MSc International Business and Management

This module aims to provide students with the opportunity to develop their professional skills and reflections about their own career management and personal self-development in an international context. It will help prepare students for searching and applying for employment in the global jobs market, which will include digital literacy skills pertaining to the use of professional online communication technologies.

Students will be empowered to take responsibility for their own development and be able to relate module content and learning methods to their own individualised experiences and cultural backgrounds.

Students will learn a comprehensive range of research methods and business analytics techniques to develop their research skills, numerical literacy and qualitative analysis.

By the end of the module students will know how to apply both quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis techniques. This will equip students with the knowledge and practical skills necessary to conduct research and analysis at Masters’ level and prepare students for completing a Masters Dissertation and level 7 Consultancy Project.

This module will provide students with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills needed to manage across, and work effectively within, culturally diverse teams.

It will enable students to: 

• develop a critical understanding of cross-cultural theories and their application in an international business context;
• identify the ways in which culture and diversity influences leadership styles, especially understanding ethical leadership in different cultures;
• develop and evaluate the skills needed to successfully communicate, negotiate, and work within culturally diverse teams.

Students will reflect upon their own cross-cultural skills and apply relevant theory to their personalised context.

The aim of the module is to gain a critical understanding of how global forces shape business environments in a world where national economies are no longer self-contained entities but are interconnected and interdependent. Students will examine the interplay between International Business, the global economy and the rise of emerging economies.

The course emphasises the development of skills to understand and analyse the issues that firms face when operating responsibly in international markets. The module will cover relevant theories of trade and students will be supported in investigating their application to real-world contexts.

This module aims to develop students’ academic and digital literacies to support their studies as well as their professional development as a responsible citizen in a digital society. It will also develop students’ familiarity of sourcing, manipulating and reporting numerical information, which also includes data practice guidelines, such as GDPR. Students will develop an understanding of the interrelationship between traditional academic literacies and the role of new technologies to support digital literacy practices. Academic skills development is embedded in the module to help students adapt to a new environment.

This module will help you to prepare a research project that applies international business/managerial concepts and techniques to a significant organisational issue or problem. It will help you to carry out an independent, in-depth research study.

This module explores the complexity of global sustainable challenges and the role of organisations and society in our interconnected environment. Students will review concepts of sustainable and responsible management in the global business environment, recognising the impact of individual and organisational decision-making on social, environmental, and economic contexts.

Students will critically appraise the international sustainability agenda through the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) and raise their awareness of climate change and carbon emissions reductions through Carbon Literacy training.

This module is designed to equip students with a deep understanding of the core concepts, frameworks and techniques of strategic management, and to appreciate their applicability to the complex and dynamic landscape of modern businesses and industries when seeking sustainable competitive advantage. 

Building upon foundational business concepts, the module aims to delve into strategic planning, analysis, and formulation to empower learners to become adept strategists capable of driving sustainable organisational success. It provides students with tools to understand and manage the strategic planning process. 

It enlightens students with the fundamentals of strategic management and grants them broader insights into strategy formulations and implementations. It is tailored to provide comprehensive and in-depth strategic planning techniques that are applicable to different industries. In analysing multidisciplinary business case studies, students will practically integrate much of the knowledge gained in the core business curriculum. 

This module explores how organisations make use of digital technologies to enhance their business operations, products and services. Students will critically analyse the role of digital technologies in organisational activities to gain a competitive edge, improve effectiveness, responsiveness, resilience, and efficiency in the dynamic global digital business environment. 

Key consideration on the principles of business ethics and fostering a sustainable global business environment within a global digital business context is also examined.