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MSc - Master of Science
Brunel University of London
Full Time
Jan 2027
15 Month
This course is designed for those seeking to operate within an international business setting or within companies and jobs where an understanding of international business is an asset. The course will help you to develop a sound understanding of international business contexts and to make integrative links across various disciplines.We will explore the impact of internationalisation on factors such as the management of resources and operations, the financing of business enterprise, and the management and development of people. Aspects of the course will focus on emerging markets. It will also focus on the development of appropriate business policies and strategies to help you put your learning into practice.You will receive training in research methods with particular application to the empirical study of international management situations, issues and process.What you learn on the International Business MSc will enable you to further develop transferable skills that can be used to address the challenges of working within an organisation or for yourself as part of the global economy.Your newly honed skills should open up opportunities for a successful career within the likes of a multinational corporation, an NGO, a multilateral international organisation such as the UN, international law, or academia.Our programmes are built with input from business professionals with the specific aim of helping you enter the work place fully equipped and confident of your abilities. As a masters graduate you’ll be equipped to enter a number job roles, including: Business analyst; Business development manager; Corporate investment banker; Human resources officer; Logistics manager; Marketing executive; Product manager; Purchasing manager.Some of the well-known names who value Brunel BusinessSchool graduates include Accenture, Amazon, Barclays,British Airways, Capgemini, HSBC, Jaguar Land Rover,L’Oréal, McCann, Microsoft, PricewaterhouseCoopers,and Xerox.
This module aims to understand strategies and structures that multinational firms adopt and how they perform their key business operations to compete and succeed in the international business environment.
Examining the trends that impact international business. Focus on international management challenges in and the effects of globalisation on particular countries and regions. Analytical tools, techniques and models of negotiation, communication, and conflict resolution in international contexts. HR in international organisations.
The key functions of leadership and management and how they are differentiated.
The effect of globalisation on international business.
The importance of overseas trade on the economy. Focus on common barriers to trade, regional trading arrangements, and the case for and against the concept of free (unrestricted) trade.
The module allows you to conduct a piece of research including the identification of the research enquiry, data collection and analysis and the presentation of the results. The dissertation module, through the supervision of an academic member, develops you as an independent learner and brings together the knowledge and skills gained in the programme for the analysis of a specific business problem.
The module is predicated on the dominant role of both quantitative and qualitative methods in management research and the need to enable the understanding of research reports and use this information to improve the quality of work, decision-making, and the understanding of complex management problems. The latter will be instrumental in applying existing management theory and research to practical management problems as action researchers.
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