International Business with Placement Year

The MSc International Business with Work Placement Year programme provides you with the platform from which to understand corporate strategy and actions to address societal grand challenges in global markets, and to build up individual cultural intelligence in delivering effective communication, negotiation and work in a multicultural business environment.

This programme will help you establish or consolidate your career path in global firms, start-ups reaching out to international markets, or working for policy makers in international trade and investment. Through interactive teaching and learning students are expected to develop their critical perspectives on the changing dynamics of multinational firms and small businesses and their relationships with the external environment.

The School of Finance and Management is excited to continue its collaboration with Practera, building on the success of the previous SFM Virtual Industry Projects. These bespoke work-based learning projects are designed to grow your professional skills and network through working with a team of SOAS students to tackle a real-world business challenge.

For your placement year, you will have the opportunity to take part in a full-time, 10–12 month work placement at an organisation of your choice. Please note: you will be expected to secure the work placement yourself, to be approved by the academic department. The SOAS Careers team are on hand to help you with your CV, interview skills and finding the right organisation for you.

The programme is open to graduates from any discipline. Work experience is welcome but not necessary.

Why study MSc International Business with Work Placement Year at SOAS?

• SOAS is ranked 42nd in the UK for Accounting and Finance (Complete University Guide 2025)

Finance and Business Network Seminar 2023/24

• This Seminar Series is open to all our UG and PG students. It offers you the opportunity to engage with experts from the worlds of business, finance, banking, and the public sector.
• Listen to leaders within their fields and network with them, fellow students and Faculty over refreshments.
• Most events will be held on campus, but some will be held at industry headquarters. For example, in 2022/23 an event was held at Citigroup’s Canary Wharf Offices.
• The networking part of the seminars will also provide opportunities to engage with practitioners to help foster students’ career visions.