
International Foundation Year
If you don't have a suitable qualification for direct entry to a UK university, we can help with our Foundation year courses.
Our International Management course provides a comprehensive and exciting approach to learning about international business. This course is an exciting blend of international business studies and global affairs and will teach you how businesses and economies operate across the world. This course offers a range of topics for you to explore, including international business, emerging markets, modern languages, economics, and many more. You will also take a placement year or study abroad in your third year, allowing you to gain valuable international experience and enhance your career prospects.
“My top priority was to study at a university that would help me thrive and encourage me to think outside the box. The opportunities presented to us at King’s are endless! Aside from the intellectual stimulation we receive, working in a supportive environment enables us to reach our full potential.”
The International Management BSc course ensures you have good foundation skills in economics, accounting, management, social sciences and emerging markets. You are required to study a foreign language during your first year of studies, but this is made optional from your second year onwards. King’s Modern Language Centre delivers a broad range of languages. The languages available are offered from beginner level, or can be continued from a higher level, depending on your ability in the chosen language. Languages available may typically include: • Arabic • French • German • Mandarin • Portuguese • Russian • Spanish You will also choose to study a wide range of additional modules, enabling you to tailor your course to your own interests.
Located on the north bank of the River Thames, the Strand Campus houses King's College London's arts and sciences faculties.
Please note that locations are determined by where each module is taught and may vary depending on the modules you study.
On this programme, you will have the opportunity to apply to study abroad, supported by the Study Abroad Tutor in your department and King’s Global Mobility Office. Together with partner organisations around the world, you will be supported in navigating your international, educational journey, developing new skills and competences and learning to apply different perspectives to your chosen discipline.
Find out more about Study AbroadOn this programme, you’ll spend your third year in a full-time year in industry or year in professional practice placement. Our Global Placements team will support you throughout your programme with advice and activities to help you discover your options, focus your placement search and take action to achieve the right placement for you.
Find our more about placementsKing's is regulated by the Office for Students
Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted by King's as one of your A levels.
Must include at least one humanities or social science subject (excluding Modern Language).
35 points
Including 766 in three Higher Level subjects. Note the total point score of 35 includes TOK/EE. Must include at least one humanities or social science subject (excluding Modern Languages) as a Higher Level subject. In addition, Standard Level English, Mathematics / Mathematics Studies and a Modern Foreign Language.
GCSEs: GCSE Mathematics and a GCSE in a foreign language at grade 6/B (or equivalent).
Humanities/social science subjects accepted to meet the subject requirement:
Course specific subject requirements are indicated in subject requirements above
To study at King's, it is essential that you can communicate in English effectively in an academic environment. You are usually required to provide certification of your competence in English before starting your studies.
Application deadline: January 15th 2021.
We look for applicants with an enthusiasm for scholastic activities in general such as reading, debating, etc. Participation will be valued but achievement in these areas of interest will also be recognised. We are looking for enthusiasm for the programme disciplines but we also wish to recruit applicants who are attracted to the interdisciplinary nature of the King’s International Management programme.
We look for applicants who have participated as fully as possible in school, college or community life, making the most of the opportunities available to them and also those who have demonstrated some experience of society beyond their immediate environment.
We look for applicants who have varied extra-curricular interests and enjoy active participation in areas such as sport, music and the arts in general. Participation will be valued but any achievement in extra-curricular activities will also be recognised. King’s aspires to recruit applicants who will continue with their personal interests and contribute to the vitality of the College community.
Although we do not require applicants to have been in paid or voluntary employment, we welcome applications from those with any experience of work within a business setting. We will also take into account experience gained by students who have part time employment whilst studying.
If you don't have a suitable qualification for direct entry to a UK university, we can help with our Foundation year courses.
If you have an offer from King's, but English isn't your first language, we have courses to help you.
You will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials and independent study. A typical 15 credit module will include a 1 – 2-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial each week. We encourage critical analysis and debate on contemporary management issues.
At King’s, we place great emphasis on independent study and research to bring your ideas and things you have discovered to discuss. As a student of international management you will use resources which include books, newspapers and magazines, the internet, social media, TV and radio and more to understand the discipline: how things were done and have developed; contemporary management issues and challenges; and what might be in the future.
We will use a delivery method that will ensure students have a rich, exciting experience from the start. Face to face teaching will be complemented and supported with innovative technology so that students also experience elements of digital learning and assessment.
Typically, one credit equates to 10 hours of work.
Assessment methods depend on the modules you will be studying. The primary methods of assessment used for this course are written examinations, presentations (both individual and group), in-class tests and coursework. Some modules may include a regular ‘Tutorial Assessment’.
The study time and assessment methods detailed above are typical and give you a good indication of what to expect. However, they are subject to change.
Courses are divided into modules. Each year you will normally take modules totalling 120 credits.
This is a four-year degree course in which you will take a combination of required and optional modules to total 360 credits.
King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.
Please note that modules with a practical component will be capped due to educational requirements, which may mean that we cannot guarantee a place to all students who elect to study this module.
From finance to education, an International Management degree from King’s gives you the opportunity to kick-start your career in almost any sector.
Our graduates go on to work in a range of roles in banking, advertising, accountancy and more.
Even if you don’t know where you want your degree to take you, our career support team help you take your next steps. From mock interviews to CVs, they’ll prepare you to impress employers.
The UK tuition fee for the 2021-2022 academic year is currently £9,250 per year. This is based on the UK Government’s cap.
The International tuition fee for the 2021-2022 academic year is £28,050 per year.
Please note that the International tuition fee is subject to annual increases in subsequent years of study, in line with King’s terms and conditions.
All International applicants to Undergraduate programmes are required to pay a deposit of £2,000 against their first year’s tuition fee. This deposit is payable when you firmly accept an unconditional offer to study with us, and will be offset against your tuition fees when you join King’s.
In addition to your tuition costs, you can also expect to pay for:
If you choose the study abroad option with one of King’s partner universities, you will not be charged tuition fees by the host university (although some partners do charge a small administration fee for applying). For the Year Abroad, King’s will continue to invoice for a proportion of King’s tuition fees. At present these are as follows but may be subject to change: • Home students studying for a semester abroad will receive an invoice for £6,167 for King’s tuition fees for the year. • EU students studying for a semester abroad will receive an invoice for £6,167 for King’s tuition fees for the year. • Overseas students studying for a semester abroad will receive an invoice for two thirds of the King's tuition fees for the year. o Home students studying or working for a full academic year abroad will receive an invoice for £1,350 for King’s tuition fees for the year. o EU students studying or working for a full academic year abroad will receive an invoice for £1,350 for King’s tuition fees for the year. o Overseas students studying or working for a full academic year abroad will receive an invoice for one third of the King's tuition fees for the year.
To find out more about bursaries, scholarships, grants, tuition fees, living expenses, student loans, and other financial help available at King's please visit the Fees and Funding section.
The International Management BSc course ensures you have good foundation skills in economics, accounting, management, social sciences and emerging markets. You are required to study a foreign language during your first year of studies, but this is made optional from your second year onwards. King’s Modern Language Centre delivers a broad range of languages. The languages available are offered from beginner level, or can be continued from a higher level, depending on your ability in the chosen language. Languages available may typically include: • Arabic • French • German • Mandarin • Portuguese • Russian • Spanish You will also choose to study a wide range of additional modules, enabling you to tailor your course to your own interests.
Located on the north bank of the River Thames, the Strand Campus houses King's College London's arts and sciences faculties.
Please note that locations are determined by where each module is taught and may vary depending on the modules you study.
On this programme, you will have the opportunity to apply to study abroad, supported by the Study Abroad Tutor in your department and King’s Global Mobility Office. Together with partner organisations around the world, you will be supported in navigating your international, educational journey, developing new skills and competences and learning to apply different perspectives to your chosen discipline.
Find out more about Study AbroadOn this programme, you’ll spend your third year in a full-time year in industry or year in professional practice placement. Our Global Placements team will support you throughout your programme with advice and activities to help you discover your options, focus your placement search and take action to achieve the right placement for you.
Find our more about placementsKing's is regulated by the Office for Students
Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted by King's as one of your A levels.
Must include at least one humanities or social science subject (excluding Modern Language).
35 points
Including 766 in three Higher Level subjects. Note the total point score of 35 includes TOK/EE. Must include at least one humanities or social science subject (excluding Modern Languages) as a Higher Level subject. In addition, Standard Level English, Mathematics / Mathematics Studies and a Modern Foreign Language.
GCSEs: GCSE Mathematics and a GCSE in a foreign language at grade 6/B (or equivalent).
Humanities/social science subjects accepted to meet the subject requirement:
Course specific subject requirements are indicated in subject requirements above
To study at King's, it is essential that you can communicate in English effectively in an academic environment. You are usually required to provide certification of your competence in English before starting your studies.
Application deadline: January 15th 2021.
We look for applicants with an enthusiasm for scholastic activities in general such as reading, debating, etc. Participation will be valued but achievement in these areas of interest will also be recognised. We are looking for enthusiasm for the programme disciplines but we also wish to recruit applicants who are attracted to the interdisciplinary nature of the King’s International Management programme.
We look for applicants who have participated as fully as possible in school, college or community life, making the most of the opportunities available to them and also those who have demonstrated some experience of society beyond their immediate environment.
We look for applicants who have varied extra-curricular interests and enjoy active participation in areas such as sport, music and the arts in general. Participation will be valued but any achievement in extra-curricular activities will also be recognised. King’s aspires to recruit applicants who will continue with their personal interests and contribute to the vitality of the College community.
Although we do not require applicants to have been in paid or voluntary employment, we welcome applications from those with any experience of work within a business setting. We will also take into account experience gained by students who have part time employment whilst studying.
If you don't have a suitable qualification for direct entry to a UK university, we can help with our Foundation year courses.
If you have an offer from King's, but English isn't your first language, we have courses to help you.
You will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials and independent study. A typical 15 credit module will include a 1 – 2-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial each week. We encourage critical analysis and debate on contemporary management issues.
At King’s, we place great emphasis on independent study and research to bring your ideas and things you have discovered to discuss. As a student of international management you will use resources which include books, newspapers and magazines, the internet, social media, TV and radio and more to understand the discipline: how things were done and have developed; contemporary management issues and challenges; and what might be in the future.
We will use a delivery method that will ensure students have a rich, exciting experience from the start. Face to face teaching will be complemented and supported with innovative technology so that students also experience elements of digital learning and assessment.
Typically, one credit equates to 10 hours of work.
Assessment methods depend on the modules you will be studying. The primary methods of assessment used for this course are written examinations, presentations (both individual and group), in-class tests and coursework. Some modules may include a regular ‘Tutorial Assessment’.
The study time and assessment methods detailed above are typical and give you a good indication of what to expect. However, they are subject to change.
Courses are divided into modules. Each year you will normally take modules totalling 120 credits.
This is a four-year degree course in which you will take a combination of required and optional modules to total 360 credits.
King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.
Please note that modules with a practical component will be capped due to educational requirements, which may mean that we cannot guarantee a place to all students who elect to study this module.
From finance to education, an International Management degree from King’s gives you the opportunity to kick-start your career in almost any sector.
Our graduates go on to work in a range of roles in banking, advertising, accountancy and more.
Even if you don’t know where you want your degree to take you, our career support team help you take your next steps. From mock interviews to CVs, they’ll prepare you to impress employers.
The UK tuition fee for the 2021-2022 academic year is currently £9,250 per year. This is based on the UK Government’s cap.
The International tuition fee for the 2021-2022 academic year is £28,050 per year.
Please note that the International tuition fee is subject to annual increases in subsequent years of study, in line with King’s terms and conditions.
All International applicants to Undergraduate programmes are required to pay a deposit of £2,000 against their first year’s tuition fee. This deposit is payable when you firmly accept an unconditional offer to study with us, and will be offset against your tuition fees when you join King’s.
In addition to your tuition costs, you can also expect to pay for:
If you choose the study abroad option with one of King’s partner universities, you will not be charged tuition fees by the host university (although some partners do charge a small administration fee for applying). For the Year Abroad, King’s will continue to invoice for a proportion of King’s tuition fees. At present these are as follows but may be subject to change: • Home students studying for a semester abroad will receive an invoice for £6,167 for King’s tuition fees for the year. • EU students studying for a semester abroad will receive an invoice for £6,167 for King’s tuition fees for the year. • Overseas students studying for a semester abroad will receive an invoice for two thirds of the King's tuition fees for the year. o Home students studying or working for a full academic year abroad will receive an invoice for £1,350 for King’s tuition fees for the year. o EU students studying or working for a full academic year abroad will receive an invoice for £1,350 for King’s tuition fees for the year. o Overseas students studying or working for a full academic year abroad will receive an invoice for one third of the King's tuition fees for the year.
To find out more about bursaries, scholarships, grants, tuition fees, living expenses, student loans, and other financial help available at King's please visit the Fees and Funding section.
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