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Qualification
MSc - Master of Science
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Location
Aston University
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
SEP
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Duration
1 year
Course summary
Course summary
A unique combination of strategy, management consulting and international business, our MSc Strategy and International Business can kick-start your career.
The course will equip you with the skills to analyse companies’ strategic situations and develop practical strategic solutions for complex commercial problems. You’ll learn the vital role middle managers play in implementing strategy and how you can make strategy work in practice.
The course concludes with a Business Project; a substantial piece of work designed to provide you with an opportunity to analyse a business problem and practically apply the knowledge and skills developed during the course.
Course outline
This cutting-edge programme will give you a detailed understanding of strategy and its application in a wide variety of business settings. It will enable you to become strategically minded. You’ll learn to evaluate organisations’ positions within their competitive environments and then develop viable strategic options. By the end of this course, you’ll have a well-rounded business knowledge as well as the strategic skills to pursue a wide range of career options in strategy development, management consulting or a managerial role in a variety of business functions.
Why choose us?
We have a world-class reputation for student satisfaction, teaching quality and research.
We’re tripled accredited by AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA, making us just one of 1% of business schools in the world to hold this. The Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) presented us with its highest accolade - a Gold Award, for consistently outstanding outcomes. We’re also in the top 20 universities in the UK and top 50 in the world for international outlook.
We benefit from strong links to businesses across a wide range of sectors, both in the UK and internationally.
Learning, teaching and assessment
There’s a range of teaching methods used on the course. This will allow you to explore, test and apply strategy in a way that suits you and ensures you get the most out of your studies.
Lectures will teach you key strategic concepts and frameworks, providing you with a fundamental understanding of the topics. We welcome a series of guest speakers from industry throughout the course. These are either business leaders or specialists in strategic management. They will share their expertise and experiences, which will help to enhance your understanding of strategy in practise.
Overseas opportunities
We benefit from an extensive network of partner institutions, including some of the highest ranked business schools in Europe, such as Kedge Business School in France. We also have partnerships with univesities worldwide, from Australia, to China, and USA to Singapore.
This course gives you numerous opportunities to gain valuable work experience, which will enhance your CV and boost your employability.
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£ 20,350per year
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University information
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University League Table
43rd
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Campus address
Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham, Birmingham, B4 7ET, England
Subject rankings
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Subject ranking
42nd out of 123 5
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Entry standards
/ Max 209133 61%45th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10077 77%36th
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 53.96 79%64th
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