How long is the BSc in Cross-Border Business Strategy?

Three years full-time, with part-time and accelerated online routes. The BSc in Cross-Border Business Strategy schedules cohort calls across UK and APAC time zones.

Can the BSc in Cross-Border Business Strategy be studied online?

Yes. The BSc in Cross-Border Business Strategy runs fully online, on-campus in London and by distance learning against the same placement year and dissertation.

Is the BSc in Cross-Border Business Strategy recognised by UK employers?

Yes. The BSc in Cross-Border Business Strategy is a UK honours degree reviewed against IOE&IT, CIM and British Chambers of Commerce practitioner materials.

What are the entry requirements for the BSc in Cross-Border Business Strategy?

BBC at A-level (or IB 28, BTEC DMM), GCSE English at grade 5 and Maths at grade 4, plus IELTS 6.5 for international applicants.

What does the BSc in Cross-Border Business Strategy cost?

Tuition varies by route and domicile. Contact LSIBM admissions for the current schedule and bursary eligibility for the BSc in Cross-Border Business Strategy.

BSc Cross-Border Business Strategy | LSIBM London | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The BSc in Cross-Border Business Strategy at the London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) is a three-year UK honours degree inside the International Business & Trade faculty, written for students targeting country-desk analyst, international business-development and regional-manager careers at UK exporters, mid-market groups and London-based subsidiaries of overseas firms. It combines the core business curriculum with a full cross-border-strategy specialism — market entry, trade rules, cross-cultural leadership and international corporate finance basics.

You will complete an international placement in year two (a UK exporter or a London-based overseas subsidiary), work on a live UK cross-border strategy case in year three, and produce a dissertation defended in front of a working country manager. The BSc in Cross-Border Business Strategy is available on-campus in central London, fully online with UK / APAC cohort calls, and by distance learning from 2026.

Key Features

Curriculum reviewed against IOE&IT, CIM and British Chambers of Commerce practitioner materials.
Three study modes — central London campus, fully online with UK / APAC calls, or distance learning.
Year-two international placement at a UK exporter or a London-based overseas subsidiary.
Final-year dissertation defended in front of a working country manager.
Trade and customs teaching mapped to the Border Target Operating Model and Incoterms 2020.
Optional language strand — Mandarin, Spanish, Arabic or French alongside the core.

What You Will Learn

The degree is structured around what a working country-desk analyst or international BD manager actually delivers — a market-entry recommendation, a distributor deal, a country business plan, a defensible cross-border strategy. You will graduate able to write a real cross-border strategy a UK board will engage with.

Cross-border strategy and market-entry design.
International trade — Incoterms 2020, Border Target Operating Model.
UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement post-Brexit reads.
Cross-cultural management and comparative regulation.
International corporate-finance basics — FX, hedging, trade finance.
Sanctions screening for UK compliance teams.
Distributor and partnership strategy.
ESG in global value chains.
Country research methods.
Dissertation methods and country-analyst writing.

Who This Course Is For

A-level leavers targeting country-desk and business-development graduate schemes.
International students seeking a UK honours degree in cross-border business.
Working export-team analysts moving into full country-desk roles.
Career switchers from operations or sales into international business.
Family-business successors preparing to take on cross-border responsibility.

Career Pathways

Graduates typically move into country-desk, international BD, regional-manager and cross-border strategy roles across UK exporters, mid-market groups and London-based subsidiaries of overseas firms. The degree supports applications but does not by itself guarantee job offers or visa outcomes. Typical destinations include:

Cross-Border Business Analyst
International Business Development Manager
Regional Country Manager (junior)
Market Entry Analyst
Export Account Manager
International Strategy Analyst

The BSc in Cross-Border Business Strategy is the natural step onto the MSc in International Marketing or MSc in World Economy Studies, and IOE&IT Associate membership.

Entry Requirements

Three A-levels at BBC or above, or equivalent UK / international qualification (IB 28+, BTEC DMM, Access to HE, Foundation Year pass, or a relevant Higher Diploma with confirmed credit transfer).
GCSE English Language at grade 5/C and Mathematics at grade 4/C (or equivalent).
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
A personal statement showing genuine cross-border curiosity (travel, languages, family, work). Mature applicants (21+) may enter with a portfolio and a short interview.

Why Study at LSIBM

The London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) is a specialist business-education provider based in central London and part of Harold International College. Undergraduate cohorts sit in small groups so every student is visible to their tutor, run a single intake schedule students can rely on, and every degree route is reviewed against UK professional-body competencies — ACCA, CIMA, CIM, CIPD, CMI, CIPS, CFA UK and IOE&IT — so graduates carry a credential that City recruiters engage with.

London puts the City, Canary Wharf, Whitehall, Companies House, the FCA, the Bank of England and the West End within a short tube ride of every classroom. Undergraduate students access a fortnightly practitioner clinic, at least one industry-careers day per academic year, a structured placement route and one-to-one application coaching in the final year.

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