This degree is a four-year integrated programmes, where you spend two years in Lancaster and two overseas. You will emerge from your academic studies equipped with sound professional and technical knowledge of management disciplines combined with practical managerial skills and experience. You will also have concrete experiences and invaluable insights into the culture and customs of other countries, as well as fluency in another European language. You spend your third and final years abroad. You will study at one of our leading partner universities: CESEM in Reims, France; ESB in Reutlingen, Germany; UCSC in Piacenza, Italy; ICADE in Madrid, Spain, NEU in Boston, USA and UDLAP, Puebla, Mexico. You transfer to the partner university at the beginning of your third year and take courses such as Managerial Economics and Introduction to Operations Management. You will also undertake a six-month work placement in the country where you're studying, typically starting in the middle of your third year. This degree offers remarkable prospects for graduating students. The international experience in both work and study, together with language and cultural competencies, take our graduates to highly valued positions in the corporate world. Recent graduates have started their careers in various roles, from market research and financial analysis and management to communications and consultancy. Some have stayed in France and Germany to continue their studies or take up employment.