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International Business Management (Enhanced) MA

If you don't quite meet the requirements for a 12-month course, we'll help you catch up quickly and build the skills for a career in international business
Code
PGN12E
Start
September 2024
Duration
15 months full-time
Attendance
Full-time
Fees
£20,900 (INT) *
Course leader
Qiuping Li

This course provides you with advanced skills in international business management.

Why choose International Business Management (Enhanced) MA at Middlesex?

In the 21st century, businesses are more globally integrated than ever before. This means that international business expertise is vital in order to understand the dynamic conditions and opportunities within a global market. Organisations need highly skilled managers if they are to achieve their international aspirations.

This course has been specifically created to assist you if you do not qualify for our 12-month course. You'll gain the core knowledge and skills you need to catch up and complete the same level of study as the rest of our postgraduates.

We've tailored the course to include three extra months of study that cover the essential skills and theories you need to embark on an advanced course in International Business Management.

You'll be taught by academics who have research expertise in multinational enterprise innovation strategy, emerging market strategies, small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) internationalisation, strategic marketing, and international human resource management.

What you will gain

The aim of this course is to equip you with effective management and operational processes that will enable you to pursue managerial positions.

You'll gain in-depth knowledge of the dynamic nature of global business environments and an understanding of international entrepreneurial activity. You'll also have access to industry field trips and hear from professional guest speakers who will enhance your awareness of the sector.

The course offers a holistic perspective on international business, covering strategic and logistical issues such as decision-making, business strategy, multinational enterprise, financial analysis and supply chain management.

You'll have access to the Chartered Management Institute’s Management Direct resource hub where you'll find thousands of online resources, creative tools for problem-solving and interactive scenarios to aid self-directed learning.

3 great reasons to pick this course

  • Excellent reputation
    Top 2 university in the UK
  • Postgraduate success
    95% of our postgraduate students go on to work or further study
  • Entrepreneurs and innovators
    Top 7 for entrepreneurs and business leaders in the UK.

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The first three months of this course will lay the foundations so that you can fully understand how to write academically, extract valuable information from your reading, critically evaluate that information and present it professionally.

Expanding your knowledge and understanding of the theories that inform contemporary international business practice gives a base of learning in the fundamental areas of strategy and management in a globalised business environment.

Once the basics are in place you will explore areas around decision making, trade and enterprise, while selecting from a number of modules that allow you to pursue knowledge in areas you feel are most appropriate to your interests and career aspirations. The aim of the learning is for you to gain the necessary skills to enable you to manage people and organisational activities in dynamic environments and manage products and services within international markets. You will end the course by utilising the knowledge and skills you have learnt to shape and complete your own international management project.

  • For the 15 months programme, you must successfully compete two 30 credit level 6 (final year BA/BSc) modules before starting the master level course
  • MA route contains one 30 credit module, six 15 credit modules and a dissertation.
  • Modules

    • Academic Practice in Business (30 Credits) - Compulsory

      This module aims to develop the academic skills of students to a standard matched to the specialised demands expected of someone about to commence a Master s programme in a business-related field. The module covers a wide range of forms of academic expression, including not only academic writing but other formats such as presentation, extractive reading, a range of types of critical evaluation, and skills of wider academic argument and debate, and academic work and negotiation on a cross cultural platform. This module integrates with companion module studies on the Advanced Diploma, and is targeted on materials that students encounter on that companion module.

    • Key Management Concepts (30 Credits) - Compulsory

      This module aims: to offer an up-to-date overview of the key concepts of management and the role in businesses; to examine the contemporary business environment; to discuss and evaluate the challenges in modern management; to demonstrate the practical applications of management from a range of sectors through real cases.

    • International Business Strategy (30 Credits) - Compulsory

      This module aims to help students critically evaluate the global context in which multinational enterprises (MNEs) operate using relevant theories and applying these to practical cases of different MNEs. The module will provide students with the necessary tools to strategically analyse and evaluate business opportunities and challenges across different international markets through an integrated lens of external and internal evaluations of factors that shape international strategies of firms.

    • Global Supply Chain Management (15 Credits) - Optional

      This module aims to present the international nature of business supply chains and how companies work in a global marketplace. Students develop a critical understanding of the theories and practices of how companies grow and manage their global supply chains. The module enhances students understanding of business competitiveness in global marketplaces. Students will be taught the underlying theories that will enable them to evaluate the choices given by organizations and how these are linked to the management of these international networks.

    • International Entrepreneurship (15 Credits) - Optional

      The aim of this module is to provide students with an understanding of international entrepreneurship and its contributions to the global economy. This will allow the student to confidently discover and develop business opportunities on a global scale. The module uses a combination of workshops and self directed learning to develop their skills.

    • Trade and the Multinational Enterprise (15 Credits) - Compulsory

      The aims of the module are to provide an appreciation of the economic theory relevant to both trade, multinational enterprises MNEs , foreign direct investment FDI and globalisation; to introduce the students to all major strands of the debate about new trade theories, MNEs, and FDI; to acquire the necessary theoretical knowledge to evaluate and analyse policy issues relating to MNEs business, trade and globalisation; and to develop the ability to undertake research in this area.

    • Management in a Globalised Context (15 Credits) - Compulsory

      The module will critically evaluate the effect of national culture on corporate culture and on the experience of the manager and those who they manage. The module will ask student to consider the ethical demands of different global contexts, and equip them with the tools they need to respond effectively to these challenges. The teaching in the module is rooted in the realities of management in a globalized context, and draws on current academic research and professional experience.

    • Managing the Multinational Organisation (15 Credits) - Compulsory

      This module aims to illustrate and explore the role of HRM in the international context and develop students’ awareness of current HR issues with particular reference to multinational corporations, thus enhancing their employability in the global work place. The module examines the cultural and institutional influences on HRM in multinational corporations, HRM practice in different regions, and IHRM policies in multinational corporations.

    • Management Analytics (15 Credits) - Compulsory

      This module explores the major concepts, models, tools, and metrics used in management analytics for overseeing management related projects. Specifically, in the first part of the module students will be equipped with building blocks of management analytics. In the second part, the module will provide students with fundamental machine learning concepts and techniques, which are most applicable to management research.

    • MA International Business Management Project (60 Credits) - Compulsory

      This module provides students with a means of developing further the skills and knowledge gained on MA International Business Management, by application to a specific organisational issue or problem. It enables students to demonstrate proficiency in the design of a business enhancement project, application of appropriate methods of investigation, management of the change process, and maintenance of vision in the face of the vicissitudes of business realities.

    • New Trends in International Business (15 Credits) - Optional

      This module aims to help students critically evaluate contemporary trends in international business to gain an updated perspective of the theoretical and practical developments in the field of international business (IB) research and practice. The module discusses a range of new trends, including new international markets, competitors, technologies, opportunities and challenges, that influence international business and the operations of firms on a global level both directly and indirectly.

    • International Reward Management (15 Credits) - Optional

      This module provides students with the knowledge and critical understanding of strategic reward management in a global context. Students will critically evaluate current reward theories and practices within a variety of international contexts. The module aims to develop the skills required to research and critically analyse reward within an international organisational contexts, and to present written findings and recommendations to senior management. It aims to give students credibility in the subject of reward, so that they can join, or progress further in the HR profession.

    • International and Cross-Cultural Marketing (15 Credits) - Optional

      The module examines the impact of culture on international and global marketing. The principal aim of the module is to equip students with advanced knowledge of international marketing and the ability of critical and independent think, research and decision making which will enable students to pursuit a career in international marketing.

    • Multichannel Marketing Management (15 Credits) - Optional

      The impact of technology has been immense on how products, services, experiences and ideas are being distributed to consumers. The internet, the mobile and the social media represent new platforms that businesses can use as potential channels to distribute their products and services. In this context, determining the appropriate channel combination is crucial for organisational success. The module aims to equip students with an in depth understanding and knowledge of a range of theories and tools for creating an effective multichannel strategy. Students will learn how to reduce the risk of selecting inappropriate channels through a systematic analysis of market trends, organisational capability and the shopping experience across different channels. They will address the factors underpinning the successful integration of an organisation’s multichannel proposition for achieving competitive advantage. They will further learn to think strategically about offline and online retailing and apply a range of marketing principles in choosing and managing physical and virtual channels.

    • Cross-Cultural Communication and Global Brands (15 Credits) - Optional

      The ability to communicate in culturally diverse settings has become a key prerequisite of successful global brands. Although there is a worldwide convergence of technology, media and financial systems, globalisation has not consistently produced globally uniform consumers; global brands often encounter unfamiliar challenges in specific regions or parts of the world. This module examines the discipline of cross-cultural communications in relation to global marketing. It is concerned with the development, implementation and evaluation of marketing communication activities across a diverse range of cultural settings. Students in this module will consider how cultural values influence, and can be reflected in, global communication programs for both ‘goods’ and ‘services’ markets. Message creation, execution and the available vehicles of message distribution will be evaluated across different cultural contexts. Through exposure to a wide range of real-life examples, students will be able to design comprehensive communication solutions to boost brand shares globally.

    • Entrepreneurship in the Digital Sector (15 Credits) - Optional

      This module is underpinned by the ethos that ‘Entrepreneurship’ is now a career choice for many students in these challenging, dynamic and uncertain times. The recent developments in digital technologies has facilitated a new breed of Entrepreneur for the 21st century- the ‘ E-entrepreneur’ This module is designed to foster entrepreneurial talent and to encourage entrepreneurial skills underpinned by online digital technologies as a platform for students to shape their future careers ,income streams and destinies

    • Applied Corporate Finance (15 Credits) - Optional

      The aim of this module is to develop an understanding of the major issues in corporate finance. In particular it develops the student’s ability to analyse corporate finance issues; apply finance theories to deal with practical issues in corporate finance; and investigate emerging issues and contemporary trends in the field.

To find out more about this course, please download the International Business Management (Enhanced) MA specification (PDF).

  1. Teaching and independent learning
  2. Coursework and assessments

Facilities

The Sheppard Library

Our library is open 24 hours a day during the term and includes:

  • Over 1,000 study areas with rooms for group study and over 600 computer spaces
  • 350,000 books and e-books and more than 24,000 online journals
  • Free laptop loans, Wi-Fi and printing.

Student support

We offer lots of support to help you while you're studying including financial advice, wellbeing, mental health and disability support.

Additional needs

We'll support you if you have additional needs such as sensory impairment or dyslexia. And if you want to find out whether Middlesex is the right place for you before you apply, get in touch with our Disability and Dyslexia team.

Wellness

Our specialist teams will support your mental health. We have free individual counselling sessions, workshops, support groups and useful guides.

Work while you study

Our Middlesex Unitemps branch will help you find work that fits around uni and your other commitments. We have hundreds of student jobs on campus that pay the London Living Wage and above. Visit the Middlesex Unitemps page.

Financial support

You can apply for scholarships and bursaries and our MDX Student Starter Kit to help with up to £1,000 of goods, including a new laptop or iPad.

We have also reduced the costs of studying with free laptop loans, free learning resources and discounts to save money on everyday things. Check out our guide to student life on a budget.

How can the MA International Business Management support your career?

The course provides both the international perspective and management understanding that will enhance your career prospects if you're already working in a business environment. It will also boost your employability if you're setting out to work in an international business management role.

Our postgraduate courses have been recognised for their ability to support your career. 95% of our postgraduate students go on to work or further study - Graduate Outcomes 2022.

Career paths

Some of the specific roles our graduates have gone on to include: management analyst, trade manager, international management consultant, import/export agent and sales representative.

Some of the organisations our graduates have gone on to work in include, while others have gone on to start their own businesses.

MDXworks

MDXworks, our employability service, will help you make the most of your experience and connections to achieve your career goals. You'll have unlimited access to one-to-one advice and support from specialists in your sector plus 24/7 online support. You can also make the most of events and networking opportunities, on and off campus.

Our dedicated lifetime career support, like our business start-up support programme and funding for entrepreneurs, has been recognised with the following awards:

  • The top 20 UK universities for business leaders and entrepreneurs – Business Money, 2023
  • A top 10 university for producing CEOs – Novuana, 2023.

Start-Up accelerator programme

We can help you bring your business idea to life with our MDXcelerator programme which includes masterclasses with high-profile entrepreneurs, workshops, mentoring opportunities and competitions to secure seed funding.

Global network

You’ll study with students from 122 countries who’ll hopefully become part of your global network. And after you graduate, we'll still support you through our alumni network to help you progress in your chosen career.

  1. UK entry
  2. International entry
  3. How to apply

The fees below are for the 2024/25 academic year:

International students2

Full-time students: £20,900

Additional costs

We cover your costs for the day-to-day things that you need to do well in your studies.

  • Free – laptop loans, e-books, Wi-Fi and printing
  • Free specialist software for your course
  • Free online training with LinkedIn Learning.

The following course-related costs are not included in the fees, and you will need to budget for these:

Financial support

We offer lots of support to help you with fees and living costs. Check out our guide to student life on a budget and find out more about postgraduate funding.

Postgraduate scholarships

You may be eligible for one of our scholarships including:

  • The Alumni Postgraduate Award – for all UK/EU Middlesex alumni a 20% fee reduction
  • The Commonwealth Scholarship – full course fees, airfares and a living allowance
  • The Chevening Scholarship – full course fees
  • The European Academic Awards – £1000 to £7000 for students showing academic excellence
  • Regional or International Merit Award –up to £2,000 towards course fees

For international students, we also have a limited number of other awards specific to certain regions, and work in partnership with funding providers in your country to help support you financially with your study.

Find out more about our postgraduate scholarships.

Help from your employer

Your employer can contribute towards the cost of your postgraduate study as part of their staff development programme.

Work while you study

If you are not currently working, we can help you find work that fits around uni and your other commitments. We have hundreds of student jobs on campus that pay the London Living Wage and above.

Fees Disclaimers

1. UK Fees: The university reserves the right to increase postgraduate tuition fees in line with changes to legislation, regulation and any government guidance or decisions.

2. International Students. Tuition fees are subject to annual review and we reserve the right to increase the fees each academic year by no more than the level of inflation.

Any annual increase in tuition fees as provided for above will be notified to students at the earliest opportunity in advance of the academic year to which any applicable inflationary rise may apply.


We’ll carefully manage any future changes to courses, or the support and other services available to you, if these are necessary because of things like changes to government health and safety advice, or any changes to the law.

Any decisions will be taken in line with both external advice and the University’s Regulations which include information on this.

Our priority will always be to maintain academic standards and quality so that your learning outcomes are not affected by any adjustments that we may have to make.

At all times we’ll aim to keep you well informed of how we may need to respond to changing circumstances, and about support that we’ll provide to you.

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