Master of Science - International Business Management (Professional Placement)

This course is ideal for those who aspire to a career in consulting or general management in many sectors, including retail, media, healthcare, telecommunications, real estate, oil and gas, and energy. Students will acquire the skills to become a dynamic business manager and work effectively in multicultural teams anywhere in the world. Students will apply their knowledge to practical business situations including a consultancy project with a real business. There is also the opportunity to specialise in a variety of business disciplines, including project management, marketing, and entrepreneurship to market themselves more competitively.

• This course is accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA) and European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD). • Opportunity to gain a recognised Prince 2 qualification. • Possibility to participate in a week-long study visit to a foreign business school where they will meet students studying a similar course and undertake visits to local companies. • The assessments will reflect real business situations including undertaking a consultancy project with a real business instead of a dissertation. Recent students have worked with General Electric (GE), L'Oreal, Henkel, Kimberly-Clark and Arqiva. • Students will benefit from an international curriculum and Kingston's students come from all over the world to study, so they will finish the course with an international network of contacts. • Kingston Business School is one of only a few of the 120 UK business schools to be awarded an 'excellent' rating for its teaching quality by the Higher Education Funding Council.

The professional placement year takes place after the full time year. It allows students to do a 12-month work placement as part of their course. The work placement is an assessed part of the course and is therefore covered by a Student Route visa. Graduates are presented with a range of opportunities in the employment market. The alumni have either set up their own business, worked in SMEs, consultancy or multinational companies.