BSc International Management with American Business Studies / Course details

First-hand knowledge of another culture can be crucial in business. The distinctive feature of this four-year course is that you spend a full academic year abroad on exchange at a top global business school or university.

You will spend your third year studying in the US or Canada. We have 19 exchange partners across 12 US states and 4 Canadian provinces. Most feature in the top 100 Financial Times global rankings. Browse the full list of our current partner institutions  and download our exchange guide to find out more.

This course aims to promote critical awareness of the merits and complexities of management and to instill an appreciation of the association between theory and practice. It aims to introduce you to important new developments in the field of management and to enable you to develop appropriate practical and transferable skills.

• Spend your third year on an academic exchange at a top business school or university in the USA or Canada
• Choose from 19 diverse exchange partners across 12 US states and 3 Canadian provinces. Most feature in the top 100 Financial Times global rankings
• Enhance your academic and career prospects - 90% of our exchange students achieved 1st or 2:1 degrees in 2019
• Our dedicated international team prepare you for your exchange and support you whilst on exchange
• Study core and specialist areas of international business and management according to your personal or academic interests or career ambitions.

You will normally study four or five course units per semester. Each week there are usually two hours of lectures for each course unit and a one hour workshop in alternate weeks, although this varies slightly. You are expected to double this in private study. Group work and group or individual presentations will form a regular part of your assignments.

Essays, multiple choice tests, project reports and presentations, in-class tests and weekly assignments constitute the coursework component of assessment, although the nature and proportion of coursework varies across course units. The remainder of assessment is by unseen examination. Depending on the degree course, in your final year you can choose to do a research-based dissertation or project. We aim to strike a balance between examinations and assessed coursework as well as providing opportunities for feedback on progress through non-assessed work.

'I wanted a course that stood out from the endless business courses available and after reading about the range of partner institutions in the USA, it was too good a chance to miss. I talked about my time at the University of Southern California non-stop in various job interviews. The educational experience set against the backdrop of living in Los Angeles made it one of the best years of my life.' - David Staunton

'Friends for life, once in a lifetime teaching, a great institution ... possibly the best year of my life!' - Ben Collins, William and Mary, Virginia, USA

More current students share their experience of studying our International Management degrees on our YouTube channel .

John Rylands University Library is renowned as one of the most extensive libraries in the world. This is complemented by our specialist business and management Eddie Davies Library which provides a dedicated service to Alliance Manchester Business School undergraduates. There is increasing provision of information via various web-based services and much of your reading material will be available through e-journals. These and other standard computing services, such as access to the internet and word processing, are available through computer clusters across campus in departmental buildings, libraries and halls of residence. Many buildings in and around the campus are also equipped with free wifi access.

Personal development plans

PDPs are aimed at helping you develop awareness of generic transferable and subject-specific skills, improve independent learning and provide a record of your academic learning and achievement.

Academic advisors

All new Alliance Manchester Business School students are allocated an academic advisor who you will meet in regular sessions as part of a first-year course unit. Where possible, you will keep the same academic advisor throughout your time here. Your advisor will support you throughout your studies on matters of an academic nature, from providing feedback on a practice essay in preparation for your `formal' assessment at the end of each semester to discussing your PDP or writing you a reference. We also have a dedicated undergraduate assessment and student support centre within the School, who will be your first point of contact for any ill health or other personal problems which are affecting your work.

Student mentoring

We operate a peer mentoring scheme which aims to provide you with a second or final year 'mentor' to provide practical assistance with orientation and induction as well as advice and information on any aspect of student life.