International Business MSc

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Start date
September 2025
Delivery type
On campus
Duration
12 months full time
Entry requirements
A bachelor degree with a 2:1 (hons) in any subject
Full entry requirements
English language requirements
IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 6.0 in any component
UK fees
£17,500 (Total)
International fees
£35,750 (Total)
Accredited
Yes

Course overview

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Learn to conduct business in a rapidly transforming global landscape with this industry-accredited Masters.

On this course you’ll consider the latest emerging issues in international business such as the rise of emerging market multinationals. You’ll also explore challenges to global innovation management and trade-offs in nurturing commercially sustainable international businesses.

You'll learn to identify the motivations and methods for firms to enter and operate in foreign markets and address controversial issues in international business. You'll also develop your own international and strategic business plans.

On completion of the course, you’ll be able to appreciate the factors that drive performance in the global economy and understand how the rise of emerging economies affects businesses and their international strategies.

As a Leeds University Business School student, you'll join a diverse community of staff and students from across the world. This will expand your networks and perspectives as a global citizen.

Our links with a variety of organisations, networks and alliances provide valuable global experiences which extend beyond the classroom.

Opportunities for extracurricular business experiences include our Masters Beyond Borders scheme. This allows you to spend a semester abroad at a partner university in Europe or Asia.

Course Highlights

  • The course is informed by specialist knowledge from our links with global experts, major private companies and public sector bodies, providing you with the latest insights and thinking in a fast-changing global landscape.
  • This course is delivered by staff from the Centre for International Business at the University of Leeds (CIBUL), the world's leading centre for international business.
  • Gain valuable, real-world insight from guest speakers from all over the world. Recent speakers have included key executives from Versace, Piaggio, Mercado Libre, and TWE.
  • Make valuable connections with alumni of the MSc International Business course and hear how their learning experience has impacted their careers.
  • In your final semester, you’ll work on a research dissertation project. This will allow you to conduct hands-on research that can be applied to address real-world business challenges.
  • On all Masters courses at Leeds University Business School you’ll have an opportunity to apply for a place on a week-long international study tour which will include company visits, guest lectures and networking events, as well as an opportunity to visit local places of interest. Previous study tours have included visits to Berlin, Frankfurt, Milan and Zurich.

Find out more about studying your Masters at Leeds University Business School.

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Accreditation

Leeds University Business School has triple accreditation from the three leading bodies AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS

MSc International Business is accredited by the Institute of Export and International Trade (IOE&IT), the professional membership body representing and supporting the interests of everyone involved in importing, exporting and international trade. Students are able to gain student membership of the IOE&IT during the course, providing access to a database of networking and job opportunities.