SOAS, University of London (The School of Oriental and African Studies)

Structure

The BSc International Management (Japan and Korea) (Year Abroad) is a 4-year programme that combines International Management and Japanese or Korean language. Students spend 3 years studying on campus, taking modules to the value of 4 units in each year. The third year of study is spent abroad at a partner institution in Japan or Korea. In their final year students complete an Independent Study Project or Dissertation on an agreed topic in International Management (Japan and Korea).

Please note: Students with existing proficiency in Japanese may take a  more advanced sequence of Japanese language courses, subject to placement test.

Year One

• Management in Japan and Korea: Domestic and International Developments - 151030023 (1 Unit) - Full Year
• Introduction to accounting - 151030001 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
• Understanding company accounts and reports - 151030002 (0.5 Unit) - Term 2
• Basic Japanese 1 - 155900874 (1 Unit) - Full Year
• Quantitative and analytical techniques for managers - 151030005 (0.5 Unit) - Term 2

EITHER

• Principles and management of marketing - 151030004 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1

OR

• Issues in Post-war Japanese Society 1 - 155901329 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1

OR an approved open option course to the value of 0.5 unit in term 1

Year Two

• Corporate finance and financial accounting - 151030006 (0.5 Unit) - Term 2
• Managerial accounting - 151030007 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
• International business strategy - 151030008 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
• Managerial economics - 151030009 (0.5 Unit) - Term 2
• Basic Japanese 2 - 155900875 (1 Unit) - Full Year
• Qualitative and case study research - 151030011 (0.5 Unit) - Term 2

EITHER

• International marketing 1: the environment - 151030010 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1

OR

• Issues in Post-war Japanese Society 2 - 155901330 (0.5 Unit) - Term 2

OR an approved open option course to the value of 0.5 unit in term 1

Year Three

You will spend year three overseas in Japan at one of our partner institutions

Year Four

• Intermediate Japanese 3 - 155901255 (1 Unit) - Full Year
• Course-Independent Study Project in International Management (Japan & Korea) - (1 Unit)

Plus courses to the value of 2 units from the following list:

• Financial strategy - 151030012 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
• FINANCE IN JAPAN AND KOREA - 151030021 (0.5 Unit) - Term 2
• International human resource management - 151030018 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
• Corporate governance - 151030017 (0.5 Unit) - Term 2
• International marketing 2: global markets - 151030015 (0.5 Unit) - Term 2

An approved open option course (may be a half unit, two half units, or one whole unit, but must not exceed 1 unit in total)

Programme Specification

• Programme Specification (pdf; 82kb)

Teaching & Learning

Year abroad

In year three students follow an approved programme of study at a partner institutions, normally, in Japan or Korea.

Destinations

Graduates will have a firm grasp of international management disciplines that should place them in a good position to pursue a career in business, banking, consulting, media and other industries, especially in companies or organisations that operate in, or do business with Japan or Korea. Students who attain a first or upper second will be well-placed to embark on postgraduate study. DeFiMS maintains close links with employers in the United Kingdom, its focus regions including Japan, Korea and elsewhere. We expect that many of our graduates will move into banking, consulting, media, and other industries.

How to apply

How to apply

• How to Apply
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• Funding options
• English language requirements
• Tuition Fees
• Admissions Contacts

Scholarships

For further information visit the Scholarships section