Master of Contemporary International Studies

at IPU Tertiary Institute New Zealand

The Master of Contemporary International Studies (MCIS) aims to shape students’ attitudes and thinking. You will learn how to transform, design and critically appraise business practices from sustainable development perspectives.The MCIS is designed to prepare students who are interested in international business, international relations and sustainable development. The programme’s suite of papers introduces students to a high level of academic inquiry.Concepts, methodologies and insights from different disciplines provide a truly unique framework for critical analysis and the evaluation of business operations. Graduates will be able to identify and understand critical elements of a particular management research problem, design and execute independent scholarly and/or applied research, and suggest recommendations to a wide variety of stakeholders.