MSc International Business and Human Resource Management

Industry specialists have helped to design your course – helping you graduate with the global skillet employers seek. Our teaching strategies are grounded in contemporary academic research, with a strong emphasis on addressing the practical challenges faced by global organisations.

You’ll extend your knowledge and intellectual abilities from your first degree through an academically rigorous course of study, informed by the latest academic and professional developments. You’ll build the skills, competencies and personal attributes of a manager in international business and human resource management.

You learn through:

• lectures
• interactive seminars
• dedicated tutor support
• guest lectures
• digitally enabled learning and simulations
• group and individual presentations
• a live consultancy project
• small group and individual dissertation supervision meetings

Key themes

In international business and human resource management, organisations navigate different national contexts in a range of ways. The curriculum themes and learning materials represent a diversity of global contexts and perspectives. The teaching focuses on the current real-world global issues facing international firms.

You’ll explore international human resource management, international trade, cross-border investment, internationalisation, global entrepreneurship and international strategy. You’ll study the changing nature of the international business environment and how this impacts firms. We’ll prepare you for the diversity and complexity which accompany a globally integrated and internationally focused business environment.

You’ll acquire essential skills in project management, business analysis and leadership – learning how to present information and critically evaluate issues as you collaborate and problem-solve in teams.

Some modules offer opportunities to personalise your learning experience, including the flexibility to select assessment tasks that align with your preferences and goals.

Course support

Throughout your learning journey, you’ll experience a range of dedicated support with your personal, academic and career development.

Applied learning

We think the best way to learn something is to do it in the real world. This guides everything we do at Sheffield Business School. You’ll develop your employability skills and learn how to be successful as an international business manager.

Live projects

You’ll develop practical managerial skills by interacting with a company, enhancing your communication and business awareness. This is particularly beneficial to international students in terms of business engagement, and develops group work skills.

Key modules make use of guest lecturers to give practical focus and effective insights into the issues facing real-world companies. Previous students may deliver some of these, giving students a sense of their journey towards the workplace.

You’ll also self-reflect and develop skills that underpin your future professional development. Business skills – e.g. interpersonal, intercultural capabilities, team working and presentation – will complement academic skills such as data acquisition, analysis, academic writing and research.

Networking opportunities

You can take part in careers days, consultancy projects and guest lectures – with the added possibility of networking with former students from the course.

You can develop areas to focus on in your dissertation, consultancy or project elective, which you can link to your career aspirations.

You can access postgraduate career development initiatives too – from leadership programmes and management skills workshops to CV writing and career management activities.

Competitions

You may have chances to take part in competitions, with prizes available for performing strongly on the course, or being nominated as an inspirational student.

Field trips

You may be able to attend field trips to firms in the UK – from local small and medium sized enterprises to multinational firms – giving you a sense of the types of workplaces you could be located in.

A wide variety of interesting roles within firms would be suitable for graduates, including:

• business and market development
• market research
• human resource management
  personnel
• business analysis
• purchasing, logistics, distribution and supply chain management
• export coordination
• consultancy
• account, brand, product and project management

Previous graduates have worked for a wide variety of firms in the UK and internationally, including:

• Phoenix Precision Technology, Taiwan
• QPC, Singapore
• UBI, France
• Sika Ltd, China
• Sheffield Forgemasters International, UK
• ARGOS logistics, Shanghai
• Nissan, UK
• Brunei Shell Petroleum, Brunei
• Pryas Consulting, India
• GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Netherlands

Previous graduates of other similar courses, such as MSc Human Resource Management have gone on to work for:

• PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Tesco
• HSBC
• Cleveland Constabulary
• First Mainline
• Royal Mail
• Carrefour
• Lenovo
• International Hilton Hotels
• various public sector organisations