International Business Economics

MSc

Intermediate award(s): PG Dip, PG Cert
Part-Time

Course overview

This course is intended to enhance your job prospects in strategic management and international business. It will enhance your analytical skills in applied areas of economics and interrelated disciplines. It has an international focus on developing corporate and economic decision-making skills.

In preparation for a career in the area of international business, you will:
  • build upon previous knowledge and skills gained as a result of undergraduate studies in a cognate area
  • develop a deep knowledge and understanding of international business within a wider organisational and contextual framework
  • explore current issues and thinking along with techniques applicable to research in the area of international business
  • develop both theoretical and applied perspectives on international business, and apply those perspectives within the organisations in which they aspire to work
  • develop a range of wider intellectual and transferable skills consistent with creative thought and independent learning.

Module guide

Core modules: PG Cert
  • International Business Environment and Strategy

    You will receive a broad-based introduction to the environment in which the international business must operate, focusing on economic, legal, political, socio-cultural, ethical, ecological and technological factors influencing decision making.

  • International Management Decision Making

    This module will provide some of the conceptual and theoretical skills which prospective managers need in order to understand the competitive environment in which their business operates.

  • Research Methods for Managers in an International Context

    This module will provide course participants with the appropriate knowledge, skills and abilities needed to effectively carry out a piece of small-scale business/management research.

Core modules: PG Dip
  • Economics of Global Trade

    This module will give you an understanding of modern international trade flows and trade policies, and enable you to appreciate and participate in the debates and discussions that constantly rage in this area.

  • International Macro Policy

    This module seeks to develop an understanding of the context and constraints facing macroeconomic policy makers in the UK, US and Japan.

  • International Microeconomic Policy
Core modules: MSc
  • Major Project

    This module will support you in the preparation and submission of a Masters-stage project or Dissertation.

Optional modules
  • Management Theory into Management Practice
  • Enterprise and Innovation

Assessment

Knowledge, understanding and key skills are assessed either through a written assignment or portfolio, a presentation, an examination, or any combination of these. These assessments can be completed either as part of a group, or on an individual basis.
The modules within your chosen pathway will be taught by a combination of lectures, workshops and seminars. From the outset staff will encourage you to develop your own independent learning activities and to take responsibility for your own progress. You will be similarly encouraged to develop presentation skills through opportunities provided in seminars and assignments and to develop written presentation skills by using word-processing for work submitted. In designing these modules, a key focus has been the further development of relevant employability and professional skills in an international context. Such skills are implicit in the learning outcomes of each module. You will be expected to participate in discussions.

Facilities

Our striking, award-winning business school in Chelmsford, as well as our brand new building in Cambridge, offer the most advanced state-of-the-art learning environments.

Associated careers

Students with an economics and business finance background can consider a career in many countries within a variety of business disciplines e.g. economics, business analysis and consultancy.
Entry Requirements: Candidates will normally be expected to hold a degree at a minimum of lower second-class honours. Holders of other awards, including those from non-UK universities, will be considered on the equivalence of their qualifications. Requests for admission via APEL will be managed via usual University procedures. We welcome applications from International and EU Candidates.
Candidates will normally be expected to hold a degree in a relevant discipline. Usually this will be at a minimum of lower second-class honours. Holders of other awards, including those from non-UK universities, will be considered on the equivalence of their qualifications. Those candidates for whom English is not a first language will be expected to demonstrate a certificated level of proficiency of at least IELTS 6.5 or equivalent. Requests for admission via APEL will be managed via usual University procedures.
Our published entry requirements are a guide only and our decision will be based on your overall suitability for the course as well as whether you meet the minimum entry requirements.

We welcome applications from International and EU students. Please select one of the links below for English language and country-specific entry requirement information.

How to apply

Location

Duration

2 years

Teaching times*

Stage 1
2 days on Mon, Tues or Wed (depends on module choice) 9.00-1.00pm
Stage 2
Tues and Wed 9.00-5.00pm

Available starts

September, January

Student finance

Open Day

Saturday 13 July
Postgraduate Open Day

Faculty

Lord Ashcroft International Business School

Department

Economics, Strategy, Marketing and Enterprise

Contact us

UK and EU applicants:International applicants:

 

*Teaching days and times are for guidance only and are subject to change each academic year. We advise all applicants to wait until they are in receipt of their timetable before making arrangements around their course times.

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