Entry requirementsFor entry, you should normally have a good Honours degree or an equivalent qualification. For applicants whose first language is not English, proof of proficiency in English will be required. Applicants will normally have a minimum of two years' post experience.
Academic titleInternational Business MBA
Course descriptionMBA International Business MBA International Business is for students who wish
to work in the arena of international business with an
emphasis upon the processes, practicalities and the
impact of globalisation. The MBA International Business
helps students to evaluate the complexity of international
business within a global and regional context and provides
appropriate theoretical frameworks with which to analyse,
support and enhance business competitiveness and
global presence.
Semester 1
All MBA students (regardless of their
chosen route) study FOUR core
management modules. These are:
• Human Resource Management
• Marketing Management
• Financial Analysis & Decision Making
• Economic Environment of Business
Semester 2
Strategic Management
(Studied by all MBA students.)
In addition, students must choose a
further THREE modules from a list of
modules relevant to their named MBA
award. These are indicated below:
MBA General Management students
study THREE modules namely:
• Issues in Strategic Leadership
Plus TWO further modules from
• European Business
• International Financial Markets
• Marketing Communications
• Entrepreneurship and
Small Business
• International Business and
Global Strategy MBA International Business students
study THREE modules:
• Critical Issues in Global Business
Plus TWO further modules from
• European Business
• Asian Business and
Global Challenge
• International Marketing
• International Business Law
• International Business and
Global Stratergy
MBA Finance students study THREE
modules namely:
• Corporate Finance
• Institutional Investments
• International Financial Markets
MBA Marketing students study THREE
modules namely:
• Marketing Planning
• International Marketing
• Marketing Communications
Semester 3
During the final semester all students
will undertake a module on Research
Methods and either a company
internship or a dissertation in a
specialist area relevant to their chosen
MBA. In each case, the student will
have an allocated staff member acting
as their personal supervisor.
If the dissertation is chosen, staff
members will supervise dissertations
that fall within their area of expertise or
alternatively, staff will suggest topics
which lie within their specialist expertise.
Pattern and Mode of Attendance
MBA General Management,
MBA Finance, MBA International
Business and MBA Marketing courses
are all semester-based. There are two
start dates each year.
September Start
Semester 1 September to December
Semester 2 January to April
Semester 3 May to September
or
January Start
Semester 1 January to April
Semester 2 May to July
Semester 3 September to January
* The Business School is currently developing
an April/May start date from 2009 for a limited
selection of MBA programmes.