7 Ways You’ll Benefit from Graduating with a Master’s in International Management

In today’s competitive work climate, your degree qualification needs to demonstrate more than just your understanding of a particular subject. An increasing number of employers and businesses are seeking graduates who have industry experience as well as industry knowledge, so it’s important to know whether your degree will help you achieve that.

The year-long ‘Leadership in Action’ module is an integral part of the MSc in International Management at Imperial, where students are “coached and mentored throughout the project by faculty, in order to learn international management skills in a fully immersive and practical way,” explains Professor Bot-Vos.

You’ll develop a product or service and take it to Brazil or India to see how business can be affected both socioeconomically and culturally. It’s also where you’ll develop your leadership potential as you learn to work effectively as an individual and within a team.

Studying international management can help you become more engaged in global business and management practices around the world.

From his experience on the MSc International Management program so far, Austin has been impressed by Imperial’s emphasis on ensuring students engage with global experiences inside and outside the classroom, saying: “The program offers incredible opportunities to build an international network, including an international consulting project in the Leadership in Action module to either Brazil or India and a business immersion trip to continental Europe.”

To get a genuine understanding of international management practice, the MSc in International Management at Imperial offers international elective opportunities, as well as international study trips such as exchanges.

The optional Global Immersion Week electives, for example, “provides students with the opportunity to experience first-hand the social and cultural dynamics of working in another country.

“The week-long trip will consist of visits to local companies operating across a range of industry sectors, as well as social and cultural activities,” explains Bot-Vos.

Management is essentially focused on the organization and control of people, resources, materials and strategies within a business, but it’s also important to recognize the need of understanding key business disciplines within an international context.

“Today’s business environment is truly global and a great workplace for people with a thorough understanding of international business dynamics and strong intercultural and interpersonal skills,” says Bot-Vos.

Appreciating the need for individual learning and career needs, the MSc in International Management has limited core modules so students can tailor the degree to suit them and choose from a wide range of electives, instead.

Although international management touches upon key areas of business such as marketing, finance, economics and entrepreneurship, there is also an increasing need for those who work in international management to possess a robust knowledge of technology, innovation and analytics.

The MSc in International Management at Imperial College Business School has a “greater emphasis on technology and analytics, with digital innovation embedded throughout the program including core modules in Decision Analytics and Innovation and Technology Strategy,” explains Bot-Vos.

“Innovation and Design Thinking gives students the tools and techniques to innovate and take an initial idea and transform it into something that can be developed into a marketable product or service,” she adds.

Regardless of industry and sector, having a robust understanding of technologies and the impact it can have on the world is essential.

“I’m excited to gain a deeper understanding of how to implement strategy, analytics, and innovation in a global context,” says Austin.

Business school is the ideal place to meet new people and build your business network. From your class colleagues to professors, it’s important to recognize the importance of building professional relationships and making valuable connections with them.

“By studying the MSc International Management at Imperial, I’ve already gained an amazing network of colleagues that spans the globe […] students are part of a community of scholars from all over the world,” says Austin.

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