About this Course

This Masters in International Management is designed primarily for those who have recently completed their undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification and who wish to progress to a career in management, in an international context, either within a corporation, government, or an international organisation.

Prospective students may not have significant work experience, and their initial university education may have been in any discipline.

The programme is structured to provide a broad functional coverage of business and management, but is also designed to help students establish some autonomy over the content of their degree. The provision of a substantial dissertation encourages students to pursue their own specific interests in international business and management.

Programme Objective

This programme aims to enable students to:

• Equip students with an advanced understanding of concepts, and current and pervasive issues in international business and management
  
• Develop the analytical and research skills needed to make reasoned and creative contributions to improve business and management practice
  
• Prepare students for a career in international business and management by extending their personal and interpersonal skills
  
• Provide a forum for the exchange of information and ideas among participants with the intention of broadening their experience and enhancing their ability to work with other people
  
• Gain experience of working with people from different nations, cultures, and academic backgrounds
  
• Enhance lifelong learning skills and personal development so as to be able to work with self-direction and originality and to contribute to business and society at large
  
• Facilitate the exposure of students to a range of business practices and to provide the possibility of work experience where possible
  

Examinations & Assessment

This programme involves through a combination of coursework, assignments and projects, presentations and examinations/tests. All modules contain both formative and summative assessment components. Summative assessments for each module may be based on an individual assignment, tutorials, group project and a final written examination.

Tutorials may take a variety of forms depending on the module and include class participation, debates, case studies, reflective essays, learning diaries, management reports, self-assessment and oral presentations. Take home work may also be allocated to students.

Students must fulfill the attendance requirement of at least 90% for each module before they are considered eligible to take the end-of-semester examinations.

Award of Certificate

Students who have completed all necessary course works, successfully passed all required assessments and met all financial obligations to the Institute and University of the West England shall be awarded the MSc International Management by University of the West of England.

Programme Structure & Curriculum

This 12-month full-time programme covers 9 modules

The programme is offered on both full-time and part-time bases. For the full-time programme, classes are usually held four to six times a week on weekdays.

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