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Coventry University

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• Entry requirements
  For entry, you should normally have a good Honours degree or an equivalent qualification. For applicants whose first language is not English, proof of proficiency in English will be required. Applicants will normally have a minimum of two years' post experience.
• Academic title
  International Business MBA
• Course description
  MBA International Business
  MBA International Business is for students who wish
  to work in the arena of international business with an
  emphasis upon the processes, practicalities and the
  impact of globalisation. The MBA International Business
  helps students to evaluate the complexity of international
  business within a global and regional context and provides
  appropriate theoretical frameworks with which to analyse,
  support and enhance business competitiveness and
  global presence.
  
  Semester 1
  All MBA students (regardless of their
  chosen route) study FOUR core
  management modules. These are:
  
  • Human Resource Management
  • Marketing Management
  • Financial Analysis & Decision Making
  • Economic Environment of Business
  
  Semester 2
  Strategic Management
  (Studied by all MBA students.)
  In addition, students must choose a
  further THREE modules from a list of
  modules relevant to their named MBA
  award. These are indicated below:
  MBA General Management students
  study THREE modules namely:
  
  • Issues in Strategic Leadership
  Plus TWO further modules from
  • European Business
  • International Financial Markets
  • Marketing Communications
  • Entrepreneurship and
  Small Business
  • International Business and
  Global Strategy
  MBA International Business students
  study THREE modules:
  • Critical Issues in Global Business
  Plus TWO further modules from
  • European Business
  • Asian Business and
  Global Challenge
  • International Marketing
  • International Business Law
  • International Business and
  Global Stratergy
  
  MBA Finance students study THREE
  modules namely:
  
  • Corporate Finance
  • Institutional Investments
  • International Financial Markets
  
  MBA Marketing students study THREE
  modules namely:
  • Marketing Planning
  • International Marketing
  • Marketing Communications
  
  Semester 3
  During the final semester all students
  will undertake a module on Research
  Methods and either a company
  internship or a dissertation in a
  specialist area relevant to their chosen
  MBA. In each case, the student will
  have an allocated staff member acting
  as their personal supervisor.
  
  If the dissertation is chosen, staff
  members will supervise dissertations
  that fall within their area of expertise or
  alternatively, staff will suggest topics
  which lie within their specialist expertise.
  
  Pattern and Mode of Attendance
  MBA General Management,
  MBA Finance, MBA International
  Business and MBA Marketing courses
  are all semester-based. There are two
  start dates each year.
  
  September Start
  Semester 1 September to December
  Semester 2 January to April
  Semester 3 May to September
  or
  
  January Start
  Semester 1 January to April
  Semester 2 May to July
  Semester 3 September to January
  
  * The Business School is currently developing
  an April/May start date from 2009 for a limited
  selection of MBA programmes.

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