Overview

The degree aims first to set a sound knowledge base in the fundamental aspects of Business and Management, including current theory and acknowledged best practice in the areas of organisational behaviour, information management and financial control. Thereafter it focuses on the international context, developing your awareness of international market trends and business opportunities. In addition to this basic knowledge, we aim to provide you with a set of analytical and applied skills and strategies which will stand you in good stead throughout your business career in the global marketplace.

Whatever your own previous experience or future aspiration, you will benefit from an outstanding variety of in-class and outside learning environments. In-class activities include lectures, seminars, workshops, guest speakers and career development activities. Outside activities include managerial field trips, case study visits, outward-bound skills development activities, managerial reporting and liaison with professionals in business and industry.

We offer small class sizes and a friendly environment to encourage communication and the sharing of experiences, opinions and observations among you and your colleagues.  Alongside new knowledge and skills, as a graduate of the Aberystwyth Master’s in International Business Management, you will emerge with broadened international horizons and a network of new friends and contacts in the international Business world.

Factfile

Duration:	1 year full-time, September to September
Contact time:	About 10 hours a week in the first two semesters In Semester 3, in addition to 12 hours of group workshops, you will plan and organise the rest of your contact time with your tutor, according to the progress and requirements of your 14,000 word Managerial Report Dissertation.
Assessment:	The modules in Semesters 1+2 are normally assessed about 70% by examination and 30% by continuous assessment of essays, reports and presentations. The Management Reports Module in Semester 3 is assessed by one written Company report of no more than 14,000 words on a specific company or issue within a company, a sector or issue within a sector, a business plan or a consultancy report for a client. Usually 70% of the report must cover one or more of these key subject areas: Economics; Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour; Financial Management and Management Accounting; Marketing and Strategy; the remaining 30% must cover the subject of Leadership and Managerial skills.
Entry Requirements:	A good Honours Degree in any discipline Satisfactory references from your University
Course Fees:	The Tuition Fees for this course in 2011-2012 are £4,455 for UK and EU students and £9,500 for International students
English Language Requirements:	Otherwise, non-native English speakers are required to take a University recognised test of academic English language proficiency with required minimum proficiency levels equating to an IELTS score of 6.0 or a TOEFL score of 550 (paper based test) or 80 (internet based test). Applicants who have successfully undertaken a Bachelors degree in a UK University are exempt from this requirement.

At a Glance (N198)

Career Development

Qualification: MSc Econ in International Business Management

• This degree is accredited by the Association of MBAs

This degree will suit you:

• Whatever your first degree - the Aberystwyth MBM programme will provide you with a solid grounding in business and management, whether or not you have studied them before;
• Whether or not you already have some business experience – some of our students do, some don’t;
• If you are committed to a career in International Business;
• If you have the focus, aspiration and commitment to succeed.

Employability:

Every aspect of the Aberystwyth MBM programme is designed to enhance your employability: indeed, successful completion of the MBM is in itself certain to do so; but we set more store by the hugely enhanced knowledge, abilities and skills with which you will graduate. We believe that prospective employers take a similar view.

In addition, we offer a career-development programme for professional managers, aimed at widening your knowledge, skills, experience and understanding of management and business practices. Our aspiration is to make you a better leader, a better manager and a better communicator.

As well as those who are recent graduates, many of our students have come to what they feel are significant turning points in their careers. By completing the Aberystwyth Master’s in International Business and Management you will have broadened your horizons, gaining knowledge, skills and business contacts which will enable you to consider further career moves and new opportunities in the medium and longer term. It is quite possible that your career will take an unexpected, more fulfilling or more lucrative direction because of what you learn in Aberystwyth - not just about Management, but about yourself, your competencies and your confidence.

Key Skills and Competencies:

Leadership in the International Context
The rich cultural diversity of the international student body of Aberystwyth SMB is a great experience in and of itself: but in addition, it will help you make important discoveries about the world of international business, the requirements of different market places and the importance of cultural awareness in dealing with business colleagues and customers from all over the world: in the UK and Western Europe, and in the emerging markets of new-accession EU states, China, India and others. A good leader in any field will be open to new ideas, new people and new ways of doing things. In modules dealing specifically with International

Commerce and in sharing with student colleagues from all round the world, Aberystwyth SMB offers you great opportunities to learn from other business cultures.

We expect you to be a significant future leader in the field of International Business.  Studying with us will allow you to reflect on your leadership skills and style, in an environment where you will meet colleagues with different styles which are just as effective.  It will also introduce you to different styles of Business leadership in different cultures, helping you to understand, and do business with, business leaders from many different parts of the world.

Managing the Organisation
In the first semester, the MBM offers a good range of modules which introduce the fundamentals of Business and Management, which will apply to any sphere of business activity – and, in many cases, to many kinds of non-business organisation. In the first semester, modules in Human Resource Management, Research Skills for Managers and Information Management Systems are designed to enable you to maximise the productivity and efficiency of an organisation, focusing on organisational leanness and health, without compromising the working and management relationships which are essential to the organisation’s continued success, to the quality of life of its employees and to the service it offers to its customers and other stakeholders.

Financial Expertise
Again, in all businesses and in many other organisations, there is an irreducible necessity for leaders and managers to understand the fundamental effects of finance. Modules in Corporate Financial Management and Accounting for Managers enable you to reflect upon and enhance your knowledge and expertise in the financial aspects of business, so that you will emerge with a clearer understanding of the financial bottom line, and of its effect on all aspects of Business and organisational strategy.

The International Market Interface
As you would expect, the content of this MBM is strongly weighted in favour of understanding all aspects of International Business. In the second semester especially, you will study modules in International Business Environment, Opportunities and Risks in International Business, International Markets and Marketing, Marketing Principles, Managing in the Global Economy, Competitive and Corporate Strategy and Internet Marketing and E-business, all taught by lecturers who work at the cutting edge of research into International Business. As a graduate of the Aberystwyth Master’s in International Business Management, you will have been given an excellent tour d’horizon of the current International Business scene and furnished with a suite of skills in research and analysis with which to understand the rapidly changing and continually evolving global economy in your future career. It is a combination which will maximise your potential to take advantage of emerging opportunities in the global market place.