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Key Features Challenging and stimulating intensive course in management, with an international perspective. Specifically designed for those who want to develop their career in the international arena. To provide exposure to international business, this award includes a mandatory element, a one week overseas residential (study trip), financially supported by the Business School. Share and reflect upon your experiences alongside those of others in your multi-cultural 'Learning Team'. Provide a thorough grounding in International Management via integrating the main functional areas through the application of strategic management. Business skills of leadership, communication, teamwork and decision-making are the key focus of the compulsory one-week residential (off-campus study trip) - costs are covered by us. Free career development one-day conference 'Your Future is Yours' You can register to apply for a 48-week paid industrial placement. We cannot guarantee placements as it is a highly competitive process and employers have the final say. What it's about The MBA (International) is for those students who wish to develop their strengths and career opportunities in an international context. There is an integral one week overseas residential (study trip), financially supported by the Business School in addition to the one week UK residential. In recent years this has been to Prague, to explore the turbulent business environment with the full spectrum of business. You will experience a challenging and stimulating intensive course in management, with an international perspective, to enhance your personal and career development. To facilitate this you will use, share and reflect upon your experiences alongside those of others in your Learning Team. You will be allocated to your small multi-cultural 'Learning Team' during induction. A few Learning Teams are combined to form tutorial groups, with each having their own personal tutor. What you do The MBA (International) aims to provide you with a thorough grounding in International Management via integrating the main functional areas through the application of strategic management. Additionally, business skills of leadership, communication, teamwork and decision-making are the key focus of the compulsory one-week UK residential (off-campus study trip) - costs are covered by us. This is in addition to the overseas study tour. Your academic development is supported too in your 'Professional and Academic Support Skills' Module. Our free career development one-day conference 'Your Future is Yours' supports your placement and career ambitions. Course Content: Block 1: Professional and Academic Support Skills, Managing Change and Leadership, Managing Through Information, Economics and Marketing, Business Research Methods. Block 2: Managing Strategy, Managing Risk, International Supply Chain Management, International Study Tour Dissertation Where Next? Business firms are increasingly seeking managerial talent with the skills to assess global trends and force global strategies. Therefore, holders of an MBA (International) often follow career posts such as International Business Managers in the full range of organisations and industries. This award provides career enhancement for graduates seeking new employment opportunities in the global economy.