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Lead firms, markets and teams across borders
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International business rewards those who can integrate strategy, culture, finance and institutions across jurisdictions. This MSc develops analytical frameworks for market entry, multinational enterprise design, global marketing and supply networks, while cultivating the leadership skills required for cross-cultural teams. Case work spans exporters, multinationals, joint ventures and trade promotion bodies. Edinburgh campus options connect you to Scotland's international business ecosystem; online cohorts join live global seminars.
The programme draws on IB theory taught at top research schools (entry mode choice, internalisation, institutional distance) while remaining practice-dense through market entry memos and a live internationalisation capstone.
Faculty spotlight
Professor Margaret Ashford researches multinational strategy; Dr. Raj Patel teaches trade logistics and foreign exchange risk for operators.
Study online
Every programme can be completed fully online with zero tuition fees — study from anywhere in the world.
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| IB501 | International Business Environment & Institutions Globalisation drivers, institutions and country analysis.
| 3 |
| IB502 | Cross-Cultural Management & Global Leadership Culture frameworks, virtual teams and inclusive leadership across borders.
| 3 |
| IB503 | International Economics & Trade Policy Comparative advantage, trade policy instruments and current policy debates.
| 3 |
| IB504 | Research Methods for International Managers Qualitative and quantitative methods for IB projects and dissertations.
| 3 |
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| IB505 | Global Strategy & Multinational Enterprise Design Corporate strategies for multinationals and the integration–responsiveness balance.
| 3 |
| IB506 | International Marketing & Brand Architecture Standardisation, adaptation and brand systems for global markets.
| 3 |
| IB507 | Global Supply Chains & Trade Logistics Network design, Incoterms, logistics and disruption management.
| 3 |
| IB508 | International Finance & Foreign Exchange Risk Cross-border finance, FX exposure and international capital budgeting.
| 3 |
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| IB601 | Emerging Markets, FDI & Political Risk Strategies and risk management in emerging and frontier markets.
| 3 |
| IB602 | International Business Ethics & Sustainability Human rights due diligence, corruption risk and ESG in global operations.
| 3 |
| IB603 | MSc International Business Capstone Full market-entry or expansion strategy with quantified options and risk plan.
| 6 |
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