MSc International Marketing

Year of Entry 2024/25
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MSc

International Marketing

Full-time Marketing

Acquire and develop the specialist knowledge, understanding and skills associated with the relevant professional and managerial functions of international marketing.

Everything you need to know...

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    What is the fee?

    Home: £10,310 or £11,810 (with work experience) for the course
    International/EU: £17,205 or £18,705 (with work experience) for the course

  • Time

    How long will I study?

    1 Year / 15 Months

  • Location

    Where will I study?

    City Campus

  • Date

    When do I start?

    September 2024
    January 2025


Work Placement Route

For international students wishing to undertake a placement as part of this course, you must apply to the International Marketing (work experience route). Transferring to the work experience route later will not be possible due to visa restrictions.

Course summary

  • Understand international marketing management and how it’s applied in industry
  • Gain professional marketing skills in preparation for future employment
  • Demonstrate the ability to understand market changes in a fast-moving industry
  • Apply your knowledge to develop international marketing plans and strategies.

 

This course is well established and enjoys an excellent reputation for producing postgraduate students who can add value to international businesses. With the skills you gain you’ll be well-equipped to succeed in the world of marketing and business.


Sheffield Business School accreditation

Sheffield Business School is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), placing us in the top 5% of business schools globally.

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How you learn

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Watch course leader Scott Jones talk about this course.

All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

The course will use your experience to work through a range of business simulations. You’ll develop your professional marketing skills with a team of tutors who have a wealth of professional marketing and academic experience.

You learn through

  • traditional lectures
  • seminars
  • group work
  • independent study
  • a dissertation

On this course, you’ll acquire academic knowledge and  applied skills related to international marketing. You’ll study modules on understanding markets, relationship marketing, global brand management, marketing decision making, international consumer behaviour, digital marketing, international consultancy project, research methods and entrepreneurial marketing & innovation. These modules will introduce you to key concepts of marketing and skills – such as marketing decision making and critical thinking in international contexts – providing you with a strong foundation to fulfil your potential.

You will be supported in your learning journey through a number of key areas. These include

  • access to our unique student support triangle to help with your personal, academic and career development
  • access to our Skills Centre with one to ones, webinars and online resources, where you can get help with planning and structuring your assignments
  • industry-specific employability activities such as live projects, learning in simulated environments and networking opportunities

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

Pallavi Singh
Pallavi Singh
Senior Lecturer In Marketing

Pallavi Singh is a Senior Lecturer in Marketing at Sheffield Business School, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK.

Applied learning

Work placements

You’ll be able to choose a work experience route where you source your own placement to complete during the course. This option runs parallel to the more traditional, full-time non-work experience route. By successfully completing either route, you’ll achieve an MSc International Marketing.

 Live projects

As part of your learning experience you’ll complete a marketing consultancy project with a real-world business. Here you’ll be able to apply your learning to a live marketing case. The opportunity to visit and communicate regularly with a company will be particularly beneficial to you from the point of view of business engagement and real-life practical experience.


Future careers

This course prepares you for a career in

  • international marketing management
  • business development management
  • shipping executive management in countries such as China, India, Greece, Netherlands and UK

Some of our graduates return home to manage family businesses.

Previous graduates of this course have gone on to work for

  • Robert Bosch SA
  • Servisair
  • Swisscom AG
  • Inlecom Systems Ltd

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.

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Entry requirements

All students

Normally you need one of the following

• an honours degree

• equivalent professional qualifications

In exceptional circumstances we consider candidates without formal qualifications who demonstrate the necessary experience, intellect and motivation. You may also be able to claim credit points which can reduce the amount of time it takes to complete your qualification at Sheffield Hallam. Find out more

Overseas applicants from countries whose first language is not English must normally produce evidence of competence in English. The standard for non-native speakers of English is as follows

• an IELTS score of 6.0 with 5.5 in all skills (or equivalent) for the full-time route.

• an IELTS score 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in all skills for the work experience route.

If your English language skill is currently below an IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills we recommend you consider a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve an equivalent English level.

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 studied may differ depending on when you start your course.

Modules

Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances.

Modules studied may differ depending on when you start your course.

Final year

Compulsory modules

Module
Credits
Assessment
Digital Marketing
Credits 15
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Dissertation
Credits 45
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Entrepreneurial Marketing And Innovation
Credits 15
Assessment Coursework(80%) , Practical(20%)
Global Brand Management
Credits 15
Assessment Coursework(100%)
International Consultancy Project 1
Credits 15
Assessment Coursework(100%)
International Consumer Behaviour
Credits 15
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Marketing Decision Making
Credits 15
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Relationship Marketing
Credits 15
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Research Methods
Credits 15
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Understanding Markets
Credits 15
Assessment Coursework(100%)

Fees and funding

Home students

Our tuition fee for UK students starting full-time study in 2024/25 is £10,310 for the course without work experience placement or £11,810 with work experience placement.

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 2024/25 is £17,205 for the course without work experience placement or £18,705 with work experience placement.

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Additional course costs

This link allows you to view estimated costs associated with the main activities on specific courses. These are estimates and, as such, are only an indication of additional course costs. Actual costs can vary greatly depending on the choices you make during your course.

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Student success story
Panisa Jarukornva

‘I love the way we learn and then discuss our thoughts. It generates many ideas and views from the class which will be applicable to my future career.’

Panisa Jarukornvasin, MSc International Marketing, 2018 graduate

 

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You apply for this course via our online application form.

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

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