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Full time
1 year
OCT-25
MSc - Master of Science
International Business Studies
Are you intrigued by the international relations of business and keen to contribute to the growth of global commerce? Develop specialist knowledge on our MSc Diplomacy, International Business and Trade, studying in the one of the business capitals of the world.
International business and politics are inextricably linked. Its a complex dynamic driven by, and influencing, the changing realities of todays world. Within it, states and non-state actors trade in economic goods, money, cultures, ideas and power – and the consequences can be profound.
Dive into the key themes of business and diplomacy in the digital age on this internationally focused masters. You'll build the skills needed to help organisations navigate political and economic regulations and risk, and create better business environments and outcomes.
On this course, youll gain a firm grasp of the theories, concepts and methods used in, and relating to, cross-border business relations. Specialise in topics like foreign policy analysis, sport and diplomacy, corporate finance and peace-building. Opt for an entrepreneurship module if you want to explore that realm or have your sights set on striking your own business path.
However you shape the programme, the content is continually refreshed to reflect current issues and developments.
Part of a diverse international cohort, you'll develop work-ready skills in negotiation, policy making and communication. Hear from industry leaders and guest lecturers, and get first-hand experience of the challenges of business in an emerging economy on an optional overseas fieldwork module.
London is a dynamic hub of international business relations – the ideal place to network and find globally-focused collaborative study partnerships.
Employers need politically-savvy specialists with a critical understanding of business relations, cross-border regulations and the implications of decisions at national, regional and global levels.
Whether youre from a business, finance or politics background, youll gain a broad view of the many forces at play. So youre equipped for roles in internationally-focused businesses across all sectors.
This masters is ideal if you want to work at the intersection of international business and politics in areas like policy-making and governance.
Youll have the know-how and skills needed for roles with cross-border reach in any sector that interests you, in NGOs and government.
The aim of this module is to introduce students to the evolution and change in diplomatic practice in the contemporary digital age through a range of cases and issues from across world. The main objectives are
A) To equip students with theoretical approaches, concepts and debates enabling the critical interrogation of diplomacy in the digital age; its promises and its drawbacks; and its relationship with power, knowledge production, networks, gender, voice, and communication; while also critically appraising the relationship between digital diplomacy and democracy. In so doing, it aims to uncover the role of both state and non-state actors (individuals, activists, journalists, influencers, diasporas, charities, corporations, minorities) in digital diplomacy demonstrating that widening engagement means widening the agenda.
B) To showcase skills and various ways of being a diplomat in the contemporary digital age, through introducing and unpacking the real-life applications of such skills and ways, integrating practitioner contributions where possible; as well as through examining various and often overlooked pathways of practising diplomacy (such as public diplomacy, paradiplomacy, protodiplomacy, NGO and advocacy diplomacy).
The aim of this module is to understand the main features, concepts and practices of international negotiations. It provides an overview of the most important elements of negotiation and offers an application to a number of case studies.
The aim of this module is to give students an opportunity to explore grand challenges facing our global society and to propose imaginative solutions to specific challenges in one or more country.
Students will critically reflect on the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals and think about how Loughborough University's Creating Better Futures. Together Strategy might contribute to them.
Students will engage with ideas and approaches to possible solutions from their own programme and gain diverse insights from Loughborough University London's interdisciplinary ecosystem. This will involve solution-oriented thinking and a balance between criticality and possibility, leading to a deep understanding of grand challenges and imagining creative responses to them.
The module aims to introduce students to the way the changing nature of world order has affected societies globally. Transformations in the world order have brought to the fore risks and challenges that indiscriminately impact peoples around the world. The module explores the nature of these transformations, namely the agency and autonomy that individuals have in mitigating change. Key emphasis will be placed on the identifying the most successful strategies that societies have designed and implemented in order to adapt to changes in the world order. Some of the most important challenges derived from the evolution of the world order that the module aims to discuss include conflict and geopolitics, global inequality, innovation and progress, resilience and sustainability or migration. The experience of societies in the Global South will be given greater consideration, with a special focus on the impact that the BRICS group of states (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) has on the world order. In broader terms, the module evaluates the various strategies that states, international organisations, businesses or NGOs have developed in order to cope with change in the world order.
The aims of this module are to give the student the opportunity to study a subject, business problem or research question in depth and to research the issues surrounding the subject or background to the problem.
The aims of this module are to
The aim of this module is for students to understand the conceptual tools of Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA), acquire specific knowledge relevant to an understanding of the foreign policies of key state actors in the global arena, and develop awareness of the issues and policy contexts that shape these policies.
The aim of this module is to
The aim of this module is to interrogate various permutations of violence, from physical to structural and symbolic, in several political contexts stretching a spectrum from open war and conflict to the everyday. It aims to do so through the explicitly transdisciplinary objective of bringing scholarly and practitioner debates in security, conflict and peace-building studies to bear on debates in development and sustainability, and vice versa.
In doing so, throughout the module, students will be encouraged to think through and analyse contemporary global problematics, policy problems and cases across disciplinary divides; and through a critical re-thinking and examination of the development-security-sustainability nexus via a unique lens of political violence. The module aims to achieve the latter via explorations of several competing or complementary conceptions of violence drawn from Political Thought and Political Philosophy from both Western traditions and those in the Global South. These are then put to use to explicate contemporary problems and cases in the nexus of development-security-sustainability.
The aim of this module is to understand the role that sport plays in political and diplomatic issues at a national and international level. Using contemporary examples from developed, transitioning, developing, and fuel-based economies, the module will explore how sport can be used to positive (e.g., facilitating socio-economic plans) or negative (e.g., whitewashing human rights violations) ends. In doing so, the module aims to promote a critical, evidence-based understanding of the interplay between sport, politics, and diplomacy.
The aims of this module are to
The aims of this module are to
What roles do actors such as cities, multinational corporations, campaign organisations, scientific and technological networks, private foundations, religious organisations, the media, terrorist organisations, private military companies and others play in the worlds economy, society, politics, and governance? This course looks at these actors to assess the extent to which they shape international politics compared to states, who are traditionally the emphasis when studying global affairs.
The module examines different types of non-state actor. For each we will look at examples and case studies to understand their role and power in global affairs. By doing so we will examine four sets of questions about the capabilities that non-state actors have or seek; about the varying degrees and forms of power they wield; about their legitimacy as actors in global affairs; and about what their behaviour and evolution can tell us about how global affairs is changing.
The aims of this module are to equip students with a working knowledge of the accounting and commercial skills required both to monitor and evaluate company performance, and to understand the financial consequences of business decisions, particularly for relatively small and young firms; be able to critically assess alternatives.
The aims of this module are to
The aims of this module are to
The aims of this module are to familiarise students to the importance and practices of market research and analysis and equip them with skills to design, perform and present effective and creative market research projects powered by modern digital technologies.
The aims of this module are
The aims of this module are to
This module has two main aims. The first is to expose students to concrete development challenges experienced by different stakeholders (policy makers, communities and industry representatives, etc) in developing countries. The second is to experiment with the ways through which the immersion into the field can inform the identification of development challenges and the formulation of research questions and action plans in the area of development.
Note that there are additional fees and costs involved in taking this module.
The aims of this module are to provide business awareness regarding
The aim of this module is to develop students understanding of sustainability, and map out the relationship between sustainability and global business. The world is going through a variety of environmental and social crises, most notably the climate crises, and in the module the focus is on the different ways in which global business contributes to these crises (and can contribute to the solutions for these crises), as well as what sorts of consequences these crises have or may have on global business. Various theoretical approaches will be utilized throughout the module, and the students will engage in practical applications of these theories and concepts.
For this course (per year)
£12,500
For this course (per year)
£25,500
Students need to have a 2:2 honours degree (50% in final year), or equivalent international qualification, in any subject area.
Loughborough University London is a powerhouse of collaboration and connection in one of the world’s most exciting cities. It offers a unique study experience across a range of master’s and research courses at its exclusively postgraduate campus. Part of a prestigious UK top 10 university, it prides itself in its provision of career-focused study programmes which bridge the gap between academia and the real world. Its five academic schools...more
Full time | 1 year | OCT-25