Program Overview

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International Business Management MSc

Overview

Develop a mastery of international business contexts and start a global career in management. Graduate as an in-demand candidate with international appeal.

Why us?

• Sunderland Business School is a member of the Chartered Association of Business Schools

Our partners, accreditations and networks

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Course structure

A range of teaching and learning methods including lectures, seminars, and group work will be used to encourage you to develop intellectual and cognitive skills. All methods will employ, to some extent, the features like didactic exposition, interactive sessions, research, and directed private study.

Case study-based learning is employed throughout the course and is intended to enable you to develop, inter alia, the ability to identify the issues in need of research, apply subject specific knowledge to a realistic and/or practical context, make critical judgements of the merits of a particular argument and present and make reasoned choices between alternative solutions.

The case studies may take the form of real cases or issues in debate at any given moment in time or may be hypothetical problems which are reflective of realistic problems.

Compared to an undergraduate course, you'll find that this master's degree requires a higher level of independent reading and research.

Course modules

Core modules

• International Marketing (30 credits) Evaluate the decisions and processes undertaken by international marketers to compete in global markets. Look at the design and development of market-responsive programmes. Enhance your understanding of global marketing, including the selling and distribution of products and services in countries worldwide.
• International Business in Context (30 credits) Explore the unique opportunities and challenges of conducting business internationally as globalisation and the digital revolution have increased global connectedness in business. Develop innovative and sustainable solutions and strategies for current and emerging international business issues. Critically analyse approaches to leadership and management in a strategic, international business context to develop diverse stakeholder management acumen and digital business competencies.
• Strategic Management and Foresight (30 credits)
• International Business Management Research Project (60 credits)

Optional modules (choose one)

• HRM in an International and Digital Context (30 credits)
• Financial Decision-Making in a Multinational Corporation (30 credits)

Facilities

You’ll be based at The Reg Vardy Centre, on the Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St Peter’s. The Reg Vardy Centre is a modern building with views of the river, and just a short walk from both the coast and Sunderland town centre.

Entry requirements

Our typical offer is:

Qualification	Minimum grade
a bachelor's degree (3 years)	2:2 classification

If you already hold a postgraduate qualification, please see our Applying for additional postgraduate degrees Help and Advice article.

If you don't meet our standard entry requirements, you can take one of the foundation pathways at our partners ONCAMPUS Sunderland. Find out more information and whether your course is eligible on our ONCAMPUS page.

If your qualification is not listed above, please contact the Student Administration team at for further advice.

To apply for this course, you'll need a 2:2 honours degree or above in any discipline.

If English isn't your first language, please see our English language requirements.

Is your qualification not displaying here? For international qualifications, search our full list of international entry requirements for this course.

Fees and finance

2024/25 fees:

• £7,500 if you're from the UK
• £10,500 if you’re an EU student (this fee is inclusive of an EU student scholarship)
• £17,400 if you're an international student

2025/26 fees:

• £8,500 if you're from the UK/Europe
• £17,400 if you're an international student

Take a look at the scholarships and bursaries that may be available to you.

This information was correct at the time of publication.

Career ready

When you graduate from this course, you'll have excellent business skills and you’ll be ready to step into a leadership or management role in a wide variety of industries. Multinational corporations need managers and business leaders who have an international outlook and can work across the global economy. MSc International Business Management is an excellent choice for those that desire to work in international business.

Some of the companies which employ our graduates include Microsoft, IBM, Nike, Adidas, P&G, Lloyds Bank, Marriott Hotels, and the NHS.

Guest speakers

We invite business leaders into the University to share their experiences with you. Past speakers include John Sisk & Son's Senior Project Manager, Production Control Director from Nissan, the Head of Studios at Warner Bros UK, senior consultants from Global Blackswan, Sunderland Football Club’s CEO, and several successful entrepreneurs from the North East.

Meet the students

"My experience was exceptional and the most rewarding period in my life."

Raliat Bamgbose

Meet the team — MSc International Business Management

• Mohan Namasivayam Associate Head of School: Strategy and Operations
• Elaine Crawford Lecturer in Sustainable Business
• Yuwaree Tongvivat Senior Lecturer in Digital Business
• Thuy Luyen Lecturer in Marketing

View all staff for MSc International Business Management

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• MBA (Professional Practice)
• MBA Master of Business Administration
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