How long is the BSc in Global Trade Management?

Three years full-time, with part-time and accelerated online routes. The BSc in Global Trade Management schedules cohort calls across UK and APAC time zones.

Can the BSc in Global Trade Management be studied online?

Yes. The BSc in Global Trade Management runs fully online, on-campus in London and by distance learning, all assessed against the same live trade brief and dissertation.

Is the BSc in Global Trade Management recognised by UK employers?

Yes. The BSc in Global Trade Management is a UK honours degree reviewed against IOE&IT chartered practitioner competencies and BIFA / CILT practice.

What are the entry requirements for the BSc in Global Trade Management?

BBC at A-level (or IB 28, BTEC DMM), GCSE English at 5 and Maths at 4, plus IELTS 6.5 for international applicants. Mature applicants may enter on portfolio and interview.

What does the BSc in Global Trade Management cost?

Tuition varies by route and domicile. Contact LSIBM admissions for the current schedule and bursary eligibility for the BSc in Global Trade Management.

BSc in Global Trade Management | LSIBM London | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

If you want to build a career in global trade — inside a UK exporter, a City trade-finance bank, a Big Four trade-advisory team, a freight forwarder or a customs broker — the BSc in Global Trade Management at the London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) is built for you. Sitting in the International Business & Trade faculty, this three-year honours degree teaches trade as an operational and regulatory discipline against the working UK trade rulebook.

You will complete a live UK-exporter trade brief in year two, take an optional placement year at a UK freight forwarder or trade-finance function, and produce a final-year dissertation defended in front of a working UK trade-finance practitioner. The BSc in Global Trade Management 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 Chartered practitioner competencies, BIFA and CILT (UK) practice.
Three study modes — central London campus, fully online, or distance learning.
Live UK-exporter trade brief in year two using a real trade-lane scenario.
Placement year option at a UK freight forwarder, trade-finance bank or trade-advisory team.
Final-year dissertation defended in front of a UK trade-finance practitioner.
UK customs strand mapped to the Border Target Operating Model.

What You Will Learn

The degree organises global trade around the working questions a UK trade professional actually faces — how to move goods, how to fund the deal, how to stay on the right side of sanctions, how to design a resilient supply chain.

International trade rules — WTO, TCA, TCA-post rulebook.
UK customs — CDS, EIDR, deferment accounts.
Incoterms 2020 in operation.
Trade finance — LCs, SBLCs, factoring, forfaiting, UKEF.
Sanctions compliance — OFSI, ECJU, dual-use controls.
Freight modes and international logistics — sea, air, road, rail.
Cross-border supply-chain design.
Political risk and geopolitical scenario planning.
Sustainability, Scope 3 and Modern Slavery Act.
UK trade ethics and CIOT / IOE&IT professional conduct.

Who This Course Is For

A-level leavers aiming for graduate roles in exporters, trade banks or freight forwarders.
International students targeting UK trade-finance careers.
Working export or logistics staff moving to graduate-level responsibility.
Career switchers from law, economics or international relations into trade.
Mature applicants with export or shipping experience.

Career Pathways

UK global-trade graduates step into trade, freight and finance roles across UK exporters, City trade-finance banks, freight forwarders, customs brokers and Big Four trade-advisory teams. Typical destinations include:

Global Trade Analyst
Export Compliance Officer
Trade Finance Analyst (junior)
Customs Operations Analyst
International Logistics Coordinator
Sanctions Screening Analyst (junior)

The BSc in Global Trade Management is the natural step onto the MSc in Global Trade Management or MSc in International Business Management, and toward IOE&IT chartered status.

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, work, family) — 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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