International Business Management with Advanced Practice (Taught)

Throughout this master's, you'll gain key international business management knowledge to allow you to proceed to professional and managerial careers in private, public and third-sector business.

This programme is centred on employability and professional career readiness. If the first year is completed at an appropriate level, you'll progress to year two. The second year allows you to embark on a year-long company placement which will help you to develop and reflect on your learning in a workplace setting.

You’ll develop an understanding of a range of theories and models used to support and understand a range of issues and problems within international business management. You’ll critically evaluate the roles of business management within the international context, including how policies, programmes, strategies, and resources are developed, selected, and implemented. You’ll apply problem-solving skills to various international business management scenarios to generate strategic options for resolving arising problems. The MSc will provide you with the skills to apply your knowledge and understanding to professional practice and solve business management problems.

Beyond subject knowledge and skills, you’ll gain key transferrable skills which will aid you throughout your professional career. You’ll be able to work effectively in teams and on your own, identify areas for continued professional development, communicate effectively by written and verbal means, apply ICT resources for maximising impact, and evaluate a wide range of graphical and numerical data. This invaluable skillset will make you highly sought after upon graduation.

You’ll have the opportunity to specialise and choose two optional courses – from measuring and managing performance, financial analysis, managing diversity in business, and project management – to customise your learning and develop your specific interest. Your international business management dissertation will allow you to build on your interests, by completing an original research project at the forefront of knowledge. The knowledge base, subject and transferable skills you gain will prepare you for lifelong learning and personal development.

You’ll be introduced to vital business knowledge and be provided an opportunity to develop versatile management skills in just two years of study. Coupled with specialist learning in key areas of business, you’ll develop modern management skills to complement existing knowledge and prepare you for a career shift or management role.

Our Expertise
Your learning will be informed by the expertise of our research-active academics whose work covers four key areas:

• Employment, Work and the Professions

• Logistics and Sustainability

• Networks and Enterprise Excellence

• Social and Economic Data Analysis

Your Learning Environment

The MSc International Business Management with Advanced Practice programme is taught through a combination of lectures and tutorials, allowing you to get to know and build relationships with the teaching staff, academics, and your peers. You will be assessed by coursework, exams, and your dissertation, and will receive support and feedback throughout the programme.

Outside of the classroom, you can join Heriot-Watt’s Business Society which holds regular social events and provides networking opportunities and insights into relevant career prospects.

Customise Your Learning
You’ll have the opportunity to focus on the areas of International Business Management that interest you the most. You can customise your degree to match your specific interests or career pathway by selecting a specialist course.

In semester three, you’ll ‘deep dive’ into your chosen area of International Business Management in your dissertation. You will demonstrate your mastery of the subject area by developing new insight from the analysis of valuable primary research.

Year 1

Mandatory September

-Competitive Strategy
-International Business Context
-HR Strategy and Practice

Optional September

-Finance and Financial Reporting
-Measuring and Managing Performance

Mandatory January

-Research Philosophy and Practice
-Management Consultancy
-Business Economics
-International Marketing

Mandatory May

-Dissertation

Year 2

Mandatory September

-Industry Placement 1

Mandatory January

-Industry Placement 2

Mandatory May

-Industry Placement 3

You will be assessed by coursework, exams, and your research project, and will receive support and feedback throughout the programme.