Postgraduate Course: International Business and Trade (MSc) (BUST11150)
Course Outline
| School |
Business School |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Business Studies |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
To provide a general introduction to the key international issues which effect all firms and multinational corporations, in particular. The course aims to highlight and analyse the strategic choices (and implemention approaches and methods) open to managements faced with complex international business opportunities and threats and to examine the trade environment in which this activity takes place. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| On completion of the course students will be aware of the following issues: the process behind the globalisation of the world economy tempered by an understanding of the way in which economic, political and cultural diversity persists and constrains the homogenisation of consumer behaviour; the importance and dynamics of the world trading system for economic development and international business; why enterprises choose to expand operations across national boundaries; the alternative strategies enterprises may adopt to exploit overseas markets; the interactive relationship between multinational entreprises (MNEs) and host governments and teh arguments for promoting or constraining inward foreign investment by host governments. |
Assessment Information
Exam 60%
Group presentation 40% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Mr Alan Brown
Tel: (0131 6)50 3804
Email: Alan.C.Brown@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Victoria Lawford
Tel:
Email: Victoria.Lawford@ed.ac.uk |
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