1.1. DURATION:

The programme lasts for 3 years (excluding 1 foundational year), with 2 semesters each year. Instruction is conducted in English.

> The International Business programme widens career opportunities worldwide for students;

> Students are equipped with knowledge about the operations of multinational companies, exploring notable points in emerging markets, practical knowledge about geography, socio-economics in the business field;

> Additionally, soft skills are honed through courses taught by industry experts, field trips, and real-life scenario exercises;

> The curriculum is designed to meet the recruitment needs of businesses. Graduates of the programme currently hold key roles in major enterprises such as Rolls Royce, IBM, Walt Disney, the NHS, and Siemens;

> The programme is designed according to DMU’s Education Strategy 2030, where the timetable is simplified with a ‘module-based learning�?approach, meaning students study ONE subject at a time, allowing more time for engagement in their studies, quicker feedback from instructors, and a balance between life and learning.

1.2. EDUCATION PROGRAMME

2. Course Content

2.1. Year 1

2.1.1. Course 1: Global Business Environment 

This course helps students understand the complexity of the global business environment. We will explore the important dimensions of globalization and the diverse aspects of the evolving global business environment. Students will learn about aspects of the global business environment and their impact on business operations and strategies.

2.1.2. Course 2: Business Dynamics, Ethics & Cultures

This course is designed to provide students with an overview of business fundamentals. Students will learn about basic business concepts and various important functions to manage an organization. By identifying the determining factors of success within the organizational context, students will be able to plan and evaluate the performance of an organization. Additionally, students will develop a dynamic perspective to track the development of theoretical discussions and their reflection in the real business world.

2.1.3. Course 3: Economics of Global Business

This course aims to introduce the core principles of economics shaping the world of business. Students will learn about the tools and concepts of economic analysis at the individual, market, and national levels. The course includes the analysis of consumer behavior, business development, and alternative market structures. Students will learn how to apply various economic theories to real and contemporary issues, fostering critical thinking and discussing opinions from different perspectives.

2.1.4. Course 4: Marketing for International Business

This course introduces students to the fundamental principles of marketing, both in theory and practice, as well as how to apply them in the context of international business and create awareness of cultural factors. Students will gain a deep understanding of the marketing process and the ability to accurately reflect contemporary marketing practices from this course.

2.2. Year 2

2.2.1. Course 1: Multinational Enterprise in the Global Economy

The objective of this course is to broaden students’ understanding of diverse geopolitical issues influencing international businesses. Students will learn the basic concepts and ideas of the field of international business. The course introduces and enhances students’ understanding of key concepts in international business, such as multinational enterprises (MNEs) and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), as well as the reasons why businesses engage in FDI. Additionally, it explores the strategic and organizational challenges that MNEs face on a global scale and examines the link between a country’s economic development, decision-making processes within MNEs, and investment location choices.

2.2.2. Course 2: Data Analytics & Research Skills

This course provides a comprehensive overview of the research and data analysis process in business. It equips students with the necessary knowledge to apply various tools and techniques in data collection, analysis, and interpretation. The course also teaches students how to consider business opportunities and challenges to contribute to the development and implementation of a business research project.

2.2.3. Course 3: International Leadership & Organizational Behavior

This course explores the role of organizational behavior in the context of international business and management. By examining the influence of organizational, individual, and group contexts, as well as the international environment, the course aims to help students develop an understanding of how people interact within organizations, how internal and external influences interact, and how these interactions shape organizations.

2.2.4. Course 4: Choose ONE of the following subjects: 

International Supply Chain Management 

International Supply Chain Management (ISCM) plays a crucial role in enhancing the productivity and competitive position of many types of businesses worldwide. Students will gain an understanding of the operations and processes within the supply chain, crucial for creating a competitive advantage. This course will develop a data-driven and analytical perspective in students, essential for success in supply chain analytics. With increasing international competition and pressure from uncertain and ever-changing environments, there is growing attention to effectively managing supply chains, logistics, and operations, helping managers understand the complexity of the internal and external structures and systems of today’s international supply chains.

International Financial Management & Marketing Decisions

The objective of this course is to help students understand and analyze information contained in published financial reports and other data sources they may access, in order to evaluate the financial performance of a business.

2.3. Year 3

2.3.1. Course 1: International Business Strategy & Governance

This course explores the process of internationalization of multinational enterprises from a strategic perspective. This international business strategy course enhances students’ understanding of key concepts in international business strategy such as firm-specific advantages and location-specific advantages, as well as how the combination of these advantages can create value for a multinational enterprise.

2.3.2. Course 2: Choose ONE of the following subjects:

2.3.2.1 Emerging Markets: Economic Geography and Trends

This course explores the spatial distribution of economic activities in emerging markets and its impacts on the past, present, and future development of countries and regions. It also examines the challenges that foreign companies face in emerging markets and provides strategic solutions.

2.3.2.2 Dimension of Digital Transformation

Digital technology is an integral part of the daily life of a modern organization. This course explores the key dimensions of the digital transformation process such as technology, data, people, and organization. Students will learn about the opportunities and disruptive threats that the digital transformation process brings to organizations and how to identify and implement potential solutions.

2.3.3. Course 3: International Trade Management

This course explores the key aspects of international trade, related regulations, and policies. It provides students with both theoretical understanding and practical insights into international trade operations. Not only does it examine international trade from the perspective of the international political economy, but it also considers it from a management standpoint. Students will be introduced to the nature of import and export activities, laws, trade agreements, international payments, and the role of procurement management in supply chain management. In this course, students will gain valuable knowledge that can be applied when businesses operate on a global scale.

2.3.4. Course 4: Choose 1 of the following subjects:

2.3.4.1 Dissertation

This course provides an opportunity for students to undertake an independent exploration into a specialized area within the broad field of international business. Students will practice their research skills, learn how to formulate research questions, and carry them out to achieve the objectives of their dissertation.

2.3.4.2 Business Project

This course offers students the chance to conduct an independent project in a specialized area within the field of business. Students will practice their research skills and their planning abilities, learning how to identify business issues and propose practical solutions.

3. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Professional human resource training programme for domestic and international business. Graduates will be able to participate in activities in the field of international business such as:

> Market research expert/ business policy planner

> International marketing expert

> Supply chain management/ international business management expert

> International investment consultant

> Trade promotion/ legal expert on commercial law

> Multicultural human resource management

> International business management consulting

> Import-export specialists

> Goods import and export startup

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Throughout the course you will hone your theoretical and analytical abilities, examining research into language teaching and learning and its implications for educators. At the same time, you will have the opportunity to practise in the classroom and be encouraged to critically reflect upon your own technique and approach.

Our assessment methods are designed to enable you to develop a range of real-life skills, including writing lesson plans and rationales, carrying out microteaching to peers, and leading seminar discussions. You will also develop as an independent learner and acquire advanced research skills, with the chance to complete a dissertation exploring an area of personal or professional interest.

The English Language Teaching MA is a degree for those interested in becoming an English Language teacher. If you are a non-native English speaker and you would like to improve your English language skills, our dedicated Centre for English Language Learning (CELL) offers a range of courses.

1. Key features

• You can exit the course with a Postgraduate Diploma, Postgraduate Certificate or an Institutional Credit award depending on the credits you have successfully achieved.
• Study with an international cohort and benefit from cultural diversity in the classroom to enhance your understanding of English language teaching and learning worldwide.
• Boost your employability by gaining a theoretical awareness of issues and trends in English Language teaching, combined with the skills to teach English Language at the highest level.
• Our teaching team has a wide range of experience teaching in both the UK and abroad, as well as research expertise, ensuring that current trends inform the curriculum.
• Our graduates go on to successful careers as tutors, heads of study and university lecturers, both in the UK and overseas.
• Apply what you have learnt in class to real-world teaching by taking part in activities such as classroom observation at DMU’s Centre for English Language Learning and voluntary work opportunities in the local community.
• Join a community that fosters independent learners and encourages ongoing self-improvement through critical reflection on personal teaching practice. Students who demonstrate a high degree of teaching competence have the opportunity to be employed by the Centre for English Language Learning at DMU.

2. Structure and assessment

Course modules

Block 1: Teaching Receptive and Productive Skills

This module is designed to develop students�?understanding of the relevant theories and practices of teaching receptive and productive English language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. It will introduce students to some key research areas in teaching and learning the four skills, based on which students will learn how to write lesson plans for teaching these language skills in terms of teaching objectives, learning outcomes, and classroom activities.

This module helps students to analyse existing learning resources and acquire skills to develop and critically evaluate their own authentic teaching materials. These skills are directly applicable to their future classroom teaching. 

Students will produce two lesson plans, including authentic teaching materials and designed exercises, and an essay providing the rationale for the lesson plans addressing how they are designed based on relevant language teaching and learning theories. 

Block 2: Trends and Issues in English Language Teaching

This module introduces the main trends and issues in the communicative ELT classroom today. In particular, the module addresses the strengths and weaknesses of various teaching methods, together with topics such as teaching vocabulary, learner strategies, and using technology in the language classroom. As well as studying the theoretical knowledge, students also have opportunities to practise teaching in terms of writing lesson plans, conducting classroom instructions, eliciting student feedback, and using available equipment to enhance the learning environment. Students will gain the knowledge and skills needed to deliver successful lessons, and demonstrate critical and reflective thinking about their own and other’s teaching. 

Students will prepare a lesson plan for a 15-minute lesson and deliver this lesson to their peers. Students will also produce a reflective journal in which they will critically evaluate the learning teaching theories and methods covered throughout the block, their experiences of teaching practice in class, and a rationale for, and evaluation of, their 15-minutes lesson.

Block 3: Language Processing and Assessment

This module consists of two parts which are related to language learning and teaching. The first part will introduce students to psycholinguistic knowledge of how language is processed in the brain, in terms of language comprehension and language production in oral and written forms. This theoretical basis will help students understand the cognitive processes that language learners go through when they are learning a second language. Building upon this knowledge of language processing, the second part of this module will shift to language assessment. Specifically, students will learn the key concepts of reliability and validity in language testing, and how these concepts are incorporated in language assessment by taking account of learners�?cognitive faculties. Knowledge of language processing and language assessment has a direct application to English language teaching and learning.

Students will give a 15-minute presentation discussing a chosen topic in psycholinguistics and designing and carrying out one or two activities afterwards on language learning among classmates. Students will also write an essay that applies a relevant psycholinguistic theory to English language assessment.

Block 4: Research Methods

The aim of this module is to gradually build up students�?research knowledge related to the ELT context. It starts with how to write a literature review by guiding students to synthesize, compare and evaluate different information sources in their reading. This is crucial for students to apply such knowledge to other areas in English language teaching/learning which they are interested in. Furthermore, the Research Methods module will enable students to understand the pros and cons of different research methods, and how they can be used individually or in combination to match the unique nature of the research. In addition, students will have opportunities to practise data collection among classmates and conduct some basic data analysis, both qualitatively and quantitatively. To help understand the learnt research knowledge, students will work in groups to develop and present their own research ideas. At the end of this module, students are required to produce a research proposal and apply for ethics approval which enables them to collect data for their dissertation. 

Assessment is via a literature review (essay) and a research proposal.

Blocks 5 and 6: Dissertation

This module requires students to carry out and write a dissertation on a mini-scale independent research project based on their research proposal developed at the end of the Research Methods module. The topic should be related to English language teaching or learning, and may be developed from one of the taught modules; or may be linked to issues touched upon only peripherally in class.

Throughout the dissertation, students will need to apply what they have learnt in Research Methods to their own research context, especially problem solving and time-management. In their writing, students are expected to engage critically with both existing literature and their own study and anchor their research design and data analysis in a relevant theoretical framework. Students should also show their ability to interpret their findings within a wider context.

Note: All modules are indicative and based on the current academic session. Course information is correct at the time of publication and is subject to review. Exact modules may, therefore, vary for your intake in order to keep content current. If there are changes to your course we will

Emphasis is placed on gaining an advanced and applied understanding of the key aspects of international business, enabling you to critically evaluate and adapt to a wide range of Business and Management issues within a global context.

1. Key features

• An early career MBA, ideal for recent graduates or those with no managerial experience.
• A key focus of the course is on enhancing transferable skills, as well as helping you to articulate your abilities and achievements in a way to grab employers�?attention when applying for jobs.
• You will have the opportunity to participate in exclusive business talks and events, enabling you to build a network of industry contacts.
• Take advantage of access to the Innovation Centre and its free informative events, business surgeries and networking sessions for all entrepreneurial students interested in innovation or wanting to start their own business.
• Benefit from Education 2030, where a simplified �?a href="//www.dmu.ac.uk/empowering-university/block-teaching/index.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">block learning�?timetable means you will study one subject at a time and have more time to engage with your learning, receive faster feedback and enjoy a better study-life balance.

2. Structure and assessment

Course modules:

Block 1: Leadership and Business Sustainability

This module is designed to be as interactive and participatory, since Leadership and Business Sustainability is a contested, dynamic, and rapidly changing field of theory and practice, thus requiring much debate, discussion, and analysis. The module exposes students to the principal issues facing organisations in the 21st century in respect of leading, managing and developing talent. It further develops student’s knowledge and managerial skills, considered to be necessary for existing and aspiring managers to nurture talent effectively. Attention is paid to key features of the internal and external operating environments which shape leadership practice and talent management strategies in organisations.

This module explores how businesses contribute to the realisation of a more sustainable, responsible and equitable world and what does aspirations of sustainable development mean for business in practice.

It will also address important questions within the subject matter and will enable students to develop a theoretically informed and practically relevant understanding of business sustainability whiles highlighting some of the key debates in the sustainability field such as the drivers of corporate responsibility, the extent of responsibility, the governance, implementation and reporting of sustainable development goals.

The module addresses both the academic literature on Leadership and Business Sustainability and explores their applications and managerial impact through the use of case studies and contemporary examples from industry.

Block 2: Advance Strategic Management

In an increasingly dynamic environment, it is imperative to adopt a holistic view of what constitutes strategy and its relevance to different organisational contexts. This module is developed to provide insight, through engagement in a blend of contemporary, theoretical thinking and application, in the field of strategic management. The central underpinning of the module is the exploration of the strategic management process, with students proactively encouraged to apply and rethink strategic concepts and frameworks in planning and decision-making.

The learning materials and teaching methods are specifically designed to expose students to key theoretical approaches and at the same time to critically challenge existing norms within industry. This module considers the scope and definition of a project, its significance as an instrument of change and the roles and responsibilities of the people within it, whilst recognising organisational issues and exploring a range of project management tools to execute and evaluate the project throughout its many phases.

Block 3: Cross-Cultural Management and Marketing

This module introduces the principal challenges facing international organisations in the 21st century with respect to intercultural issues. It offers an in-depth insight into cultural dimensions within the workplace, drawing on and critically evaluating the work of Hofstede, Minkov and Trompenaars. It will guide learners through the demands and complexities of intercultural interactions, negotiations and conflicts in organisations, using scenarios and case studies from multinational business organisations.

Learners will examine key elements of marketing theories, strategies, and their application in diverse international marketing contexts. Whilst marketing theories have much in common with marketing goods and services in a domestic market, many additional factors and considerations need to be considered. In addition, businesses face barriers to market entry, not all of which might be immediately obvious. Rapid advancement and continued expansion of electronic media and communication businesses can take advantage of the services when designing contemporary marketing strategies. This module aims to enhance the learner’s analytical and problem-solving skills and develop their critical awareness of cultural dimensions and practices to be applied to real world scenarios.

Block 4: Business Finance and Enterprise Development

One of the objectives of this module is to develop decision-making ability based on business finance theory. It will introduce cardinal business and personal finance concepts, time value of money, financial markets and institutions, risk and return, capital structure, elements of investments and small business finance. It further examines the theoretical concepts and models of finance and how they can be applied to realistic situations. The module places a strong emphasis on analytical and numerical skills. Presentation and discussion skills are also essential for learners to explain their positions or arguments to each other and try to argue for the implementation of their recommendations.

In a fast-changing and highly competitive world, businesses no matter what size, need creative, enterprising, and entrepreneurial people to help drive those businesses forward. This module helps develop these key attributes through hands-on experience of enterprise in practice by using and sharing the knowledge of learners and skills to identify and create solutions to real challenges.

The module demonstrates that being enterprising and entrepreneurial is about taking calculated risks, creating change, making a difference and having a positive impact across society and communities, whether in business as an employee, self-employed, a social enterprise or family business. To that end, it provides learners with a practical understanding of enterprise formation across various stages of business development and how to apply that practical knowledge to industry, a business, as a freelancer, whilst recognising them as employability skills.

Block 5 & 6: One of the following:

Research Methods & Entrepreneurship Project

Every business or organisation starts as an idea / entrepreneurial venture, and in this modern era of technological advancement and drive for sustainability; there has never been as much opportunity than right now to start your own venture.

In this module, students will undertake an intensive business planning process, that will culminate in delivering a viable business plan which will be the foundations for them to be able to start their own freelance or business career.

The business planning process will include developing an innovative business idea, that is backed by market research to solidify the opportunity and students will be able to develop an in-depth marketing strategy, operations plan and financial budgets, as part of the business planning process they will be required to develop and strengthen the value proposition. Students will be supported by a supervisor who is a specialist in business start-up and business development throughout this module; however, it is the responsibility of the student to drive their project forward and obtain their business goals. 

Research Methods & Consulting Project (simulator)

This module provides students with the opportunity to integrate elements of their programme of study into a practical consulting project involving a live case that has been set by the organisation.

The students can choose to work on a real-world project which is highlighted by an organization, a department within an existing organization, or a future organization (commercial, charity, governmental).

The focus of the projects is frequently related to innovation either by improving and/or changing existing processes, business and/or service models, structures, products, or services or by developing new business and/or service models, products, or services. Students may also self-source a project, subject to approval by the module team.

At the end of the project, the student is expected to have developed an in-depth understanding of how the theoretical knowledge gained during your course can be applied to support decision making in the real world, deal with uncertainty when it comes to making decisions, and establish solid grounds for your decision-making capabilities underpinned by rigorous principles of academic research.