About the Course
The MSc International Business Management programme is provided by the University of the West of England, UK and offers students the unique opportunity to gain an internationally recognised Masters degree in Nepal from a distinguished British university.
This programme has been designed for those who have recently completed their undergraduate degree and wish to progress to a career in management within a corporation, government, or international organisation.
The primary aims of the programme are to equip students with an advanced understanding of the concepts and current, pervasive issues within international business - as well as develop the analytical and research skills needed to make reasoned and creative contributions to business and management practice.
In addition, the programme also aims to prepare students for a career in international business and management by extending their personal and interpersonal skills by enhancing lifelong learning.
Programme Objectives
- Strong focus on personal, academic, and professional development.
- Develop students into self-starters.
- Inclusion of both research and practise led teaching
- Help students to produce original and innovative ideas when contributing to business and society at large.
- Helps students to apply cross disciplinary knowledge in complex international business contexts.
- Focus on developing the cross cultural competency, ethical awareness, business sustainability and global citizenship required in today’s global business environment.
Programme Leader:
Ms Nishtha Rajbhandari (nishtha.rajbhandari@thebritishcollege.edu.np)
Student Testimonial
Entry Requriements
Pre-Masters Programme:
- Bachelors Honours Degree: 2:2 or above (55% or above)
Direct entry
- A pass in TBC's Pre-Masters degree;
OR
- A degree greater than or equal to 2.2 (Students fully meeting UWE entry criteria can join directly to the university programme) and;
- A minimum of 6.5 IELTS or equivalent (with no skill below 6)
- A student may be allowed admission with relevant managerial (evidenced) work experience (no less than 2-3 years).
(Note: individual university partners may have variations on the type and amount of work experience and if it is required. Please refer to the Programme Leader for further specific course information).
Your Future
As the course has an international context, graduates will be competent at working in both the local, and the international job market. e.g within a corporation, government offices, and international organisation or similar, in a range of roles including (but not limited to):
- International Project Manager
- International Sales Manager
- Service Manager
- Communications Manager
- Product Manager
- Retail Programme Manager
- Business Development Manager
At TBC there is a great relationship between the students and the faculty. All of the teachers are incredibly experienced and many of them are still working professionals, so as a student you have the benefit of their knowledge and industry experience - as well as their wealth of connections to network with.
The MIBM programme is unlike any other. The combination of research, management, consultancy, guest lectures, and workshops gave me the chance to learn from wide-ranging perspectives; and the critical writing, teamwork, and experiential learning have been extremely beneficial for my networking and future career progression.
PRE-MASTERS PROGRAMME
The Pre-masters programme is structured as follows and is made up of four modules:
| Core Modules: | |
| Academic English | 15 credits |
| Business Research | 15 credits |
| Financial Accounting | 15 credits |
| Fundamentals of Business and Management | 15 credits |
| 60 credits | |
UNIVERSITY PROGRAMME
The MSc IBM programme is structured as follows:
| Semester 1 | |
| Evaluating the Global Context | 15 credits |
| The Strategic Context | 15 credits |
| The Service Concept: Design and Delivery | 15 credits |
| Managing Finance | 15 credits |
| **Personal and Professional Development | 15 credits |
| Semester 2 | |
| People and Global Organisations | 15 credits |
| Digital Business Information Systems | 15 credits |
| Management Consultancy | 15 credits |
| **Personal and Professional Development | 15 Credits |
| *Dissertation: International Management | 60 Credits |
| Semester 3 | |
| Dissertation International Management | 60 credits |
To achieve a Masters, students must complete a dissertation that gives them a chance to research an area of international management that is of particular interest to them, and is and relevant to their career or company
* Dissertation module starts from semester 2 and runs till semester 3
** PPD module starts from semester 1 and continues in semester 2
