Masters in MBA - International Business in UK

In today's global economy, the ability to think and work across geographic and political boundaries is imperative to not only conduct business in an international context but also to survive in such a competitive, globalised environment. This MSc is designed to give you the essential skills for professional and practical development, covering topics such as competitive marketing strategy, global supply chain management, leadership and management and international business environment.

This programme is available with a January or September start. Placement only available with the September start.

The programme combines academic rigor and practical relevance with a strong focus on experiential learning and global awareness.

Offering a truly global and flexible experience, the Master’s has international opportunities embedded throughout including student exchanges, a one week Global Immersion and the Leadership in Action module.

The pace of change in today's world frequently outruns even the most sophisticated organizations. We prepare our students to meet the challenges of this rapidly changing environment. And to do so with a sense of purpose and responsibility. This resonates in our mission to make the world a better place.

Prepare for the social, political and cultural challenges facing contemporary businesses, governments and not-for-profit organisations by studying International Business.

You will develop the personal and professional competences required to work across a range of roles in contemporary business including:

• accountancy and finance
• strategy
• marketing
• human resource management
• data analytics
• entrepreneurship and innovation
   

Taught by world-leading industry professionals and researchers, you can specialise in areas of business such as:

• Global Business
• Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation
• Eco Innovation
• Future of Work
• Theories and Techniques of Persuasion
   

International Development is an interdisciplinary field of research, policy and practice concerned with challenges of economic growth, inequality, justice, human freedom and global governance focused on the global south.

Our MSc International Management will help you to develop the knowledge and skills required by international managers and leaders to operate globally. It focuses on the practical skills of working, managing and leading in various organisational settings.

The course will provide a broad knowledge of the practices and processes of international management. You’ll develop an understanding of the national and global contexts in which international managers operate and gain an appreciation of how those contexts have an impact on managerial expectations and preferences in different cultural environments.

Strathclyde Business School (SBS) was founded in 1948 and is a pioneering, internationally-renowned academic organisation with a reputation for research excellence. One of four faculties forming the University of Strathclyde, SBS has held triple accreditation from the three main business school accreditation bodies – AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA – since 2004. Our subject departments and specialist centres collaborate to provide a dynamic, fully-rounded and varied programme of specialist and cross-disciplinary courses.

This stimulating course will equip you with a detailed knowledge and deep understanding of today’s global commercial environment. It will explore how business is conducted across borders, examine various business functions and their role in international commerce, whilst looking at strategic management and economics in an international business context.

You’ll also develop key transferable skills which, when combined with your well-rounded business education, will enable you to embark upon a variety of different career paths and help prepare you for management positions in global companies

Our Postgraduate Diploma in International Development examines the issues, processes and institutions central to global poverty, inequality and development as well as exploring the historically embedded assumptions that underpin development. It is ideal if you are planning a career in development agencies, international organisations and NGOs.

This interdisciplinary course's compulsory modules introduce you to key debates that have shaped thinking on international poverty and development, and will equip you with knowledge of the conceptual and theoretical bases of development. They will improve your skills of evaluation and analysis, enabling you to participate critically in debates on the changing nature of the multilateral, bilateral and non-governmental institutions designed to address development issues, the context in which they operate and the constraints they face. You will also have the opportunity to choose from a range of thematic option modules, allowing you to tailor the course according to your personal or career interests.

Explore the changing relationship between states and markets. In recent years, interest in the relationship between international business and global development has increased. On this programme exploring business and global development, you will study the politics of development, foreign direct investment and international institutions of global political-economic governance.

This master's in Cross-Cultural Communication and International Management celebrates diversity in cultural contexts. It focuses on the skills, competences and knowledge essential in today's global business environment.

The International Management pathway is a specialism of the Cross-Cultural Communication MA. It allows you to study international business management and intercultural communication. It responds to the growing internationalisation of business and management practice. Academic staff from Newcastle University Business School (NUBS) deliver this specialist pathway.

The MSc International Business aims to allow students to acquire mastery of both the macro and micro contexts of international business, and is designed to enable students to acquire, develop, and integrate international business theory, and develop the skills to then apply this in terms of international business practice. The Masters dissertation provides the opportunity to conceive, design and implement satisfactorily a substantial research project within the broad subject area of international business.

The course is offered on both a full-time and part-time basis at the Magee campus, and as such it attracts a variety of students with different educational needs: business studies graduates wishing to pursue a career in international business, mature students wishing to improve career options and develop expertise, and business practitioners wishing to acquire the knowledge, skills and tools necessary to enable them to compete in a rapidly developing and constantly evolving global business environment. In recent years the course has also attracted growing numbers of EU and international students keen to pursue careers in this field.

Do you crave a management role, but have a first degree in another subject? This is our most popular postgraduate course, offering modules covering a wide selection of topics that equip you with the practical skills you need to excel in management or consultancy. It gives you the opportunity to gain expertise in individual business disciplines without limiting your employment options. You can choose to specialise in an area of business that interests you most. Pathways include entrepreneurship, marketing, or project management. Or, you can stay on the general international business management path.

• This course is accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA) and European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD).
• Opportunity to gain a recognised Prince 2 qualification.
• Possibility to participate in a week-long study visit to a foreign business school where you will meet students studying a similar course and undertake visits to local companies.
• Your assessments will reflect real business situations including undertaking a consultancy project with a real business instead of a dissertation. Recent students have worked with General Electric (GE), L'Oreal, Henkel, Kimberly-Clark and Arqiva.
• You'll benefit from an international curriculum and our students come from all over the world to study, so you will finish the course with an international network of contacts.
• Kingston Business School is one of only a few of the 120 UK business schools to be awarded an 'excellent' rating for its teaching quality by the Higher Education Funding Council.

This programme combines forward-thinking theory with practical skills. You’ll study general management principles with a focus on international business activities across national boundaries. When you graduate, you’ll be ready for work as a manager in the global employment market.

You can apply to do a company-based dissertation, working with an external organisation. Recent dissertation projects include a feasibility study for a diet food programme with a national firm.

Managing international growth is a key challenge for firms, whether for smaller entrepreneurial ventures or for larger well-established corporations. Managers in these firms need to deal with complex issues related to foreign direct investment and diverse regulatory environments, strategic positioning in different markets, the creation and management of organizational structures that support international business, and taking leadership for activities across national boundaries.

Endorsed by Ernst & Young (EY), the MSc International Business & Strategy programme is designed to equip graduates with the key capabilities required to operate in multi-national firms. On the programme you will develop vital skills and capabilities necessary to manage international growth. This involves organic growth via the smart positioning of products and services in diverse markets, through to the management of mergers and acquisitions.

Studying this course will help you to gain a thorough understanding of how successful businesses continue to have an international reach, despite the many challenges posed by the modern world.

We’ll teach you how to effectively formulate and implement global strategies to succeed in international business. We’ll spark your interest by teaching you about the techniques and knowledge that professional managers need, to control multinational business environments. You can also expect to explore areas such as the management of responsibility and ethical considerations.

You’ll experience an inspiring combination of our research findings and case studies from international firms and, in the process, discover why adopting some of the best, forward-thinking management techniques from around the world is crucial to success.

Are you interested in a career in the exciting world of international business? Do you want to work abroad or in organisations that are involved in business on a global scale? It’s a growing market, with lots of job opportunities, as companies around the world become better connected and look for leaders and managers of the future.

The MSc Management (International Management) programme at Swansea University is designed for students who wish to focus specifically on the opportunities and challenges of business in an interconnected global marketplace. You will undertake modules in global business and international management before undertaking a specialist management consulting style project relevant to international management.

This programme also covers core management concepts such as such as managing financial resources, operations management, human resource management and marketing management.

Accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) the only chartered professional body in the UK dedicated to promoting the highest standards in management and leadership excellence, the course is open to students from any discipline who would like to work in business or management. Upon successful completion of the relevant mapped modules within the MSc Management you will qualify for CMI’s Level seven Certificate in Strategic Management and Leadership.

We know it’s a competitive world out there. To help you get the best from your studies and get ahead of the competition, the programme also includes an academic skills module that covers issues such as research methods.

We believe business plays a significant role in providing solutions to the many local, national and global developmental challenges we face today – particularly in the age of globalisation.

Based at IDS, you’ll examine the key elements of business operations and their growing relevance to international development.

You’ll gain an in-depth understanding of economic power shifts and rapid technological transformation amid global inequalities. You’ll develop the analytical and practical skills needed to understand globalisation processes and their drivers, and to participate in the formulation of policies for sustainable development.

Business is now conducted on a global scale. If you want to be among the next generation of business leaders, you need to adapt accordingly, communicating effectively over national, social and cultural boundaries.

This Business Communication for International Leadership Master's degree course gives you the tools for conducting successful high-level business in an international setting. You'll develop your business leadership and communication skills while learning about working effectively in different cultural contexts.

When you graduate you'll be ready to work internationally in managerial and leadership positions, in areas such as marketing, international banking, human resource management, public relations, sustainability management, stakeholder management, logistics, and distribution management.

This course is designed for non-native speakers (for applicants whose first language is not English).  If you are a UK student, you can apply if English is not your first language.

The MSc Business with International Management has been developed for recent graduates in non-business disciplines who are looking to add a business dimension to their undergraduate specialism. This programme will build both your general business knowledge and understanding, as well as developing the personal skills needed for the wide variety of managerial-level roles available in today’s international business environment.

This course is part of Newcastle Business School, part of a select group of business schools worldwide, following accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) in business and accounting – the first in Europe to gain the double accreditation. Founded in 1916, AACSB International is the longest-serving global accrediting body for business schools that offer undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral degrees in business and accounting.

The Edinburgh Business School aims to provide forward-thinking, practical, focused MSc degrees that are outward looking and focused on the global business world. As part of our programme, you will study specialist subjects from across the business sphere including; international business context, competitive strategy, research philosophy and practice, and business economics.

Our courses provide insight into relevant social, political, legal, and macroeconomic conditions affecting international business and will develop your skills in decision-making, people management, leadership and team working. 

You will learn how to critically evaluate and implement theories, concepts and techniques of business and apply this knowledge to practical contexts through industry-focused, case-study led projects and ultimately your Industry Placement.