Business Management / International Business Management MA
Facts about this course
| Qualification | MA |
|---|---|
| Duration | Full time: 1 year |
| Attendance | Full time: 5 days per week |
| Assessment | Examinations; individual and group-based assignments; time-constrained work; case studies; consultancy project; dissertation |
| Course structure | |
You can now apply for September 2010 entry for this course.
Choose Kingston's Business Management / International Business Management MA
Open to applicants with a degree in any discipline, this programme will equip you with the skills and management knowledge required of today’s managers. It offers a choice of two pathways – MA in Business Management or MA in International Business Management – and builds on the theory and practical application of key business functions to help you develop a sound understanding of the field of global business. Strategic and operational perspectives are addressed, with an emphasis on the practical skills essential for the modern international business manager.
What will you study?
After an induction programme introducing you to the Business School and the expectations and ethos of the course, you will go on to study the underpinning elements of business management from a national and international context. The business-related areas comprise information management, operations management, marketing, financial resources management, and the management of people and organisations. These areas will be covered in depth to include areas of consultancy, analysis and research skills.
The second stage of the course includes core work on strategy and research together with a wide range of options covering international business areas and a practical consultancy project. This gives you the opportunity to work for an external client organisation for a period of five to six weeks, enabling you to put your business knowledge and skills into practice with a real company. In addition, your dissertation enables you to research a specific area of interest in depth.
This course is taught by staff in Kingston Business School.
Teaching staff include:
- Ara Yegiazarian, course director and principal lecturer
Kingston Business School works closely with the business world’s principal professional bodies in order to harmonise its education provision with the needs of today’s business practitioners. You will learn how to turn theory into practice and gain a qualification that has real value in the real world.
Course structure
Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list.
Core modules
- Financial Resource Management
- Marketing
- Operations Management
- Information Management
- Managing People and Organisations
Core modules (Business Management)
Core modules (International Business Management)
Business Management option modules (choose one)
- Cross-Cultural Management Communication
- Entrepreneurship in an International Context
- International Financial Markets
- International Human Resource Management
- International Marketing
International Business Management option modules (choose two)
Related courses
Kingston Business School runs a number of postgraduate and post-experience open days. Visit us and find out how we can help you to achieve your career ambitions.
Kingston Business School is the first business school internationally to receive triple AMBA (Association of MBAs) accreditation across its portfolio of general management masters and doctoral courses.
This course is also accredited by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD). 
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