Overview

The International Business Management degree of University of Sunderland will equip you with the skills and insight needed to succeed in a fast-paced, interconnected world. You’ll develop a critical understanding of international trade, business strategy, and global markets. This will prepare you for leadership roles across a wide range of industries.

Career ready

You’ll study key areas such as:

International trade and strategic management

Business analytics and marketing

Cross-cultural and global leadership

Strategic foresight and decision-making.

In your final project, you’ll complete a dissertation on an international business management topic of your choice. You'll have support and guidance from expert academics throughout.

You'll develop intellectual and cognitive skills through a range of teaching and learning methods. These include lectures, seminars, and group work.Case studies will form part of your learning throughout the course. You'll develop the ability to identify the issues in need of research, apply subject specific knowledge to a realistic and/or practical context, make critical judgements of the merits of a particular argument, and present and make reasoned choices between alternative solutions. The case studies may take the form of real cases or issues in debate at any given moment in time. Or, they may be hypothetical problems reflective of realistic problems.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

International Marketing

International Business in Context

Strategic Management and Foresight

International Business Management Research Project

HRM in an International and Digital Context

Financial Decision-Making in a Multinational Corporation

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-12 00:00:00

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Starting 2026-11-01 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-02-15 00:00:00

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Language

English

IELTS

6

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Sunderland, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Business Administration International Business Strategic Management View 141 other Masters in Strategic Management in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

IELTS

6

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General requirements

To apply for this course, you'll need a 2:2 honours degree or above in any discipline.
If English isn't your first language, please see our English language requirements.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

18000 GBP / year

≈ 18000 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

8500 GBP / year

≈ 8500 GBP / year

Living costs

Sunderland

United Kingdom

758 - 1438 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Other requirements

General requirements

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International Applies to you

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Living costs

Sunderland

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