International Business Management MSc Welcome Pack
Welcome to MSc International Business Management – September 2025.
Lead with confidence in today’s borderless global economy. Our course equips you to navigate global challenges and seize emerging opportunities with strategic insight and cultural agility.
Whether you hold business or non-business degree, our course is designed to welcome individuals from diverse academic and professional backgrounds. No prior academic or work experience in business or management is required.
Are you aiming for managerial career? Do you want to advance into higher leadership roles in the current dynamic international business landscape?
Our Course is structured to strengthen your employability and cross-cultural skills focusing on core competencies essential for success in today’s global business environment.
The course offers you diverse blend of modules from accounting, strategy, and marketing to international logistics and cultural management equipping you with skills needed to excel in business management or consultancy.
Uniquely, this course offers you the opportunity to learn from distinctive modules as:
- Business Strategy Simulation: a highly practical and effective module to learn how to manage business and apply strategy concepts focusing on innovation and new markets
- Professional Practice in International Business: enables you to act as a consultant of an international project of your choice, or to start business plan by applying “The Prince’s Trust” pack provided by the government website.
With staff and students from various cultural and academic backgrounds, this course offers unique international learning experience. It enables you to develop expertise and gain professional practice in key business disciplines, while keeping your career opportunities wide open across global industries.
Your Course Leader:
Dr. Ahmed Mohamed
Lecturer in International Business
ahmed.mohamed2@northampton.ac.uk
Your Deputy Course Leader:
Erefa Jerome
Lecturer in Strategic Management | AFHEA, MBA, LLB
erefa.jerome@northampton.ac.uk
Welcome and Induction Sessions
This is your induction timetable with online sessions starting on 16 September, and sessions starting on 24 September. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Ahmed Mohamed: Ahmed.mohamed2@northampton.ac.uk
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- Date: Wednesday 17 September 2025
- Time: 10 -11:30am (GMT)
- Link: https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/445a1d4d7a9944d5a7ccb5cebca39b2a
Monday 22 September – Friday 3 October
Welcome Week activities
From karaoke to outdoor cinema, wellbeing walks to Silent Disco, and much more – there’s something suitable for everyone.
See our Welcome timetable to find out more.
Wednesday 24 September
Session: Welcome session
- Time: 2:30-4pm (GMT)
- Location: The Leathersellers Hide, Fourth Floor, Learning Hub
Thursday 25 September
Session: Business & Law Welcome Fair
Don’t miss the fun of the fair! Music, games, sweet treats and more (including prizes to be won). Join our business and law student and staff community for an afternoon of fun, friendship and first-year festivities. No need to book, just turn up!
- Time: 12 – 4pm (BST)
- Location: Town Hall, Creative Hub, Waterside campus
- Date: Wednesday 1 October 2025
- Time: 10 – 11:30am (GMT)
- Link: https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/d16a616712f84c00a9e840bc3e777ffe
Enhancing skills, building networks and engaging in the wider University community
- UK cities visits:
An enjoyable free trip will be arranged to all the MSc IBM students to visit one of the interesting places such as Cambridge, or Oxford etc.
- Guest speakers:
Experienced guest speakers and consultants in relevant areas of the MSc IBM programme will be invited to deliver talks and interactive seminars.
- Social Events:
MSc IBM students will enjoy social events where free Food and drink will be provided and some employability skills’ activities will be run during the events. You will have the opportunities to meet local, civic, charity and business leaders.
- Company visits are arranged
Subject to availability.
All the activities are not compulsory