MSc International Management and Leadership

What gives the best managers their unique vision? How can you lead a team to deliver? How do organisations engage with and shape the world around them? How does that change as you move from a local context to national and international relationships? We’ll prepare you to answer these real-world questions and more – so that your international management career gets off to the best possible start. On this course you’ll focus on best practice in international management and leadership, preparing you for a wide range of careers. You will study a range of modules covering all the core functions of management including the commercial business, community, and voluntary or social enterprise sectors. In order to obtain the MSc, students will chose a capstone option from the following: Business Consultancy in Practice: This is a hands-on practical project where students work with real clients as a consultant within an external organisation to develop project management skills and reflect on their learning experiences. The Business Incubation Programme: Students will develop a new business or social enterprise start-up of their choice. They will work with mentors, QMU’s Business Innovation Zone (BIZ) and Business Gateway. Dissertation: This offers the opportunity to conduct a substantial academic research project around a topic of choice. The course content reflects our desire to ensure that Queen Margaret graduates are fully aware of the wider societal impact of business, and of the responsibility of managers and leaders toward business and global sustainability. The course is also flexible: you can study full-time or part-time and you do not have to have come from a business background.

What gives the best managers their unique vision? How can you lead a team to deliver? How do organisations engage with and shape the world around them? How does that change as you move from a local context to national and international relationships? We’ll prepare you to answer these real-world questions and more – so that your international management career gets off to the best possible start. On this course you’ll focus on best practice in international management and leadership, preparing you for a wide range of careers. You will study a range of modules covering all the core functions of management including the commercial business, community, and voluntary or social enterprise sectors. In order to obtain the MSc, students will chose a capstone option from the following: Business Consultancy in Practice: This is a hands-on practical project where students work with real clients as a consultant within an external organisation to develop project management skills and reflect on their learning experiences. The Business Incubation Programme: Students will develop a new business or social enterprise start-up of their choice. They will work with mentors, QMU’s Business Innovation Zone (BIZ) and Business Gateway. Dissertation: This offers the opportunity to conduct a substantial academic research project around a topic of choice. The course content reflects our desire to ensure that Queen Margaret graduates are fully aware of the wider societal impact of business, and of the responsibility of managers and leaders toward business and global sustainability. The course is also flexible: you can study full-time or part-time and you do not have to have come from a business background.