Programme Specifications

Programme summary

1. Programme Aims

This course aims to: 

1. provide a broad, analytical and integrative study of business and international management.
2. provide students with the ability to apply knowledge and understanding of business and management to complex issues in the field of international management, both systematically and creatively, to improve business and management practice in international context.
3. prepare graduates for a valued career in a wide range of management situations including those requiring cross-national competence by developing relevant knowledge and skills.
4. To provide students with the skills of advanced networking and team working in order to compete in a rapidly changing international business environment.

2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external reference points used to inform programme outcomes:

 The QAA benchmark statement for Master’s awards in business and management - The Framework for Higher Education. 

3. Programme Learning Outcomes

3.1 Knowledge and Understanding

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to demonstrate a thorough knowledge and systematic understanding of:  

K1:       aspects of, and inter-relationships among, organisations, their management and the environments within which they operate. 

K2:       wider societal and environmental implications of doing business in a global economy. 

K3:       key elements of the philosophy and methodologies underlying a social science approach to the study of international management, emphasising their strengths and limitations. 

K4:       the main subject areas of international management, namely: comparative management, international business, and international business strategy. 

K5:      other specialist subject areas taken as options, namely: corporate governance and financial development, international HRM, accounting and financial management, information systems. 

K6:       the ways in which study of a complementary subject deepens knowledge and understanding of the influence, operation and governance of international management.

3.2 Skills and other attributes

a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:  

C1:      identify, analyse, synthesise, critically evaluate, and generalize knowledge about international management.

C2:      create and assess a range of options about international management, including the capacity to apply ideas and knowledge to a range of situations and integrate knowledge gained from different subject areas of management to resolve internationalisation issues.

C3:      detect false logic or reasoning and identify implicit values to do with international management.

b. Subject-specific practical skills:

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to: 

P1:      effectively identify, formulate and solve problems, and make decisions, in the general context of international management, using appropriate quantitative and/or qualitative skills. 

P2:     effectively present arguments and thoughts orally in the context of international management. 

P3:      effectively communicate arguments and thoughts in various written forms (essays, reports, etc.).

c. Key transferable skills:

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

T1:       select and use appropriate investigative and research skills.

T2:       critically evaluate a range of academic and industry sources and effectively summarise these in a range of written formats.

T3:       work flexibly and creatively in a team whilst recognising the contribution of oneself and others with a range of diverse skills through self-reflection.

T4:       communicate effectively with specialist and non-specialist audiences.

T5:       independent research methods and ethical consideration in undertaking such research.

4. Programme structure

Semester 1, 2020/21 (January 2021)

Semester 2, 2020/21 (February to June 2021)

Compulsory Modules (45 credits)

Optional Modules (students should select 15 credits)

Semester 3, 2020/21 (June to September 2021)

Compulsory Module (60 credits)

Semester 1, 2021/22 (October 2021 to January 2022)

Compulsory Modules (60 credits)

5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award

In order to be eligible for the award, candidates must satisfy the requirements of Regulation XXI. 

All modules available in the Special Assessment Period (SAP) unless specified in the Module Specification.

6. Relative Weighting of Parts of the Programme for the Purposes of Final Degree Classification