BA (Hons) International Business with Language
Ningbo, China
DURATION
3 up to 4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
31 May 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
CNY 120,000 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* international students; 120,000 RMB/year - Mainland Chinese, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan students; 100,000 RMB/year
Introduction
Key information
- Degree: BA (Hons) International Business with Language
- Types of study: Full-time
- Duration: Three or four years depending on entry qualifications
- Start date: September 2025
- Faculty: Nottingham University Business School China
- Study model: 4+0
Note: For the 2+2 study model courses, the student will spend the last two years at our UK campus. For the 4+0 study model courses, the student will spend the entire degree program in Ningbo, China with 'study abroad' opportunities from year three.
Course Overview
This degree course provides theoretical and practical grounding in the key disciplines of modern business. You develop competence in an Asian or European language, together with an appreciation of important management issues.
International students have the opportunity to become competent in Mandarin as they deepen their knowledge of management issues in modern China. Students take core modules in entrepreneurship, business computing, and quantitative methods.
This degree prepares you for a business and management career and equips you with the capacity for lifelong learning in the global environment. In an increasingly international work environment, graduates armed with business know-how as well as language skills are likely to succeed.
Special feature
- Competence in an Asian or European language with an appreciation of important business and management issues for Chinese students
- Opportunity to become competent in Mandarin at the same time deepening knowledge of management issues in modern China for international students
Admissions
Curriculum
Preliminary year modules
The preliminary year is designed to help you develop your English language skills so that you can make the most of your degree programme.
This special English language programme designed by the English for Academic Purposes experts at the University's Centre for English Language Education is carefully integrated with academic content modules so that you are prepared fully for years two to four of your degree programme.
*Note: This year is not compulsory for students with appropriate qualifications for year two entry.
Compulsory
Students (excluding International students) must take all modules in this group
| Code | Title | Credits | Taught |
| CELEN048 | Reading and Writing in Academic Contexts | 20 | Autumn |
| CELEN069 | Oral Communication Skills A | 10 | Autumn |
| CELEN042 | Introduction to Business Economics | 20 | Autumn |
| CELEN121 | Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking | 10 | Autumn |
| CELEN082 | Oral Communication Skills B | 10 | Spring |
| CELEN051 | English in Specific Academic Contexts a (Arts & Social Science Pathways) | 20 | Spring |
| CELEF002 | Introduction to Information Technology For Business | 10 | Spring |
| CELEN041 | Introduction to Business & Management | 20 | Spring |
|
| Credit Total | 120 |
Qualifying year
Compulsory
Students must take all modules in this group
| Code | Title | Credits | Taught |
| BUSI1116 | Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice | 20 | Full Year |
| BUSI1114 | Business Economics | 20 | Full Year |
| LANG1082/1078/1072/1074/1076 | Mandarin/Japanese/French/German/Spanish 1A | 20 | Autumn |
| BUSI1088 | Work and Society | 10 | Autumn |
| LANG1083/1079/1073/1075/1077 | Mandarin/Japanese/French/German/Spanish 1B | 20 | Spring |
| BUSI1086 | Organisational Behaviour | 10 | Spring |
| BUSI1130 | Principles of Marketing | 10 | Spring |
|
| Credit Total | 110 |
Year 3 module
Compulsory
Students must take all modules in this group
| Code | Title | Credits | Taught |
| BUSI2178 | Marketing Management | 20 | Autumn |
| LANG2075/2071/2065/2067/2069 | Mandarin/Japanese/French/German/Spanish 2A | 20 | Autumn |
| LANG2076/2072/2066/2068/2070 | Mandarin/Japanese/French/German/Spanish 2B | 10 | Spring |
| LANG2076 | Mandarin 2B | 20 | Spring |
|
| Credit Total | 70 |
Year 4 module
Compulsory
Students must take all modules in this group
| Code | Title | Credits | Taught |
| BUSI3188 | Strategic Management: Perspective, Process and Practice | 20 | Full year |
| BUSI3194 | International Business Environment and Strategy | 20 | Autumn |
| LANG3080/3074/3068/3070/3072 | Mandarin/Japanese/French/German/Spanish 3A | 20 | Autumn |
| LANG3081/3075/3069/3071/3073 | Mandarin/Japanese/French/German/Spanish 3B | 20 | Spring |
| BUSI3209 | Capstone Project | 20 | Full Year |
|
| Credit Total | 100 |
Scholarships and Funding
To encourage academic excellence, we offer a comprehensive and expanding range of full and partial scholarships.
Historically nearly 30% of our undergraduate students were awarded scholarships for their entry. Once enrolled, current students are eligible for additional merit and/or performance-based scholarships and awards, which covers approximately 32.5% of our whole student body.
Please check the school website for scholarship types and policies for applicants from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and overseas countries. If you are a mainland Chinese student, please visit the Chinese language prospectus.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Careers and further study
The majority of our graduates were employed by leading global companies such as Citi Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, The Royal Bank of Scotland, Bank of China, PwC, KPMG, Deloitte & Touche, L’Oreal, Wrigley, Siemens, Mars, Ogilvy & Mather, Nestle, Neilsen, and McKinsey.
For those who pursue further study in the class of 2018, 50% were admitted by the World Top 50 universities according to QS Ranking. Examples of further study destinations include Johns Hopkins University and the University of Sydney.