International Business (with a professional placement year) at University of Sussex

International Business (with a professional placement year) (BSc (Hons), N121) at University of Sussex asked for 128–147 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on sussex.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~147 points

High

around AAA

Published as 128 - 147 points

Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check sussex.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 147

30% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 112–127 points. At least 93% of them had fewer than the 147 asked.

15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 45%, a foundation course 25%, a baccalaureate 10%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
Code: N121 · N1 business studies
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1, Year 2
Year: 2027

Placement year: built in
Foundation year: optional

Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations through the Accredited degree accelerated route. More ↗

Student experience

After the first yearThis course

90%

still studying

UK 80%

10%

left higher education

UK 15%

moved to a lower award

UK 1%

15 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%85%

Learning opportunities83%87%

Assessment and feedback82%86%

Academic support100%91%

Organisation and management92%88%

Learning resources89%90%

Student voice72%82%

10 final-year students · 80% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni

3 years

£32.5k5 years

£42.5k

£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Brighton, South East England, England
Postcode: BN1 9RH

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Subjects

international business business and management

Campus

Campus: Falmer Campus, Falmer
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Business studies at other universities

The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.

University	Course	Entry	Middle entrant
Newcastle University	Modern Languages and Business Studies BA (Hons)	128 - 147 points	128–143
University of Strathclyde	International Business BA (Hons)	120 - 147 points	192–207
University of Sussex	International Business (with a professional placement year) this course	128 - 147 points	112–127
Durham University	Marketing and Management BSc (Hons)	AAA	144–159
Loughborough University	Economics and Management BSc (Hons)	AAA	144–159
Queen Mary University of London	Accountancy - Flying Start Degree Programme BSc (Hons)	128 - 144 points	144–159
University of Birmingham	Chemistry with Business Management BSc (Hons)	136 - 144 points	144–159
University of Exeter	International Business and Modern Languages with Year Abroad BA (Hons)	AAA	144–159
University of Leeds	International Business BSc (Hons)	AAA	144–159
University of Liverpool	Law with Business LLB (Hons)	AAA	128–143
University of Manchester	International Business, Finance and Economics BSc (Hons)	AAA	144–159

See all 1,008 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

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