Our International Business Management MSc will enable you to respond to the growing internationalisation of business and management practice.

Respond to the growing internationalisation of business and management practice. Our International Business Management master's celebrates the diversity of living and working across cultures. It focuses on the skills, competencies and knowledge necessary for individuals working in today's global business environment.

The opportunities, and challenges, for international businesses are becoming ever more complex. Increased mobility and globalisation of populations create new market opportunities and product possibilities. Businesses are seeking responsible managers who can:

• work across cultures
• capitalise on the opportunities presented by this rapidly developing and dynamic business landscape

This course combines subject area and practice-focused integrative skills modules with an individual project. You'll:

• develop your knowledge and experience of thinking and working like an international manager
• gain a rich introduction to the complexity of globalisation and cultural difference
• progress to developing effective international strategies and managing change
• cultivate a greater understanding of contemporary business issues

You'll enhance your management 'toolkit' through:

• our links to industry
• an employability strategy running throughout your master's
• the opportunity to engage with international collaboration/exchange

What you'll learn

You will develop your knowledge but also your experience of thinking and working like an international manager.

You'll gain a rich introduction to the complexity of globalisation and cultural difference.

You'll progress to:

• developing effective international strategies
• managing change
• cultivate a greater understanding of contemporary business issues

Your development

Professional skills

You'll develop your management ‘toolkit’ to support your professional transformation. You'll graduate prepared to manage and lead with practical skills development in the International Management Practitioner module. Through our links to industry, an employability strategy running throughout your master’s. This provides the opportunity to engage with international collaboration/exchange and enhance your ‘toolkit’.

You'll experience the challenges of managerial decision-making through:

• case studies
• business projects
• visiting professionals

You'll use industry-standard software in our new Data Analytics for Managers module to address organisational problems and opportunities.

You'll grow and run an international business, as you compete in teams in our international business strategy simulation.

Your future

Graduate destinations

Graduates from this course have undertaken various roles including:

• international account manager
• managing director
• business development manager
• relationship manager
• human resource manager
• personnel office manager
• investment analyst
• business intelligence analyst
• import and export specialist
• management consultant
• project analyst

Careers

This course prepares you for a wide range of careers with employers, such as:

• Hewlett-Packard
• EY
• Walmart Global Sourcing
• Volkswagen
• PwC
• Grundfos
• P&G
• China National Petroleum Corporation
• Kingsway Group
• Ingman Capital Partners Ltd
• People's Insurance Company of China
• Boston Consulting Group
• Virgin Money
• Caterpillar
• Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd