Sheffield Hallam University

MSc International Business Management

All our courses are designed around key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

You learn through

• work experience
• workshops
• traditional formal lectures
• supporting seminars
• problem-solving exercises
• case studies
• individual and group presentations
• directed learning activities
• direkt engagemang i branschen

This course is delivered mostly face to face over three semesters - teaching is scheduled based on the length of your course and the academic calendar.

Applied learning

Work experience

The work experience part of the course includes business simulations, an international consultancy project, visits to companies and organizations, and guest speakers. These opportunities give you the chance to develop your practical skills in a real-world setting.

Live projects

The course features an international consultancy project opportunity, supported by Venture Matrix, where you carry out assessed projects based on real-world business solutions for local organizations.

The project aims to enhance your business awareness and improve your employment prospects. The opportunity to visit and communicate regularly with a company will be particularly beneficial to international students from the point of view of business engagement and real-life practical experience.

Networking opportunities

You will have access to postgraduate career development initiatives provided by SBS, for example, leadership programs, management skills workshops, CV writing, networking opportunities, and career management activities led by the SBS careers team.

Modules

Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances.

Modules studied may differ depending on when you start your course.

Final Year

Compulsory modules

• Contemporary International Management Practice: 15 Credits
• Dissertation: 45 Credits
• Global Supply Chain Management: 15 Credits
• International Consultancy Project 2: 15 Credits
• International Entrepreneurship: 15 Credits
• International Financial Management: 15 Credits
• International Strategic Management: 15 Credits
• Principles Of International Business: 15 Credits
• Research Methods In International Business: 15 Credits

Elective modules

• Export Management SME's Perspective: 15 Credits
• Generic Research Specialism: 15 Credits
• Global Human Resource Management: 15 Credits
• Global Marketing: 15 Credits
• Managing Global Alliances: 15 Credits

En mängd olika intressanta roller inom företag skulle vara lämpliga för akademiker, inklusive:

• affärs- och marknadsutveckling
• marknadsundersökningar
• affärsanalys
• marknadsföringskommunikation och reklam
• inköp, logistik, distribution och supply chain management
• exportsamordning
• konsultverksamhet
• konto-, varumärkes-, produkt- och projektledning

Tidigare utexaminerade från denna kurs har arbetat för en mängd olika företag i Storbritannien och internationellt, såsom:

• Phoenix Precision Technology, Taiwan
• QPC, Singapore
• UBI, Frankrike
• Sika Ltd, Kina
• Sheffield Forgemasters International, Storbritannien
• ARGOS logistik, Shanghai
• Nissan, Storbritannien
• Brunei Shell Petroleum, Brunei
• Pryas Consulting, Indien
• GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Nederländerna