Our MSc International Management is designed to help you build a career in management where an understanding of global contexts and issues is becoming increasingly important. The MSc will equip you with the theoretical knowledge and conceptual skills to work in environments requiring high levels of international managerial competence. International guest lecturers and case studies will help you better understand the international contexts of management.
Leadership and management skills are essential for organisational success, and through the course, you will acquire a robust set of analytic tools enabling you to play a productive role in the management of international business organisations. You will develop global perspectives of business and management, informed by a sound understanding of the wider cultural and national contexts in which organisations exist.
Contemporary businesses need managers who relish and adapt to the ever-changing complex challenges that shape today’s globalised marketplace.
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You will be equipped to work in professional practice in middle management at international level, where you can make an early and significant contribution to your employer.
You will acquire important analytical and management skills suitable for various generalist managerial roles.
You will have a strong understanding of organisational performance, strategy, ethics, leadership and general business management.
Graduates from this MSc can progress to undertake a doctoral research programme of study.
We welcome Scottish, UK and international students and consider all applicants on an individual basis.
Don’t worry if your qualifications are not listed here, we take a range of factors into account when assessing your application and are happy to consider other alternative combinations of qualifications and experience
If you are applying with an EU or non-EU qualification, please check our Postgraduate Entry Requirements page which gives more information about country-specific entry requirements.
You require either:
If you possess relevant professional experience only then you may be considered for entry to this course at the discretion of the Programme Leader.
For applicants whose first language is not English, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level. The qualifications below must have been gained within two years of the start of your course.
General English language requirements at UWS: International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic module (not General Training)
Exceptions to this level of IELTS scoring exist for some accredited or professionally-recognised courses (see section below for more details).
SOCIAL WORK DEGREES
For our BA (Hons) Social Work and MSc Social Work programmes, applicants are required to have an IELTS score as follows:
All stated English tests are acceptable for admission for both home/EU and international students for this programme:
For our research degrees (MRes, MPhil, PhD, DBA, DProf) applicants are required to have an IELTS score as follows:
For Health, Nursing & Midwifery courses that lead to, or require professional registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Council, applicants are required to have an IELTS or Occupational English Test (OET)*.
For such courses, the IELTS score is as follows:
* Note that the Occupational English Test (OET) will now be accepted in addition to IELTS as proof of a Nurse's English Language Competence (Nursing & Midwifery Council, 2019).
For our BSc (Hons) Applied Biomedical Science, BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science and MSc Advanced Biomedical Science programmes, applicants are required to have an IELTS score as follows:
For our Certificate of Higher Education courses, applicants are required to have an IELTS score as follows:
TOEFL IBT*: 78; no sub-test less than:
* Please note that TOEFL is still acceptable for admission to this programme for both home/EU and international students.
For international students, the Home Office has confirmed that the University can choose to use TOEFL to make its own assessment of English language ability for visa applications to degree level courses. We therefore still accept TOEFL tests taken in the last two years for admission to this programme.
West African Senior School Certificate of Education (WASSCE) including acceptance of WAEC Scratchcard*
*UWS will accept a WAEC scratchcard confirming that an applicant has achieved C6 or above as evidence of meeting English language requirement from Nigeria if the student graduated within the last 5 years. After 5 years applicants would be required to provide the WAEC Certificate.
Applicants who do not meet the minimum English language requirements have the option to study one of our preparatory and pre-sessional English courses. The UWS courses available are:
The continuing challenges of change and adaptation mean managers in the internationalising economy require the vision and confidence to address a rapidly shifting marketplace and the dynamics of changing contexts. The course content will cover modules such as:
Through the core modules, you will gain a thorough grounding of the essential knowledge and skills for a management career in business and industry with particular emphasis on strategy, creativity, leadership and internationalisation, all within the context of a rapidly changing external environment. You will also learn to think and work strategically and creatively.
As part of your programme of study, you will attend lectures, tutorials and workshops for each of the modules you study. You will be expected to prepare for classes and participate in discussions and activities. Each module will have continuous assessment which will be outlined to you in module handbooks and in class.
You will study modules covering general management and its key functional areas and the development of the applied professional skills, practices and techniques in the management environment.
For the Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) stage you will study the following core modules:
Students undertaking the PgDip in International Management must obtain 120 credits by undertaking the core modules (90 credits) and obtaining 10 credits from the below options:
There is also the option to undertake a bespoke 60 credits module upon completion of PgDip, in order to proceed to MSc:
LEARNING AND TEACHING
Assessment methods will include:
Graduates are equipped to work in professional practice in middle management at international level, where you can make an early and significant contribution to your employer.
MSc International Management graduates will also acquire important analytical and management skills suitable for various generalist managerial roles and have a strong understanding of organisational performance, strategy, ethics, leadership and general business management.
Graduates from this MSc can progress to undertake a doctoral research programme of study.
All students should apply directly to the University through our online application system. Before you apply, you should check that you meet our entry requirements and you should have all your supporting documents ready.
The first stage of the process is to complete the initial application form. You will then receive a follow-up email with further instructions relating to your application including documents that you will need to forward to support your application, e.g. degree transcripts and certificates etc.
Most courses don't have a formal closing date, but they will close when they are full; apply early to avoid disappointment. There may also be funding deadlines that apply to you.
The Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) applies to all international students and researchers (apart from exempt nationalities) who are subject to UK immigration control and are intending to study or research at postgraduate level in certain sensitive subjects.
Students and researchers who are nationals of EU countries, the European Economic Area (EEA), Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland or the United States of America do not need an ATAS certificate.
An ATAS certificate may be required for certain taught postgraduate master's degrees for international students at UWS.
For the latest information on ATAS and details of eligibility and how to apply for a certificate check the UK Government's dedicated ATAS web pages.
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