping you get the best out of your time with us.
- Study support — workshops, 1-2-1 support and online resources to help improve your academic and research skills
- Personal tutors — support you in fulfilling your academic and personal potential
- Student advice team — provide specialist advice on a range of issues including funding, benefits and visas
- Extra-curricular activities — volunteering opportunities, sports and fitness activities, student events and more
Course location
Our Regent Campus is comprised of two sites, situated on and around Regent Street – one of the most famous and vibrant streets in London.
Subjects including Criminology and Sociology, English and Creative Writing, History, Languages, Politics and International Relations and Visual Culture are based at 309 Regent Street, which includes recently refurbished social spaces, gym facilities and our Regent Street Cinema.
For more details, visit our locations page.
Contact us
Call our dedicated team on:
+44 (0)20 7911 5000 ext 65511
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