International Business (Taught)

MSc International Business focuses on detailed insight into contemporary challenges faced across global economies. Warwick Business School, ranked 6th most targeted University by top employers (The Graduate Market in 2022 Report), will help you develop your career by gaining knowledge of relevant theories and their practical applications.

If you are a graduate looking to develop a career in international business, this course will give you the skills and knowledge needed to do business in a global context. You will develop an appreciation of the special requirements for successfully conducting business across national boundaries along with knowledge of relevant theories and their practical application to business cases.

There is a choice of Dissertation, or Business in Practice route. If you are considering further academic study (PhD) and you would like the opportunity to research a topic relating to international business, the dissertation enables you to test and apply the techniques and theories you have gained.

If you would like to develop further applied skills to suit your career aspirations, you can complete your studies with one additional optional module and our applied Business in Practice module.

Skills from this degree

• Gain the specialist skills needed to do business in a global context

• Become an expert in your own areas of interest with our range of optional modules

• Showcase your learnings in practice with the applied Business in Practice module

• Develop your industry acumen by accessing our CareersPlus service with specialist careers coaches.

This information is applicable for 2024 entry. Given the interval between the publication of courses and enrolment, some of the information may change. It is important to check our website before you apply.

Core modules

• Strategy Analysis and Practice
• Marketing in an International Environment
• International Business
• Fundamentals of Economic Behaviour
• Quantitative Methods for Business
• International Business Strategy
• Foundations of Financial and Management Accounting
• Work and Human Resources in a Global Context
• Research Methodology and Dissertation or Business in Practice.

Optional modules
Optional modules can vary from year to year. Example optional modules may include:

• Digital Marketing Technology and Management
• Business, International Finance and Economics
• Business Analytics for Managers
• Behavioural Economics
• Entrepreneurship and Business Venturing.

Assessment on the course will be comprised of a mix of exams, individual and group work, and tests.