You will work on an advanced level with topics focused on running and developing global organizations. Throughout the program, you will use strategy and marketing tools to put the firm in context and explore how firms influence their competitive environments. You will also learn how to make firms grow and prosper from the inside, through innovations and management practices that build operational excellence.

The MSc program in International Business takes part in the FT Masters in Management ranking. The latest ranking placed us 15th out of 100 participating top international business schools.

Leadership and teamwork in multi-cultural contexts is studied as well as practiced through live projects and group work, and reflected upon through interaction with executives. Ethics and CSR are integrated in several courses to mirror the integrated role it should have in everyday decision-making. Language and skills training provides the essential management communication tools needed for your future work. You will work with real "live" projects together with corporate partners of CEMS and of SSE.

Through the combination of topics covered in the program, you will acquire a deep and integrated understanding of how international firms and other organizations function, how to navigate them to achieve results, and, last but not least, how to improve them and the things they do.

The curriculum of the Master of Science in International Business is designed to facilitate the successful completion of the CEMS Master in International Management. Upon fulfilling the graduation requirements of SSE and of CEMS, you will be awarded both a Master of Science degree from SSE and a Master's degree from CEMS, the prestigious global alliance of management education.​

The program has an advisory board with members from leading positions in various industries. The board acts as a discussion partner and provides expert advice to the program from an employer perspective.

Meet the Program Director

👉🏽 This is Dr. Ciara Sutton - Program Director for the MSc program in International Business and Academic Director for the CEMS Master in International Management.

After graduation

We are proud of our graduates and the choices they make with the opportunities afforded them. A degree from SSE opens doors to a wide range of careers and advanced studies. Out of all MSc alumni who graduated in 2023 and told us that they went straight to work, 96 percent found employment within three months of completing their studies. Meet our graduates here.

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