Structure and content
Autumn Semester: compulsory modules
- Introduction to International Business: provides the means to understand and manage changes in the international business environment. It considers macro and microeconomic, political and social issues currently affecting the competitiveness of international business
- Managing International Organisations: introduces the theoretical knowledge and practical skills for managing international organisations in a global market economy, including the context of international business, the range of strategic options open to companies, and how the differences between societies and national cultures affect the various functional areas of management
- Responsible Business in Society: addresses the contemporary challenges to business practice emanating from the sustainable development and responsibility agendas. It provides a strong foundation for understanding the implications of business practice on broader society, and conversely the impact that social activism, public scrutiny and pressures the brand has on business governance/corporate strategy
- Globalisation, Creativity & Competitiveness: provides the analytical foundations for understanding the significance of production activities for social and economic development. Issues addressed include: social preferences and governance, strategic choice in the organisation of production under globalisation, the use of creativity across economies and societies and its impact on wellbeing, the meaning of competitiveness and associated policies
Spring Semester: compulsory modules:
- Shaping International Business & Policy: brings socio-economic development issues to life by bridging the theory, the policy and the practice of shaping business locally and internationally. Issues addressed relate to different sectors, such as private for-profit and private non-profit, in different industries
- Management Research Methods: addresses directly the need for both appreciation of the nature of academic research in management, and the practical problem solving and creative inquiry skills needed by postgraduate students
Spring semester: option modules, from which you select two, currently include:
- Sustainable & International HRM
- Social Marketing
- International Marketing
- The Economics of Climate Change
- Energy Markets and Policy
- Seminar on Energy Management
- Economics of Sport
- Sports, Culture & Society
- Europe and Emerging Economies
Summer:
- Dissertation in Socio-Economic Development: should essentially build on an original research question and reflect your own understanding and knowledge of selected topics learnt during taught courses, as well as your capability to critically position related issues in a socio-economic development framework.
Delivery and assessment
You have an active role in your learning experience, which is supported by teaching techniques such as group-work, role-play, problem-solving, case studies, individual reflection and presentations. The course modules are assessed by various methods which include essays, individual and group projects and final examinations. The period of assessed study (lectures, tutorials, seminars) is followed by a period of supervised research resulting in a dissertation.
Preparation
Contact the School for information on your timetable and reading lists.