Business Analysis and Strategic Management MSc

Focus on international business issues and how to solve them.

Discover the latest thinking in comparative international strategic management and put your learning into practice and gain work experience with the client-facing project. You will gain a thorough understanding of business analysis and development and the key skills of international business consulting.

Focus on international business issues and how to solve them. Put your learning into practice and gain work experience with the client-facing project.

• Explore how multinational enterprises operate and carry out comparative business analysis
• Work on the practical consultancy skills necessary to work efficiently in an international business environment
• Gain a thorough understanding of business analysis and development
• Learn the key skills for international business consulting, such as outlining international business problems, writing business reports and preparing for interviews
• The client-facing project with an external organisation allows you to apply your learning to a real business issue, giving you valuable work experience and generating excellent networking opportunities.

Special features

The client-facing project is a unique element of this course thatprovides an excellent opportunity to test, improve and enhance the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom. It is a great chance to build your networks.

This consultancy project, lasting up to three months over the summer,involves you in either supporting a start-up company, finding growth opportunities for a medium-sized firm, or improving the effectiveness and efficiency of a function within a large, blue chip company.

Projects are sourced from a range of industries and sectors based in Manchester and the North West region. These can be SME's to large corporations. You'll also receive additional application and interview support fromthe School's Careers Service.

Coursework and assessment

Assessment varies depending on the modules chosen. It may include a combination of coursework, group project assessment, presentations, assignments, report, individual essay and examinations.

The summer project is offered if you do not have any unit marks below 40%, and not more than one unit mark between 40-49% in semester 1. If you don't meet these criteria you will be offered a project related to an external client, with no direct contact with them. For those working on group projects, a group report and an individual report will be produced (both 6,000 words).

Alternatively, you may undertake an academic dissertation.