International Business Management (Applied) MSc

Real-world experience is essential for standing out in today’s competitive job market. Our Advanced Practice module offers you the opportunity to apply your academic knowledge in a practical setting, enhancing both your employability and professional skill set.

This module, typically undertaken over one semester, prepares you for practice-based opportunities that align with your career aspirations. You’ll receive tailored support and guidance to apply for a range of advanced practice experiences, including:

• research or project-based opportunities on campus or virtually
• employer-led, work-based opportunities on campus or virtually
• internships with external organisations to gain offsite industry experience.

You’ll engage in an advanced practice opportunity that complements your skill set and future goals. Assessment is through a reflective evaluation, equivalent to 3,000 words, marked on a pass/fail basis. Although this module does not contribute to your overall degree classification, it provides invaluable hands-on experience that prepares you to excel in your career.

Develop a piece of work that brings together key elements of your learning. Demonstrate the knowledge you have acquired, an understanding of practice and its application in a professional context.

You choose the unique composition, content and context of your project, demonstrating reflective practice with a commitment to continual learning and development.

Examine contemporary issues associated with managing operations and finance in organisations. Explore how the everchanging nature of business puts pressure on these functions and address their impact on internal/external controls and reporting information.

Gain a deep understanding of real-world organisational challenges and how to develop effective solutions. Become a proficient planner who can execute in-depth research in business and management. Through a blend of quantitative and qualitative data analysis techniques, you dissect data to propose standardised solutions to intricate industrial issues, and finish with a professional report presentation.

Gain a comprehensive understanding of key concepts, strategies and practices to reimagine responsible management in the global market, allowing you to effectively manage organisations and proactively explore new ways of thinking creatively to navigate an evolving global landscape. Focus on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs), learning how and why they came about through key literature, research and economic policy.

Also explore and examine the link between economic policies and environmental sustainability, the effects of international trade and globalisation on environmental resources, the role of international environmental agreements, and the emergence of new business models centred on the principles of sustainability and social accountability.

Undertake critical self-reflection to support your leadership development, learning how to navigate internal and external challenges. Gain a creative, developmental and compassionate approach to leadership to ensure organisational sustainability, innovation and agility. Explore responsibility, accountability and sustainability to develop a proactive, conscious and critical approach to your own leadership skills, competencies, behaviours and attributes.