The National University of Ireland, Maynooth
MSc International Business
Maynooth, Ireland
MSc
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 18,000
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: This MSc International Business at Maynooth University prepares business graduates for international careers by developing a global mindset, analytical and professional skills. You’ll study international trade, investment, firm internationalization, global strategy and management, gaining exposure to multinational operations, functional areas, cross-border communication, negotiation, placements and a business research project.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work in manufacturing and service firms with international activities, export agencies, government institutions, NGOs, international organizations, joint ventures, foreign subsidiaries, consulting and research. Roles include international manager, export manager, strategy analyst, management consultant, policy advisor and project manager; skills suit public, inter-governmental and not-for-profit sectors globally.
This programme is designed for the business graduates who want to pursue an international career and develop a global mindset to achieve international or global career success. Are you thinking about working for an international organisation or multinational firm in Ireland or overseas? Perhaps you already do and would like to acquire tools and skills to move your career to the next level. This programme will give you in-depth knowledge of international business and allow you to experience what it is like to work in a multinational organisation. Students in this programme develop the capacity for high-level analysis of firm internationalisation, international trade, investment, strategy and management, and gain an appreciation of the multinational firm, its environment and the activities of the international manager. You will gain exposure to different functional areas of the international business and experience real challenges first-hand.
It will give postgraduate students advanced knowledge of international business, by developing your academic knowledge, analytical and professional skills with the aim of preparing you for work in a variety of international organisational settings.
This is an intensive and fast-paced programme over 12 months full-time or 24 months part-time, in which knowledge areas define the module foci and progression and skill areas are overlaid across the programme. For details on module overviews, learning outcomes, teaching and learning methods and assessment please visit Course Finder. We have two semesters of taught modules, during which each module is taught over four days. These four days will be time-tabled three to four weeks apart so that learning can occur between the individual teaching days and permits for reflection on content and the completion of projects and tasks.
Manufacturing or service firms with international activities, export and trade agencies, government institutions, NGOs, international organisations, joint ventures, foreign subsidiaries, travel and tourism, consulting, research and more.
The MSc International Business will equip you with knowledge about business and management issues from a global perspective. You will leave with insights about how international and multinational firms actually operate and what to expect as a manager or employee in an international firm. Our programme will give you the tools needed to make decisions for and within the organisation, understand global strategy and the internationalisation process and give you vital cross-border communication and negotiating skills.
This course is for anyone seeking an international focus to their business studies, who wants a competitive international edge to their degree, is considering an internationally-focussed career or is already working in an internationally-oriented organisation.
This course is also relevant for those who seek career advancement in the public, inter-governmental and not-for profit sectors and others who wish to extend their skills in the analysis and interpretation of the global business environment. The skills acquired in an international programme of this nature in Ireland can also be flexibly applied in other cultures. We also provide work placement and business research project options, which are highly valued by employers. All students on this MSc are entitled to free Graduate membership of the IMCA (Institute of Management Consultants & Advisors) for the duration of the programme and for the 12 months following completion.