MSc Management (International Business)

Overview

A taught master's at City Campus in Nottingham Business School covering strategy, operations, marketing, finance and international management, finishing with a consultancy or business research project. A placement route is available to September starters.

Highlights

• Strategic Management
• Global Leadership, People and Artificial Intelligence
• Strategic Global Supply Chains
• Consultancy Experience Project or Business Research Project (final project, choose one)

Entry requirements

Academic

One-year course: a degree equivalent to a UK undergraduate honours degree (2.2 or above). Two-year placement course: a UK-equivalent honours degree at 2.1 or above. Applicants must show commitment to the subject.

English language

Nottingham Business School 1-year Masters (Student visa): IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each component. Two-year Masters (Student visa): 6.5 overall with at least 6.0 in speaking and listening and 5.5 in reading and writing. PTE Academic 62 with no element below 59 (equivalent to IELTS 6.5 with 5.5). Duolingo is not accepted. TOEFL iBT is listed on a new scale from January 2026: 4.5 overall with at least 4.0 in each component for the IELTS 6.5 equivalent.

Applicants from Pakistan

Pakistan page, four-year bachelor's for postgraduate entry: CGPA 2.5 for courses requiring a 2:2 and 2.9 for courses requiring a 2:1 (scale not stated). Graduates of NUST, Quaid-i-Azam University or LUMS: 2.3 for a 2:2 and 2.7 for a 2:1. University of the Punjab: 50% for a 2:2 and 55% for a 2:1. Described as guidelines only. Source

Working after you graduate

Bachelor's and master's graduates on a Student visa may apply in the UK for the Graduate visa: two years if applying by 31 December 2026, or 18 months if applying on or after 1 January 2027.

Checked on 10 October 2026. Official source.

Scholarships for this course

• Chevening ScholarshipsTuition fees, monthly living stipend, economy return flight, arrival and departure allowances and visa application cost
• Commonwealth Master's ScholarshipsFull tuition fees, return airfare, monthly stipend of GBP 1,712 (GBP 2,000 in the London area) and a study travel grant
• Country Scholarship for PakistanGBP 5,000 towards studies for postgraduate students holding an offer
• NTU Excellence Scholarships50% or 25% off the first-year fee (GBP 9,150 to 12,500 or GBP 4,525 to 6,250 depending on course fee); undergraduates also receive GBP 3,000 off each later year
• NTU International Merit Scholarship (Masters)GBP 3,000 (a lower NTU International Scholarship of GBP 2,000 is also listed for Masters)
• Sibling Loyalty Reward20% off tuition fees, first year only