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MA International Business Management

Key information

With very close links with industry, commerce and relevant professional bodies, our business-related programmes are world-renowned for its teaching and research.

Programme code
KPT/JPS (R/0414/6/0263) (MQA/FA7425) 03/26
Level
Undergraduate
Delivery type
Full Time
Degree qualification
MA
Mode of delivery
On-Campus
Duration
3 years
Location
Malaysia
Start date
September, January

As the modern business world becomes increasingly complex, understanding the fundamental way in which businesses and organisations operate - how they develop their strategies and take key decisions - is vital.

Our International Business Management programmes help you to examine businesses and organisations; understand their structures and workings, people and decision making processes; and then relate the theory to actual business situations to prepare yourself for the real world.

You?ll develop valuable communication, problem solving and teamwork skills, and our programmes also offer relevant hands-on experience.

All International Business Management degrees provide a strong grounding in the principles of modern business management and also introduce the more functional areas of business and management.

International Business Management students choose from a range of business oriented courses which allow students to tailor their degree to meet their career needs and aspirations.

Teaching and Assessment

Teaching is delivered through a combination of lectures, tutorials and project work. Course assessment is generally based on either coursework or an exam at the end of the semester, or a mixture of the two at the end of the semester or academic year.

Your student experience

This programme is accredited by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA). In accordance with our normal practice our professionally orientated programmes are designed to meet the educational requirements for membership of relevant professional institutions. In addition to recognition within Malaysia, we seek accreditation by the relevant UK or international professional bodies in accordance with their standard procedures.

*The degree of Master of Arts (MA) is an undergraduate Honours degree, awarded by the ancient universities in Scotland and the UK including Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, St Andrews, Cambridge and Oxford. At other universities in Scotland and the UK, undergraduate degrees in the arts, liberal arts, humanities or social sciences are awarded as Bachelor of Arts (BA).

Go Global

With Go Global, Heriot-Watt's global student programme, you can carry your studies to new places and experience new cultures, expanding your horizons on the way. You'll discover what it means to be a true global citizen and emerge prepared for wherever your career journey will take you.

Inter-Campus Transfer: Dubai

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Inter-Campus Transfer: United Kingdom

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Course content

September Intake - Malaysia

Year 1

  • Fundamentals of Marketing
  • Human Resource Management
  • Commercial Law
  • Intercultural Issues in Business Management
  • Operations Management
  • Management Theories in Practice
  • Choose 2 optional courses

Optional courses available in Year 1 include:

  • Enterprise
  • Concepts and Issues
  • Organisational Behaviour
  • Marketing Perspectives

Year 2

  • Business Research Methods
  • Strategic Management
  • Business Analysis and Consulting
  • Choose 5 optional or elective courses

Optional courses available in Year 2 include

  • Business Venturing
  • Innovation Management
  • Resourcing and Talent Management
  • Consumer Behaviour
  • Marketing Communications
  • Critical Approaches to Management

Year 3

  • International Business
  • Global Trends and Ethics
  • Choose 4 optional courses

Across both semesters:

  • Dissertation

Optional courses available in Year 3 include:

  • International Entreprenuership
  • The Contemporary Workforce
  • Retail Marketing
  • Marketing Sustainability
  • Changing Trends in Employment
  • Marketing and Management in SMEs
  • High Growth Companies

*Information correct at time of publication and may be subject to change

Mandatory September

  • Fundamentals of Marketing
  • Introduction to Business Analytics
  • Management in a Global Context
  • Human Resource Management

Mandatory January

  • Operations Management
  • Business Skills for the Second Machine Age
  • Enterprise: Concepts and Issues

Optional September

  • Self-Empowerment and Social Responsibility I
  • National Language A (MPU 3212)

Optional January

  • Organisational Behaviour
  • Appreciation of Ethics and Civilisations
  • Self-Empowerment and Social Responsibility II
  • Malay Language Communication 2 (MPU 3143)
  • Integrity and Anti-Corruption
  • Consumer Behaviour

January Intake - Malaysia

Year 1

  • Fundamentals of Marketing
  • Human Resource Management
  • Commercial Law
  • Intercultural Issues in Business Management
  • Operations Management
  • Management Theories in Practice
  • Choose 2 optional courses

Optional courses available in Year 1 include:

  • Enterprise
  • Concepts and Issues
  • Organisational Behaviour
  • Marketing Perspectives

Year 2

  • Business Research Methods
  • Strategic Management
  • Business Analysis and Consulting
  • Choose 5 optional or elective courses

Optional courses available in Year 2 include

  • Business Venturing
  • Innovation Management
  • Resourcing and Talent Management
  • Consumer Behaviour
  • Marketing Communications
  • Critical Approaches to Management

Year 3

  • International Business
  • Global Trends and Ethics
  • Choose 4 optional courses

Across both semesters:

  • Dissertation

Optional courses available in Year 3 include:

  • International Entreprenuership
  • The Contemporary Workforce
  • Retail Marketing
  • Marketing Sustainability
  • Changing Trends in Employment
  • Marketing and Management in SMEs
  • High Growth Companies

*Information correct at time of publication and may be subject to change

Mandatory January

  • Operations Management
  • Business Skills for the Second Machine Age
  • Enterprise: Concepts and Issues

Mandatory May

  • Fundamentals of Marketing
  • Human Resource Management
  • Management in a Global Context
  • Introduction to Business Analytics

Optional January

  • Organisational Behaviour
  • Malay Language Communication 2 (MPU 3143)
  • Consumer Behaviour
  • Appreciation of Ethics and Civilisations

Optional May

  • Philosophy and Current Issues
  • National Language A (MPU 3212)

Fees and funding

StatusFull Time
LocalMYR 36,560
InternationalMYR 42,848

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Entry requirements

We have standard entry requirements for all of our courses that you will have to meet.

  • A-Level: DDD
  • STPM: CC
  • UEC: Maximum 30 points (5 subjects not less than B grade)
  • ATAR (WACE/SACE): ATAR 50 
  • Canada Year 12 High School Diploma: 50% (average score based on 6 best relevant subjects including English)
  • International Baccalaureate Diploma: 24 points excluding Theory of knowledge and Extended Essay
  • Matriculation/Foundation: Minimum CGPA 2.0
  • Diploma: Minimum CGPA 2.0
  • Heriot-Watt University Malaysia Foundation in Business / Foundation in Science: Pass and eligible to receive the award 
  • SMA 3 (Indonesia): 6.0
  • Year 12 State Board High School Examination (India): 70%
  • Senior High School Graduation Certificate (China): 80%

Note:

In addition to the entry requirements listed above, applicants must have grade pass in Mathematics at SPM/ IGCSE or equivalent. This requirement can be waived if applicants have obtained at least grade pass in Mathematics at a higher level. 

We strongly urge all prospective students to submit their applications. Our students comprise of individuals with a wide array of qualifications. The most comprehensive way for us to assess eligibility is by receiving a completed application comprising of academic qualification.  

Entry requirements in the prospectus and website may not always apply and individual offers may vary. 

Why Heriot-Watt

We are committed to producing future-ready graduates with high-quality British education. Located in Putrajaya since 2014, Heriot-Watt University Malaysia's purpose-built, state-of-the-art, lakeside campus in Putrajaya is the first “green campus” in Malaysia; catering to a global network of students.

Ranked in the top 10 for Research Impact in the UK, with campuses in Scotland and Dubai, we offer students the opportunity of a truly global seamless learning experience flourishing beyond academic excellence through our Purpose Driven Education approach.

Employability

International Business Management degrees provide a very wide range of employment options, and our graduates have an excellent reputation with employers. Our management graduates have gone on to pursue successful careers in marketing, operations and financial management as well as company management consultancy.

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