BSc (Hons) Business and International Relations with Placement Year
Course Overview
The BSc (Hons) Business and International Relations course provides a comprehensive understanding of business and management alongside a profound understanding of global politics. You will gain a strong foundation in management principles and business concepts, including strategic decision-making. You will also explore major issues in international affairs such as concepts and theories of international relations, approaches to security studies or international political economy.
Key Program Highlights
- Experiential learning: Experience learning by doing with innovative modules like the award-winning EuroSim module
- Safe in our hands: Aston University was ranked 15th overall in the UK for International Relations (Guardian, 2026)
- Recognised for quality: Aston Business School is proud to be among 1% of business schools worldwide with triple accreditation
- Gold standard teaching: Aston University was awarded Gold - the highest possible rating for the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF, 2023)
- Top 100 in Europe: Aston Business School ranked 15th in the UK and 90th in Europe (Financial Times European Business Schools ranking 2025)
Course Overview
The BSc (Hons) Business and International Relations course provides a comprehensive understanding of business and management alongside a profound understanding of global politics. You will gain a strong foundation in management principles and business concepts, including strategic decision-making. You will also explore major issues in international affairs such as concepts and theories of international relations, approaches to security studies or international political economy.
Key Program Highlights
- Experiential learning: Experience learning by doing with innovative modules like the award-winning EuroSim module
- Safe in our hands: Aston University was ranked 15th overall in the UK for International Relations (Guardian, 2026)
- Recognised for quality: Aston Business School is proud to be among 1% of business schools worldwide with triple accreditation
- Gold standard teaching: Aston University was awarded Gold - the highest possible rating for the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF, 2023)
- Top 100 in Europe: Aston Business School ranked 15th in the UK and 90th in Europe (Financial Times European Business Schools ranking 2025)
Requirements
Modules
- Introduction to the Concepts and Methods of International Relations
- Introduction to the European Union
- Introductory Accounting for Business
- Introduction to Business Economics
- Law for Business
- Introduction to Marketing Management
- The Making of the Modern World
- What’s Trending (Current Affairs in Politics and International Relations)
- International Relations: Theories
- Critical Approaches to Security Studies
- Fundamentals of Strategy
- Strategic Finance
- Operations Management
- Virtual Business Manager
- Politics and Society of the Middle East
- West European Politics and Society
- North American Politics and Society
- East Asian Politics and Society
- South Asian Politics and Society
- Security Studies: Theories and Issues
- The Politics and Policies of the European Union
- International Political Economy
- International Climate Politics
- Integrated Placement Year
- Research Skills and International Relations Dissertation
- Theories and Practice of Leadership
- Business Ethics
- African Politics: From the Colonial Period to the Present Day
- The American Presidency
- Chinese Politics and Society
- Writing and Reporting of Conflict and Violence
- EuroSim: Learning Negotiation through Simulation Games
- Gender and Politics
- Interest Groups and Lobbying
- Political Communication
- Politics and Islam: Past and Present
- Politics and Protest in a Globalised World
- Politics of Development
- Religion and Politics in Contemporary Europe
- Sport and Politics
- Technology and Digital Politics
- Debates in Contemporary British Politics
- Political Parties
- Understanding Foreign Policy
- Global Marketing
- Sustainable Operations Management
- Strategic Human Resource Management
- Ethics in a Crisis
- Global Working
