Pre-Masters in Business and Management - Continue to Master of Science - International Business

At the postgraduate level, Brunel University London Pathway College provides the highly acclaimed Pre-Master's programme leading to an excellent range of Brunel University London Master programmes in business and management, computing, engineering & design and arts. After successfully completing the programme students will advance to their chosen progression degree. A postgraduate pathway will give students valuable insight into postgraduate-level studies in the UK. Most importantly, It will equip students with the appropriate knowledge and skills they need to excel in their chosen taught master's degree.

The educational aims of the programme element are to:

• Develop in students fundamental knowledge and understanding of business and its internal and external operating processes, inclusive of planning and strategy, growth, marketing, products/services, finance and accounting systems, information systems, and the management and development of human resource within organisations. • Develop in students an appreciation and desire to learn based on competent intellectual and practical skills that build to a set of transferable skills that will support them in all aspects of their onward academic studies/careers and support their decision making in an informed manner. • Ensure that students have attained the prescribed level of inter-disciplinary language competence. • Prepare students for postgraduate study to meet the required academic standards.

International Business MSc

International business is an exciting and rapidly evolving space as politics and economics shift, and societies and cultures evolve. In this course, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of the processes of globalisation in the 21st century and the implications that these ongoing processes have for today’s business women and men – and indeed, for tomorrow’s leaders. The International Business MSc is designed for those seeking to operate within an international business setting or within companies and jobs where an understanding of international business is an asset. The course will help students to develop a sound understanding of international business contexts and to make integrative links across various disciplines. At Brunel University London, students will explore the impact of internationalisation on factors such as the management of resources and operations, the financing of business enterprise, and the management and development of people. Aspects of the course will focus on emerging markets. It will also focus on the development of appropriate business policies and strategies to help put learning into practice. Students will receive training in research methods with particular application to the empirical study of international management situations, issues and process.