MSc INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT WITH FINANCE

Overview

Mode	Duration	Start date	Application code	Application method
ModeFull-time	Duration12 months	Start dateSeptember	Application code4860	Application method Direct to LSBU
ModeFull-time	Duration15 months	Start dateJanuary	Application code5345	Application method Direct to LSBU

International students

The course is not currently open to international students.

International (non Home) applicants should follow our international how to apply guide.

Home/EU applicants

Mode	Duration	Start date	Application code	Application method
Mode Full-time	Duration 12 months	Start date September	Application code 4860	Application method Direct to LSBU
Mode Full-time	Duration 15 months	Start date January	Application code 5345	Application method Direct to LSBU

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Accommodation

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Finance

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Prepare to start

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Welcome Week

Before you start your course we&rsquo\;ll send you information on what you&rsquo\;ll need to do before you arrive and during your first few days on campus. You can read about the process on our Welcome Week pages.

Suggested reading

• Czinkota, M. et. al. (2012), International Business (European Edition), John Wiley, Chichester
• Conklin, D. (2014), The Global Environment of Business, SAGE Publications, London
  

• Consultancy enterprise and innovation
  This module is designed to develop students' awareness of entrepreneurial mindsets and management consultancy skills. They will perform business evaluation/analysis and consultancy assignments on business cases. The module will present and consolidate principles of company inception and consulting drawn from contemporary practices, specific tools, methods, and approaches designed to create and diagnose organizations, develop implementations, evaluate options, and effectively communicate objectives and recommendations. The module will also enhance the students' ability to evaluate the business in different global and transnational contexts and look at how entrepreneurs and consultants manage their duties and projects under risk, uncertainty, and complex conditions.
• International marketing
  Understanding international marketing concepts and developing international marketing skills are essential for the success of organisations operating in increasingly global, challenging and changing markets. This module develops an understanding of the fundamentals of marketing and provides an overview of the macro-environment of international business and economic development. This lays the basis for an appreciation of strategic international marketing challenges including the use of big data, digital analytics, and global supply chain management. The course provides a strategic overview of international marketing issues, integrating theory and practice across a wide range of international business contexts.
• Organisational behaviour in an international context
  With its focus on organisational behaviour in an intercultural work context this modules provides students with an understating of global leadership, culture, and a practical focus on methods for managing virtual teams. In a globalised and digital economy everyone comes in contact and works with people from very different cultural backgrounds, whether it is employees, clients, or collaboration partners. Digital modes of working make it possible even for small businesses or individuals to work with partners and in markets across the globe.
• International strategic management and innovation
  This module aims to give students insight into the roots of competitive advantage, and how international organisations can develop strategies that establish and sustain it, acting ethically and responsibly. Students will appreciate the challenges of managing complexities in diverse, internationally operating businesses. They will develop an understanding of the key role of innovation, and the ways in which organisations can stimulate it and capture value from it.
• International financial management for business
  The module aims to provide the knowledge and skills needed to critically analyse information contained in companies’ reports and accounts, and apply the principles of financial management to make value-maximising decisions in the pursuit of business goals. Course members will learn to critically appraise capital investment projects, and understand the elements of business, financial and exchange risk in the range of financial strategies available to a company. In addition, participants will learn about the various sources of raising capital for the business and appreciate the importance of broader issues in financial strategy and international financial management.
• Research Methods
  This module introduces students to the research process and the mindset of the researcher. In this module, students will identify potential topics for their Capstone Projects and identify a research problem. They will then map a suitable research question(s) and edit and refine their questions in order to express clear research questions and objectives. They will support their research questions by making use of the relevant literature and theoretical concepts. This Module then focuses on the nature, approaches, methods, tools and techniques of research within relevant disciplines from the business environment.  In doing so it attempts to develop the skills and knowledge required to complete a capstone project where the emphasis of the research is in improving aspects of business process and business practice. Thus, the module is practically oriented towards the completion of a research proposal that will form the basis of the final practice-based project module
• Investment Management and Behavioural Finance
  This module is designed to provide students with an understanding of the theory and practice of investment management, particularly as it relates to the UK. The module begins by building upon the established, conventional principles of finance and then moves into psychological principles of finance focusing on contemporary issues.The coverage will include portfolio creation and management, asset allocation and stock selection, and portfolio performance measurement, including the use of benchmarks and their relationship with performance targets and portfolio risk. Some Consideration will also be given to the investment aims,time horizons, tax position and regulation.
• Capstone business project
  An independent research project which draws upon the students’ skills and knowledge gained thus far enabling application of learning to a scenario resulting in added value to an organisation and creating real world impact.