International Trade and Logistics – (M.Sc.)

Contents

Course length

Full-time: 12 months
Part-time: 2 years

The MSc is based on the completion of the following compulsory modules, including a dissertation:

Business Strategy - introduces you to the major concepts of business strategy and the analytical tools used to develop strategy in complex business environments. You will develop an understanding of how financial statements can be used to evaluate organisational and strategic performance, and how a range of stakeholders' interests impact on the development of business strategy.

Principles of International Business Economics - introduces the key principles and concepts of economics by studying the theories that underpin the subject. You will explore the topics of consumer behaviour, firm behaviour, pricing strategies under different market structures, the role of the government and the external parameters of the business environment in an international context.

Managing Business Operations - explores the complex and interconnecting relationships between functional areas and the real world of business. You will learn how business operations and resources can be most effectively and efficiently managed in order to achieve competitive advantage, and how every organisation has to manage its operational activities so as to add value by transforming inputs into saleable or usable output products and services.

Principles of Financial Accounting and Statistics - provides the opportunity for you to develop core competencies in accounting, basic statistics and their integration in business decision making. The module seeks to engender the development of an understanding of financial and quantitative information relevant to middle or senior managers which will enhance your effectiveness when operating in an international organisation. The module is primarily concerned with the analysis and interpretation of quantitative and financial information, not its production. The content of this module is used as a foundation for further study in other modules including Research Methods.

Project and Contract Management - introduces the principles of project and contract management, and will develop your skills in designing, planning, implementing and controlling business projects. These range from construction, through the introduction of new information systems, to the outsourcing of business processes. This module will help you to develop an understanding of the principles, practices and techniques vital to the leadership and commercial management of such projects. You will learn how to deliver projects on time, to cost budgets and to deliver to the required levels of quality.

International Trade and Globalisation - provides the opportunity to explore and examine theoretical and empirical frameworks. This will enable you to enhance your awareness of international trading relationships, trends in trading patterns, appreciate what globalisation means for different types of businesses and how globalisation is regarded by different economic agents.

International Logistics and Supply Chain Management - studies, in a global context, the processes necessary to manage strategically the flow of materials and products from suppliers through to the final customer in order to achieve competitive advantage. In this module you will study how effective logistics and procurement systems can become key business enablers, and how the management of international supply chains must form a significant element of the strategy of any organisations operating on a global basis.

Personal Development and Leadership - addresses your individual learning needs and priorities, and explores the organisational and individual consequences of individual and collective actions and behaviours. Your personal effectiveness and capacity to recognise, adapt and apply relevant theory to the managerial context, and to personally learn from experience, will be improved by engaging in self-reflection and critical self-evaluation exercises.

Research Methods and Dissertation - is a key component of a master's degree. It gives you the opportunity to explore an area of interest, and students are encouraged to choose topics that will be valuable in their future careers. Undertaking effective management research, and being reflective on the process, is often a requirement of senior management, as well as being a requirement at master's level. On this module, you will be allocated a supervisor who will work with you, providing guidance and advice throughout the process.

As our courses are reviewed regularly, course content and module choices may change from those listed in the course entry.