International Marketing MSc

Overview

Apply your understanding of marketing theories to real-world business challenges. Our International Marketing MSc addresses the rapidly developing areas of:

• global communication and brand management
• customer relationship management
• marketing ethics
• digital marketing
• industrial marketing

Organisations are becoming aware of the importance of understanding what their customers want. They also see the necessity to develop products and services that meet their needs and aspirations.

This course consists of marketing-orientated modules with a strong commercial focus. It enables you to:

• develop a theoretical understanding of the discipline
• test applicability of both well-established and newly-introduced marketing concepts in different contexts

Taking a marketing-led approach, you'll learn how to:

• create competitive business advantages
• build brand loyalty
• understand the ethical issues and implications associated with your decisions

This is a ‘conversion course’. It is for graduates of disciplines other than marketing who wish to enter marketing as a career.

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What you'll learn

Our degree specialises in marketing in an international context. It consists of marketing-orientated modules. These modules have a strong commercial focus.

There is a global perspective throughout. You'll develop an in-depth understanding of international marketing practices. You'll consider them from a strategic and tactical perspective.

Taking a market-led approach, you will:

• gain fundamental knowledge
• understand concepts and theories
• learn professional marketing techniques
• develop skills to deal with international marketing issues
• conduct market research to understand consumer behaviour and business market performance

Modules

You will study modules on this course. A module is a unit of a course with its own approved aims and outcomes and assessment methods.

Course content changes

Module information is intended to provide an example of what you will study.

Our teaching is informed by research. Course content changes periodically to reflect developments in the discipline, the requirements of external bodies and partners, and student feedback.

Full details of the modules on offer will be published through the Programme Regulations and Specifications ahead of each academic year. This usually happens in May.

To find out more please see our terms and conditions.

Optional modules availability

Some courses have optional modules. Student demand for optional modules may affect availability.

 

International Marketing MSc modules

Compulsory Modules	Credits
International Marketing	10
International Brand Management	10
International Marketing Communications Management	10
Dissertation in Marketing	60
Marketing Research	20
Consumer Behaviour	10
Digital Marketing	10
Principles of Marketing	20
International Marketing Ethics	10
Contemporary Trends in Marketing	10

Optional Modules	Credits
Customer Relationship Management	10
Marketing Analytics	10
Industrial Marketing	10

Semester of Exchange

If you successfully pass all taught elements of the course, you may be eligible to take part in a semester of study abroad at one of the Business School's exchange partner institutions.

How you'll learn

Delivery and teaching methods

The course is modular, comprising 180 credits.

 

Assessment methods

Depending on your modules, you'll be assessed through a combination of:

• Case study
• Computer assessment
• Design or creative project
• Dissertation
• Essay
• Lab exercise
• Professional skills assessments
• Oral presentation
• Report
• Research proposal
• Written examination
• Written exercise

Additional assessment information

You'll choose a dissertation format, this is either:

• a client-led engagement project; or
• a traditional research dissertation

Student support

Throughout your studies, you’ll have access to support from:

• academic staff
• personal tutors and research supervisors
• our University Student Services Team
• student representatives
• peers

You'll also be assigned an academic member of staff, who will be your personal tutor throughout your time with us. They can help with academic and personal issues.

Your teaching and learning is also supported by Canvas. Canvas is a Virtual Learning Environment. You'll use Canvas to submit your assignments and access your:

• module handbooks
• course materials
• groups
• course announcements and notifications
• written feedback

 

Our staff

View profiles of the module leaders for this course:

• Dr Yu Ye (Degree Programme Director)
• Dr Cezara Nicoara
• Dr Paul Liu
• Dr Ana Bogdanovic
• Dr Saurabh Bhattacharya
• Professor Klaus Schoefer
• Professor Matthew Gorton
• Professor Suraksha Gupta
• Professor Natalia Yannopoulou
• Dr Josephine Go Jefferies

Your development

Professional skills

Build your experience and demonstrate your value to employers with practical marketing experience. You'll have exposure to industry through modules and a regional marketing competition.

Postgraduate Study Abroad

Gain global experience with the Business School's postgraduate study abroad opportunities. Enhance your skills, explore new cultures, and stand out. Find out more on our Postgraduate Study Abroad page.

Dual Award with Grenoble École de Management

Spend an additional academic year at Grenoble École de Management in Grenoble, France.

After completing your postgraduate studies with us, you would join the last year of their Grande École programme, Masters in Management - M2 year.

On successful completion of the programme, you will be awarded:

• your Newcastle University degree
• an MSc in Management from Grenoble

As part of the Grenoble programme, you will need to either:

• complete an internship (minimum duration 13 weeks, full time), or
• provide evidence of equivalent work experience, either in France or in another country

Please note that students who complete this scheme will not be eligible for the UK graduate work visa.

Semester abroad

Study a complementary subject for one semester at a European partner university. You would study with the partner university on an exchange basis.

The experience takes place at the end of your studies, once you have submitted your dissertation/final project. You'll develop new skills to set you apart from other graduates.

Studies undertaken at a partner university will not count towards a double/dual degree award. However, you'll receive a transcript from your host university evidencing your achievements.

Please note that students who complete this scheme will not be eligible for the UK graduate work visa.

Your future

Graduate destinations

Graduates from this course have undertaken various roles, including:

• marketing manager
• marketing and design executive
• digital account manager
• assistant brand manager
• research and insight adviser
• public relations officer
• communications specialist
• head of HR division
• market research associate
• channel development manager
• key account manager

Careers

This course prepares you for a wide range of careers with employers, such as:

• Royal Bank of Scotland
• Coca-Cola HBC
• Grolsch Brewery
• Nigel Wright Consultancy
• Johnson & Johnson
• Mitsubishi Motors Corporation
• Dongfeng Nissan

Careers support

Access the largest professional international marketing networks. We'll provide you with the resources, training and support you'll need throughout your marketing career.

Gain a route to certified member status of the Market Research Society (MRS), without any further exams (subject to work experience). Our course is one of only six in the UK to achieve MRS status.

Undertake further study for a Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) qualification. Once you graduate you will gain exemptions against their qualifications.

Our Careers Service

Our Careers Service is one of the largest and best in the country, and we have strong links with employers. 

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Quality and ranking

All professional accreditations are reviewed regularly by their professional body

Recognition of professional qualifications outside of the UK

From 1 January 2021 there is an update to the way professional qualifications are recognised by countries outside of the UK

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Facilities

Newcastle University Business School is one of the largest Schools in the University. We have over 4,000 students from over 85 countries. This valuable community extends beyond our current students to include:

• regional, national and international leaders
• over 37,000 alumni in our network, spanning 152 countries
• leading professional and academics who are experts in their field
• businesses and partners in academe

The Business School is the gateway to Newcastle Helix -  a landmark 24 acre hybrid city quarter. It brings together researchers, business and communities with the purpose of helping families, communities and cities around the world live healthier, longer, smarter, and easier lives.

We have two buildings – the Business School and the Frederick Douglass Centre. Both offer a range of purpose-build facilities, including.

• computer clusters housing over 120 PCs, plus open IT spaces for laptops
• seven large lecture theatres, plus a 750-seat auditorium – the largest in the University
• 25 seminar and teaching spaces, many with flexible furniture to accommodate learning
• a dedicated Student Hub and Quiet Space, providing a mix of space for group work, individual study, or quiet study
• study pods, some with wall mounted screens, and bookable rooms for working in groups or individually
• a contemporary café, refurbished in 2025
• two dedicated hubs for employability support and events
• a Bloomberg lab with over 20 terminals, so you can experience a real trading room floor
• Experimental and Behavioural Economics Lab, a state-of-the-art research facility for conducting studies in experimental economics and economic psychology
• a flexible conference room with panoramic views across the city and St. James’ Park, which doubles up as a large flexible teaching space

Accessibility

The Business School values individual differences and the diversity this brings. Our buildings are accessible and user friendly. We have a range of adjustments that can support you when moving around our buildings, such as lifts and accessible toilets. We also have gender-neutral toilets in the FDC.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees for 2025 entry (per year)

Tuition fee increases

As a general principle, you should expect the tuition fee to increase in each subsequent academic year of your course, subject to government regulations on fee increases and in line with inflation.

EU, other EEA and Swiss nationals - tuition fee status

Depending on your residency history, if you’re a student from the EU, other EEA or a Swiss national, with settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, you’ll normally pay the ‘Home’ tuition fee rate and may be eligible for Student Finance England support.

EU students without settled or pre-settled status will normally be charged fees at the ‘International’ rate and will not be eligible for Student Finance England support. You may be eligible for a scholarship worth 25% off the international fee. Search our funding database. 

If you are unsure of your fee status, check out the latest guidance here.

Scholarships

We support our EU and international students by providing a generous range of Vice-Chancellor's automatic and merit-based scholarships. See our searchable postgraduate funding page for more information. 

What you're paying for

Tuition fees include the costs of:

• matriculation
• registration
• tuition (or supervision)
• library access
• examination
• re-examination
• graduation

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• living costs
• tuition fees

Deposit

If you are an international student or a student from the EU, EEA or Switzerland and you need a visa to study in the UK, you may have to pay a deposit.

You can check this in the How to apply section.

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Pre-Master’s and English Language courses

Need an alternative route to study this course? Our International Study Centre offers Pre-Master’s degrees and English language courses to prepare you for study. 

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