How long is the MSc in International Business Ethics?

One year full-time, or two years part-time via online / distance routes. The MSc in International Business Ethics allocates a dissertation supervisor from term one and runs a sponsor compliance commission in term two.

Can the MSc in International Business Ethics be studied online?

Yes. The MSc in International Business Ethics runs on-campus in London, fully online with UK / APAC cohort calls and by distance learning, all assessed against the same dissertation or sponsor capstone.

Is the MSc in International Business Ethics recognised by UK employers?

Yes. The MSc in International Business Ethics is designed around senior Institute of Business Ethics content, ICA senior-diploma material and UN Global Compact reporting norms, so UK Heads of Compliance and Audit Committees engage with the credential.

What are the entry requirements for the MSc in International Business Ethics?

A UK 2:2 (or international equivalent), or three years' senior compliance/audit experience on portfolio, IELTS 6.5 for international applicants, plus a 600-word statement and two references.

What does the MSc in International Business Ethics cost?

Tuition varies by route and domicile. Contact LSIBM admissions for the current schedule, instalments and bursary eligibility for the MSc in International Business Ethics.

MSc in International Business Ethics | LSIBM London | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The MSc in International Business Ethics at the London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) is a one-year UK Master's for senior compliance, ESG-reporting and corporate-responsibility leaders moving into director-track responsibility inside UK multinationals, banks and professional-services firms. Sitting inside the International Business & Trade faculty, the degree combines senior Institute of Business Ethics practitioner content, ICA (International Compliance Association) senior-diploma material and UN Global Compact senior reporting norms with academic ethics theory, and closes with a dissertation or a sponsor consulting project.

You will work with a dissertation supervisor from term one, undertake a live compliance-programme commission with a UK multinational in term two, and defend the dissertation or capstone in front of a working senior audit-committee panel — typically a UK Head of Compliance or ESG Reporting Director. The MSc in International Business Ethics is available on-campus in central London, fully online with UK / APAC cohort calls, or by distance learning from 2026 (two years part-time).

Key Features

Curriculum designed around senior Institute of Business Ethics content, ICA senior-diploma material and UN Global Compact senior reporting norms.
Three delivery modes — central London campus, fully online with UK / APAC cohort calls, or distance learning.
Dissertation supervisor allocated from term one, with weekly one-to-ones from term two.
Live sponsor compliance commission with a UK multinational or bank.
Senior-practitioner panel defence — dissertation or capstone reviewed by a UK Head of Compliance or ESG Reporting Director.
Executive-application coaching in the final term.

What You Will Learn

The MSc treats international business ethics at senior-Master's level — the discipline of the Head of Compliance whose annual report goes to a UK Audit Committee and whose modern-slavery statement is signed by the board. You will graduate operating as a credible senior UK ethics-and-compliance voice.

Advanced compliance-programme design at Bribery Act adequate-procedures level.
Sanctions strategy — OFSI licences, group-wide enforcement.
Modern-slavery statement authoring and board sign-off.
Whistleblowing programme design under PIDA.
Advanced ESG reporting — TCFD, ISSB, CSRD, SEC climate.
Human-rights due diligence in supply chains.
Investigations leadership and legal-privilege management.
Board-level ethics reporting and Audit Committee interface.
Research methods for dissertation or capstone.

Who This Course Is For

Working compliance managers moving into head-of-compliance tracks.
ESG-reporting leads moving into ESG-director trajectories.
Legal or audit seniors broadening into ethics-and-compliance leadership.
International compliance leaders aligning to a UK Master's credential.
Sponsored candidates preparing for ICA senior diploma progression.

Career Pathways

Graduates typically progress into head-of-compliance, ESG-reporting-director and corporate-responsibility senior roles across UK multinationals, banks and professional-services firms. The degree supports applications but does not by itself guarantee job offers or visa outcomes. Typical destinations include:

International Ethics & Compliance Analyst (senior)
Global Sustainability Reporting Analyst (senior)
Corporate Responsibility Manager (senior)
Head of Compliance (junior)
ESG Reporting Director (junior)
Anti-Bribery & Corruption Director (junior)

The MSc in International Business Ethics is the natural end-point of the ICA senior-diploma route and supports Institute of Business Ethics Fellow engagement.

Entry Requirements

A UK 2:2 honours degree in a relevant discipline, or an equivalent international qualification. Applicants with three years of substantive senior compliance, audit or corporate-responsibility 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 International Business Ethics

Step into the senior track with the MSc in International Business Ethics. 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.