This course aims to develop
you as a manager in an International Business environment.
The focus is on the theory and practice of organisations and
international business, the nature of management skills, analytical
and diagnostic techniques, and the integrated nature of financial,
economic and information environments within which a Manager
operates. |
Course Aims |
To develop you as a Manager on
the basis of your understanding and appreciation of:
- the theory and practice of organisations and international
business;
- the nature of management skills, analytic and diagnostic
techniques;
- the analysis of economic and market factors influencing
corporate strategy; and
- how the manager deploys knowledge-based
analytical and problem solving skills and competences
at both operational and strategic levels.
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Course
Market |
The course is aimed principally at providing a professionall
qualification for the following markets:
- employees with significant responsibilities in international
business wishing to develop their practical and theoretical
knowledge;
- jobholders who seek to gain a specialization within international
business, underpinned by rigorous conceptual knowledge capable
of deployment in a vocationally useful way;
- those who seek to be well-placed for managerial posts
in multinational organisations.
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Course Structure |
Total
Credits - 180
Full-time Students in this category undertake the full course
which comprises:
Term-1 (60
credits)
NBM094 |
Professional Skills |
NHR001 |
Managing People |
NBM081 |
Research Methods |
NBM041 |
Strategic Management |
NBM201 |
Managerial Economics |
NFA003 |
Management Accounting |
Term-2 (60
credits)
NBM111 |
International Business Strategy |
NBM121 |
International Management |
NBM061 |
Cultural & Change Management |
NMM041 |
International Marketing |
Term-3 (30
credits)
NIS001 |
Management Information Systems |
NBM301 |
E-Business
Management |
* Please note that not all of the modules listed may be available
in any year, and the College reserves the right to substitute
alternative options in any given year.
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Project (30
Credits) The project is designed to provide an opportunity to translate
both conceptual and practitioner knowledge acquired during
the course to the analysis of a specific business situation
or of a contemporary, established and focused area of academic/practitioner
enquiry in International Business . It gives students the
opportunity to link theory with practice and is based upon
a research project. The project involves the identification
and refinement of a business situation, undertaking an in-depth
literature review, the collection of primary data and the
analysis and evaluation of this data so as to produce a set
of implementable recommendations. The end product should
be a dissertation of 12,000 words to be submitted following
the end of the taught programme.
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Duration |
| The programme is organized
on a 3 term basis. Full-time students normally undergo 24 hours
of Guided Learning Hours each week. You are expected to spend
at least the same amount of additional time each week in personal
study and completing assignments. All the students have to submit
a Dissertation within the last six months of the program.
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Assessment |
Most units are assessed by a mixture of coursework assignments
and end of semester examinations of 3 Hours each. However the
dissertation is assessed by means of a 12,000 word report.
Qualification is awarded to those candidates who achieve a
Pass grade or above in all components of their examination.
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Entry Requirements |
Applicants
WITH Standard Qualifications
Standard qualifications for admission to the course
are:
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a UK Honours degree (or overseas equivalent)
in Business Studies, Public Administration or related
subjects; or
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a degree in a discipline relevant to
human resource management; or
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a degree supplemented by a qualification or by qualifications
from a course of study which includes a substantial business
or management studies component. Examples would include a
Management Diploma, HNC or HND plus, normally in each case
relevant working experience.
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Applicants WITHOUT
Standard Qualifications
NLC welcomes applications from persons with
certificated learning, or who have had a significant amount
of relevant working experience and who are able to demonstrate
that they will be able to study effectively at professional level.
Some applicants may be interviewed by the Course Leader or
a member of the teaching team and/or be required to submit
a 1000 word essay on a selected aspect of human resource management.
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Additionally, all students
whose first language is not English, require an English language
qualification such as IELTS with a scoring of 6.0 or above,
or may have to enrol with the NLC English Foundation course
which is of 6 months duration .
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Exemptions |
Certain
categories of graduate may be offered accreditation of prior
learning for all modules of Stage 1 of the course. This will
enable them to complete the full-time course in six months
and the part-time course in one year. Such applicants will
have satisfied the requirements above, and will hold in addition
one of the following qualifications:
- Diploma in Management Studies
- Diploma in Business Administration
- Master of Business
Administration
Exemptions
are unlikely to be considered unless supported by documentary
evidence of relevant achievement. |
