How long is the MSc in Global Trade Management?

One year full-time or two years part-time via online and distance routes. The MSc in Global Trade Management schedules cohort calls across UK and APAC time zones.

Can the MSc in Global Trade Management be studied online?

Yes. The MSc in Global Trade Management is delivered on-campus in London, fully online and by distance learning, all against the same practitioner-supervised dissertation.

Is the MSc in Global Trade Management recognised by UK employers?

The MSc in Global Trade Management is designed around IOE&IT senior, CIPS advanced trade, ICA and CILT/BIFA leadership content, familiar to UK trade leadership.

What are the entry requirements for the MSc in Global Trade Management?

A UK 2:2 honours degree or three years of trade experience, GCSE English at 5/C and IELTS 6.5 for non-native speakers cover the MSc in Global Trade Management.

What does the MSc in Global Trade Management cost?

Tuition varies by mode and domicile. Contact LSIBM admissions for the current fee schedule and instalment plan available for the MSc in Global Trade Management.

MSc in Global Trade Management | LSIBM London | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The MSc in Global Trade Management at the London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) is a research-informed Master's for senior trade professionals moving into leadership roles inside UK exporters, freight houses, trade-finance banks and DBT-adjacent bodies. Sitting in the International Business & Trade faculty, this MSc pairs research-informed coursework on sanctions, customs and trade finance with a dissertation supervised by a working UK export director.

Over one year full-time (or two years part-time via online/distance routes) you will study advanced trade, sanctions, customs, trade finance and produce a substantial dissertation. The MSc in Global Trade Management is delivered on-campus in central London, fully online with UK/APAC cohort calls, or by distance learning.

Key Features

Curriculum reviewed against IOE&IT senior competencies, CIPS advanced trade, ICA international-compliance and CILT/BIFA leadership content.
Three study modes — central London campus, fully online with UK/APAC cohort calls, or distance learning.
Dissertation supervised by working export directors.
Sponsor consulting project — a UK exporter or trade-body brief.
Assessment by dissertation, applied case tasks and a closing viva.
Executive-application coaching in the final term.

What You Will Learn

The MSc trains you to lead the trade function of a UK-headquartered international business. You will finish able to defend a global sourcing model, a sanctions posture and a trade-finance strategy in front of a UK board.

Global sourcing strategy — supplier base, geographic risk, resilience.
Advanced customs — AEO status, origin risk, valuation.
Sanctions and export controls — OFSI, HMRC, dual-use goods.
Trade finance — structured trade, supply-chain finance, UK Export Finance.
Trade policy — Border Target Operating Model, UK-EU TCA, CPTPP, DBT strategy.
ESG in global supply chains — modern slavery, CBAM interactions.
Digital trade — eBL, ETDA 2023, paperless customs.
Geopolitical scenario analysis for trade.
Research methods and dissertation writing for trade questions.
Executive communication of trade strategy to a UK board.

Who This Course Is For

Bachelor's graduates targeting UK trade-leadership graduate schemes.
Working trade managers formalising a research-informed Master's credential.
Trade-finance associates broadening strategic depth.
Compliance leaders at UK exporters building research credibility.
International trade professionals preparing for UK Master's articulation.

Career Pathways

Graduates typically progress into senior trade and export leadership roles across UK businesses and trade bodies. Typical destinations include:

Global Trade Manager (Senior)
Head of Trade
Trade Finance Associate (Senior)
Export Compliance Manager
Customs Operations Director
DBT-Adjacent Trade Adviser

The MSc in Global Trade Management is a natural step toward IOE&IT Fellow-track credentials.

Entry Requirements

A UK 2:2 honours degree in a relevant discipline (business, economics, international relations, law), or an equivalent international qualification. Applicants with three years of substantive trade, customs or export experience may apply on a portfolio route.
GCSE English Language at grade 5/C (or equivalent) is required for domestic applicants; international applicants meet the language rule below.
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
A short statement of intent (600 words) explaining research or applied interests, plus two references (one academic, one workplace or professional-body).

Why Study at LSIBM

The London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) is a specialist business-education provider based in central London and part of Harold International College. Postgraduate cohorts run in small tutor-visible groups, are shaped by working senior practitioners (partner-level at a Big Four firm, Fellow-level at CIM or CIPD, CFA charter-holders in investment routes) and close with a substantial dissertation, sponsor consulting project or applied capstone defended in front of a working panel.

London puts the City, Canary Wharf, Whitehall, Companies House, the FCA, the Bank of England, the West End and the major consulting, banking and multinational headquarters within a short tube ride of every classroom. LSIBM postgraduates attend a fortnightly senior-practitioner clinic and a structured executive-application coaching programme in the final term.

Apply for the MSc in Global Trade Management

Step into the senior track with the MSc in Global Trade Management. Click Enrol Now and admissions will reply within one working day with intake dates, dissertation supervisor allocation guidance and the current fee schedule. LSIBM postgraduates are supported by dedicated executive-application coaching in the final term.