MSc International Business and Marketing

Year of Entry 2025/26
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MSc

International Business and Marketing

Study international business and marketing with a global outlook, and prepare yourself for an exciting career.

Everything you need to know...

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    What is the fee?

    Home: £10,620 for the course
    International/EU: £17,725 for the course

  • Time

    How long will I study?

    1 Year

  • Location

    Where will I study?

    City Campus

  • Date

    When do I start?

    September 2025


Course summary

  • Gain the expertise you need to excel in international business and marketing.
  • Engage with real organisations via a live consultancy project.
  • Develop your skillset through collaborative and independent learning.
  • Attain rounded knowledge on an academically challenging, multidisciplinary course.

On this course, you'll tackle business and marketing with an outward-facing, international perspective. You'll consider strategy and engagement on a global scale, and understand how business is conducted across cultures and borders.


Sheffield Business School accreditation

Sheffield Business School is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and has been awarded the Business School Impact System label by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD).

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How you learn

Watch lecturer Dr Rondy De Silva talk about International Business at Sheffield Hallam University.

At Sheffield Hallam, all our courses are designed to engage you with the world and challenge you to think in new ways. You’ll get to collaborate with others, and you’ll be taught in a supportive environment where you can thrive.

On this course, you'll study international business topics such as globalisation, multinational enterprises, cross-cultural management, international strategy, and global supply chains. In the marketing strand, modules will focus on areas such as international markets, brands and consumers. Practical work is featured throughout the course to ensure that you apply your skills.

Our large and diverse teaching team combines practical industry experience and academic research expertise. This enables us to blend contemporary, real-world understanding of business with advanced theoretical knowledge and a truly international perspective.

You learn through

  • lectures
  • seminars
  • workshops
  • live projects
  • simulations
  • peer learning
  • independent study
  • guest speakers

This course is delivered face-to-face over three semesters - teaching is scheduled based on the length of your course and the academic calendar.

Course leaders and tutors

Cristina Lopez-Moreno
Cristina Lopez-Moreno
Senior Lecturer

Senior Lecturer

Applied learning

Live projects

The course features an international consultancy project opportunity, supported by Venture Matrix, in which you carry out assessed projects based on real-world business solutions for local, national or global organisations.

The project aims to enhance your business awareness and improve your employment prospects. The opportunity to visit and communicate regularly with a real company will be particularly beneficial to international students from the point of view of business engagement and practical experience.

There are also business simulations throughout the course. These opportunities give you the chance to develop your practical skills in a real world setting.

Networking opportunities

Throughout the course, you'll benefit from frequent interaction with the business community — allowing you to make useful connections for your career.

Field trips

There are field trips and site visits on the course to demonstrate the business environment, and allow for useful real-world experiences and insight.


Future careers

This course prepares you for a career in

  • account management
  • advertising
  • business development
  • retail buying
  • consultancy
  • marketing
  • human resource management
  • logistics management
  • management consultancy
  • market research analysis
  • product management
  • project management
  • retail management

Previous graduates of similar courses have gone on to work for

  • 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

Where will I study?

You study at City Campus through a structured mix of lectures, seminars and practical sessions as well as access to digital and online resources to support your learning.

City Campus

City Campus is located in the heart of Sheffield, within minutes of the train and bus stations.

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Howard Street
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S1 1WB

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Equipment and facilities

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Entry requirements

All students

Good degree (minimum second class honours) or international equivalent, normally in a business-related subject

If English is not your first language you will need an IELTS score of 6.5 overall and a minimum of 6.0 in all skills, or a recognised equivalent.

Work experience will be considered. Exceptionally, candidates with insufficient academic qualifications but extensive relevant employment and managerial experience will be considered for admission to the course, if, in the opinion of the course leader, there is sufficient evidence to indicate that the individual has the potential to successfully complete the chosen course of study. 

Additional information for EU/International students

If you are an International or non-UK European student, you can find out more about the country specific qualifications we accept on our international qualifications page.

For details of English language entry requirements (IELTS), please see the information for 'All students'.


Modules

Important notice: The structure of this course is periodically reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students and ensure ongoing compliance with any professional, statutory and regulatory body standards. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment may change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Following any changes, updated module information will be published on this page.

Final year

Compulsory modules

Module
Credits
Assessment
Contemporary International Management Practice
Credits 15
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Digital Marketing
Credits 15
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Dissertation
Credits 45
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Global Supply Chain Management
Credits 15
Assessment Coursework(100%)
International Consultancy Project 2
Credits 15
Assessment Coursework(100%)
International Strategic Management
Credits 15
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Principles Of International Business
Credits 15
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Research Methods
Credits 15
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Understanding Markets
Credits 15
Assessment Coursework(100%)

Elective modules

Module
Credits
Assessment
Entrepreneurial Marketing And Innovation
Credits 15
Assessment Coursework(80%) , Practical(20%)
International Consumer Behaviour
Credits 15
Assessment Coursework(100%)

Fees and funding

Home students

Our tuition fee for UK students starting full-time study in 2025/26 is £10,620 for the course.

If you are studying an undergraduate course, postgraduate pre-registration course or postgraduate research course over more than one academic year then your tuition fees may increase in subsequent years in line with Government regulations or UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) published fees. More information can be found in our terms and conditions under student fees regulations.

International students

Our tuition fee for International/EU students starting full-time study in 2025/26 is £17,725 for the course.

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Additional course costs

The links below allow you to view estimated general course additional costs, as well as costs associated with key activities on specific courses. These are estimates and are intended only as an indication of potential additional expenses. Actual costs can vary greatly depending on the choices you make during your course.

General course additional costs

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Legal information

Any offer of a place to study is subject to your acceptance of the University’s Terms and Conditions and Student Regulations.

 

How do I apply?

You apply for this course via our online application form.

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You can also use the application form above to apply for future years of entry.

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Why choose us?

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Teaching

We are Gold rated in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) for the outstanding quality of our teaching and student outcomes

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Employment

94% of our management graduates are in work or further study fifteen months after graduating

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Excellence

Graduate from Sheffield Business School – rated in the top 6% globally for excellence in teaching and research

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