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Programme summary for MSc International Business Management

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Bringing the different functions of a business together. Heading up an international organisation. Creating business strategies. These are just some of the themes covered within the MSc International Business Management at RDBS.

Studying International Business Management at RDBS

With a long history of teaching business management programmes matching industry-based learning with academic excellence, UEL's Royal Docks Business School gives you everything you will need to fast-track your career. You will be studying within one of London's most diverse business schools, based in the heart of the capital's Docklands - just a few miles from the City and the towering skyline of Canary Wharf.

This is an intensive one-year programme that provides the theoretical and conceptual grounding to prepare students for business management at an international level. Participants will gain an in-depth knowledge of the international context within which today's business organisations operate and the key theories behind managerial leadership. The programme also looks at how to collect, analyse and synthesise qualitative and quantitative information from a range of business areas, and gain an understanding of the elements that drive international business - from markets and customers to the management and development of employees.

What's included

  • An expert team of permanent and guest lecturers
  • A residential programme with The Leadership Trust
  • A dedicated employability centre providing a fast-track to professional careers
  • Work placements within the industry to undertake valuable business research 
  • Learn from a programme tailored towards industry with accreditation from the Chartered Management Institute
  • A guest speaker programme featuring the industry elite
  • A global scholars programme enabling overseas travel to share innovative ideas that contribute to a global society
  • A learning programme that's truly transformational, providing the knowledge and opportunities to succeed in today's global marketplace


Your future career covered

At the Royal Docks Business School we pride ourselves on giving you an unrivalled student experience - and one that will shape your place in the working world. With access to a rigorous academic knowledge base and the opportunities to apply that knowledge professionally, our postgraduate degree programmes give you the best possible head start. And with career options opening doors to a variety of management roles within national and international businesses, there's never been a better time to get ahead.

‘UEL has opened the right doors:  I’ve had unreal experiences  through scholarships in Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay; met with directors of football teams, and now I’ve got a job lined up for the Olympics. They’ve got the right connections for me.’

Paul Blakesley, RDBS Management student

Key facts

You can start many programmes in either September or February and applications are simple to make. Click below to:

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Tuition Fees - 2013/14

Home/EU Fees

  • Module fee: £1,100
  • Full time fee: £6,600 per yr

International Fees

  • Module fee: £1,900
  • Full time fee: £11,400 per yr

Fees based on 30 credit modules (unless otherwise indicated) For further information regarding postgraduate fees please refer to www.uel.ac.uk/fees/

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