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Stage 1: September - December

In Stage 1 you will take the following compulsory modules:

Business economics (MAN4134M - more details)
Finance and accounting (MAN4154M - more details)
Human resource management (MAN4222M - more details)
International business environment (MAN4139M - more details)
Management in context
Marketing (MAN4146M - more details)
Research methods (MAN4148M - more details)

Stage 2: January - July

During Stage 2 of the programme, you will take compulsory modules in:

International business strategy (MAN4140M - more details)
Cross-cultural management (MAN4135M - more details)
Research Methods (MAN4148M - more details)

plus three electives from a range. The range of modules offered reflects student demand and current staff interests, and might include:

Financial risk management in European banking (MAN4155M - more details)
International Business School
Management of change (MAN4144M - more details)
Services marketing (MAN4150M - more details)
Strategic accounting (MAN4151M - more details)
Strategic financial management (MAN4152M - more details)
Strategic marketing (MAN4242M - more details)

In Stage 2 the course offers a small number of students the opportunity to participate in a student exchange programme whereby they spend semester 2 (six months) studying at one or two of our collaborative institutions [E.M. Lyon (Ecole de Management Lyon) France, Kozminski University (Warsaw), EADA (Barcelona) and Audencia Ecole de Management (Nantes)]. Students who participate in the exchange will take the distance learning version of the Rsearch Methods module (MAN4122M) offered by Bradford School of Management and other subject electives in the host institutions.

Stage 3: July - August

For your MSc dissertation, you will undertake an original and detailed investigation of a specific issue related to international business and management. Examples of recent dissertations are:

  • Entry strategies for Indian pharmaceutical companies in the UK market
  • Japanese foreign direct investment in China: sustaining competitive advantage in the electrical and electronics industry
  • The impact of European Union policies on the level of entrepreneurial activity in the Flemish region of Belguim 

Note: The offer of particular modules is subject to sufficient numbers of students selecting them. Modules may not be run with low student numbers.