MSc in International Business Management
Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 up to 2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
GBP 12,100 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* there is no application deadline for postgraduate courses
** home full-time: £12,100 | international full-time: £17,500
Introduction
Why choose this course?
This course is ideal if you aspire to a career in consulting or general management in many sectors, including retail, media, healthcare, telecommunications, real estate, oil and gas, and energy. You will acquire the skills to become a dynamic business manager and work effectively in multicultural teams anywhere in the world. You will apply your knowledge to practical business situations including a consultancy project with a real business. There is also the opportunity to specialise in a variety of business disciplines, including project management, marketing, and entrepreneurship to market yourself more competitively.
- This course is accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA) and the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD).
- There is the opportunity to gain a recognised Prince 2 qualification.
- There is the possibility to participate in a week-long study visit to a foreign business school where you will meet students studying a similar course and visit 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.
Reasons to choose Kingston University
- Kingston Business School is one of only 5% of the world's business schools to be accredited by AACSB International.
- All students will gain direct industry experience through the Consultancy in Practice module, with the possibility of study exchange overseas.
- You will have the option to study for a recognised Prince 2 qualification.
- Free car parking at the Kingston Hill campus is available for students of this course. The campus can also be easily accessed by public transport. Halls accommodation is just a walk away from the classrooms.
Admissions
Curriculum
What you will study
This course strengthens your critical understanding of general management, international business and strategy.
All pathways allow you to choose some of your modules. This means you will have the opportunity to gain expertise in individual business disciplines without limiting your employment options.
International Business
You will build your understanding across a broad range of modules, with a core legal element built-in through the International Business Environment and Trade module. You will develop your ability to question and critically assess business issues to find innovative options and solutions.
Core modules
- Fundamentals of Business Management
- Consultancy in Practice
- International Business Strategy with Simulation
- International Business Environment and Trade
Optional modules (choose modules to make up 60 credits)
- International Project Management and Practice
- Financial Resource Management
- Design Thinking for International Business
- Leadership, Change and Consultancy
- International Money and Finance
- Innovation Management
- Entrepreneurship in an International Context
- Buyer Behaviour
- Managing Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development
- International Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- Financial Investments
- Big Data and Business Analytics for Decision Making
Optional Year 2
International Business Management optional year
The professional placement year is optional. It takes place after the full-time year. It allows students to do a 12-month work placement as part of their course. The work placement is an assessed part of the course and is therefore covered by a Student Route visa.
Professional placement year
- Professional Placement
Please note
Optional modules only run if there is enough demand. If we have an insufficient number of students interested in an optional module, that module will not be offered for this course.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
After you graduate
Graduates are presented with a range of opportunities in the employment market. Our alumni have either set up their own businesses or worked in SMEs, consultancy or multinational companies.