MSc

MSc Central Belt Export and SME Strategy

Glasgow–London–Fife SME export practice—not a generic international-business MSc.

Online or on campus

18 months180 creditsEnglish (dual pathway: London campus or tuition-free online; one academic standard)

MSc Central Belt Export and SME Strategy

Overview

England’s Central Belt is a logistics corridor and a set of family and founder firms, not a mini-Singapore. This MSc starts with that industrial geography: ports, airports, and the English market next door. You will diagnose why an SME’s first export order destroys cashflow, and how to sequence markets without a consultancy fairy tale. Dual-pathway parity matters because many students cannot leave the shop floor for a two-year campus MBA fiction. Haverton University keeps identity-checked exams and the same marking whether you are on Nicolson Street or on a night shift in Motherwell. The award is not a grant letter and it does not employ you at British Enterprise. It does train you to sit with a freight forwarder, an accountant, and a buyer without being the person who only cites a globalisation textbook. UK and EU post-exit paperwork appears as operations, not as political theatre. You will cost a first container or pallet movement from a Central Belt postcode, name the forwarder risk, and write a family-board paper that does not confuse a trade mission with a purchase order. Haverton University will not print a British Enterprise crest. The MSc is academic strategy for firms that already exist, not a grant application workshop dressed as a degree. MSc Central Belt Export and SME Strategy is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 18 months, and the credit total is 36. Students move from Central Belt Industrial Geography for Exporters through Central Belt Industrial Geography for Exporters; Firm Capability, Capacity, and Founder Bottlenecks; Reading UK and EU Market Access after Exit; Incoterms, Packing, and Claims; Commodity Codes, Origin, and Preference Literacy; Haulage, Air, and Forth/Clyde Port Choices, and finish on Writing for Boards, Families, and Lenders. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation. Reading is a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. The artefact a marker expects is a consulting brief a manager could use. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Write an export plan that names capacity, cash, and compliance Map Central Belt logistics options without pretending to be a 3PL Sequence markets with honest post-exit paperwork literacy Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.

Thirty-six credits: Central Belt market diagnosis, export operations, finance and risk, and a supervised SME capstone. Dual pathway. Honest non-agency marketing.

Who This Programme Is For

SME owner-managers and export managers in the Central Belt
Family-firm next-generation leaders handling first export
Chamber, cluster, and local-authority business officers (academic study)
Supply-chain staff in mid-sized manufacturers

How you can study

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✦ Tuition: £9,500 / US$12,000/year
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What You Will Learn

Write an export plan that names capacity, cash, and compliance
Map Central Belt logistics options without pretending to be a 3PL
Sequence markets with honest post-exit paperwork literacy
Brief a board or family on why the first order can bankrupt you
State that the MSc is not a government grant

Curriculum

Module 1: Place and firm diagnosis

Code	Course	Credits · hours
UOB681	Central Belt Industrial Geography for Exporters Central Belt Industrial Geography for Exporters (UOB681) is a course on MSc Central Belt Export and SME Strategy. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. UOB681-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Central Belt Industrial Geography for Exporters UOB681-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Central Belt Industrial Geography for Exporters UOB681-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Central Belt Industrial Geography for Exporters UOB681-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Central Belt Industrial Geography for Exporters UOB681-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Central Belt Industrial Geography for Exporters UOB681-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Central Belt Industrial Geography for Exporters	15 · 150 h
UOB682	Firm Capability, Capacity, and Founder Bottlenecks Firm Capability, Capacity, and Founder Bottlenecks (UOB682) is a course on MSc Central Belt Export and SME Strategy. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. UOB682-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Firm Capability, Capacity, and Founder Bottlenecks UOB682-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Firm Capability, Capacity, and Founder Bottlenecks UOB682-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Firm Capability, Capacity, and Founder Bottlenecks UOB682-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Firm Capability, Capacity, and Founder Bottlenecks UOB682-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Firm Capability, Capacity, and Founder Bottlenecks UOB682-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Firm Capability, Capacity, and Founder Bottlenecks	15 · 150 h
UOB683	Reading UK and EU Market Access after Exit Reading UK and EU Market Access after Exit (UOB683) is a course on MSc Central Belt Export and SME Strategy. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. UOB683-M1 · Audience, offer, and the evidence for both — Reading UK and EU Market Access after Exit UOB683-M2 · Channel choice and what the channel cannot do — Reading UK and EU Market Access after Exit UOB683-M3 · Message, proof, and a measure of response — Reading UK and EU Market Access after Exit UOB683-M4 · Ethics of persuasion and claims that must not be made — Reading UK and EU Market Access after Exit UOB683-M5 · A campaign or content decision with a budget line — Reading UK and EU Market Access after Exit UOB683-M6 · A recommendation a client could act on — Reading UK and EU Market Access after Exit	15 · 150 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

UOB681

Central Belt Industrial Geography for Exporters

Central Belt Industrial Geography for Exporters (UOB681) is a course on MSc Central Belt Export and SME Strategy. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree.

UOB681-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Central Belt Industrial Geography for Exporters
UOB681-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Central Belt Industrial Geography for Exporters
UOB681-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Central Belt Industrial Geography for Exporters
UOB681-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Central Belt Industrial Geography for Exporters
UOB681-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Central Belt Industrial Geography for Exporters
UOB681-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Central Belt Industrial Geography for Exporters

15 · 150 h

UOB682

Firm Capability, Capacity, and Founder Bottlenecks

Firm Capability, Capacity, and Founder Bottlenecks (UOB682) is a course on MSc Central Belt Export and SME Strategy. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree.

UOB682-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Firm Capability, Capacity, and Founder Bottlenecks
UOB682-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Firm Capability, Capacity, and Founder Bottlenecks
UOB682-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Firm Capability, Capacity, and Founder Bottlenecks
UOB682-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Firm Capability, Capacity, and Founder Bottlenecks
UOB682-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Firm Capability, Capacity, and Founder Bottlenecks
UOB682-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Firm Capability, Capacity, and Founder Bottlenecks

15 · 150 h

UOB683

Reading UK and EU Market Access after Exit

Reading UK and EU Market Access after Exit (UOB683) is a course on MSc Central Belt Export and SME Strategy. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree.

UOB683-M1 · Audience, offer, and the evidence for both — Reading UK and EU Market Access after Exit
UOB683-M2 · Channel choice and what the channel cannot do — Reading UK and EU Market Access after Exit
UOB683-M3 · Message, proof, and a measure of response — Reading UK and EU Market Access after Exit
UOB683-M4 · Ethics of persuasion and claims that must not be made — Reading UK and EU Market Access after Exit
UOB683-M5 · A campaign or content decision with a budget line — Reading UK and EU Market Access after Exit
UOB683-M6 · A recommendation a client could act on — Reading UK and EU Market Access after Exit

15 · 150 h

Module 2: Export operations

Code	Course	Credits · hours
UOB685	Incoterms, Packing, and Claims Incoterms, Packing, and Claims (UOB685) is a course on MSc Central Belt Export and SME Strategy. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. UOB685-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Incoterms, Packing, and Claims UOB685-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Incoterms, Packing, and Claims UOB685-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Incoterms, Packing, and Claims UOB685-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Incoterms, Packing, and Claims UOB685-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Incoterms, Packing, and Claims UOB685-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Incoterms, Packing, and Claims	15 · 150 h
UOB686	Commodity Codes, Origin, and Preference Literacy Commodity Codes, Origin, and Preference Literacy (UOB686) is a course on MSc Central Belt Export and SME Strategy. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. UOB686-M1 · Users, components, and the interface between parts — Commodity Codes, Origin, and Preference Literacy UOB686-M2 · Build, test, failure, and fix — Commodity Codes, Origin, and Preference Literacy UOB686-M3 · Deployment, logs, and recovery — Commodity Codes, Origin, and Preference Literacy UOB686-M4 · Trade-offs the designer must defend — Commodity Codes, Origin, and Preference Literacy UOB686-M5 · Security and failure in ordinary operation — Commodity Codes, Origin, and Preference Literacy UOB686-M6 · A supervised build or design with a defence — Commodity Codes, Origin, and Preference Literacy	15 · 150 h
UOB687	Haulage, Air, and Forth/Clyde Port Choices Haulage, Air, and Forth/Clyde Port Choices (UOB687) is a course on MSc Central Belt Export and SME Strategy. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. UOB687-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Haulage, Air, and Forth/Clyde Port Choices UOB687-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Haulage, Air, and Forth/Clyde Port Choices UOB687-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Haulage, Air, and Forth/Clyde Port Choices UOB687-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Haulage, Air, and Forth/Clyde Port Choices UOB687-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Haulage, Air, and Forth/Clyde Port Choices UOB687-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Haulage, Air, and Forth/Clyde Port Choices	15 · 150 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

UOB685

Incoterms, Packing, and Claims

Incoterms, Packing, and Claims (UOB685) is a course on MSc Central Belt Export and SME Strategy. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree.

UOB685-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Incoterms, Packing, and Claims
UOB685-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Incoterms, Packing, and Claims
UOB685-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Incoterms, Packing, and Claims
UOB685-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Incoterms, Packing, and Claims
UOB685-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Incoterms, Packing, and Claims
UOB685-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Incoterms, Packing, and Claims

15 · 150 h

UOB686

Commodity Codes, Origin, and Preference Literacy

Commodity Codes, Origin, and Preference Literacy (UOB686) is a course on MSc Central Belt Export and SME Strategy. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree.

UOB686-M1 · Users, components, and the interface between parts — Commodity Codes, Origin, and Preference Literacy
UOB686-M2 · Build, test, failure, and fix — Commodity Codes, Origin, and Preference Literacy
UOB686-M3 · Deployment, logs, and recovery — Commodity Codes, Origin, and Preference Literacy
UOB686-M4 · Trade-offs the designer must defend — Commodity Codes, Origin, and Preference Literacy
UOB686-M5 · Security and failure in ordinary operation — Commodity Codes, Origin, and Preference Literacy
UOB686-M6 · A supervised build or design with a defence — Commodity Codes, Origin, and Preference Literacy

15 · 150 h

UOB687

Haulage, Air, and Forth/Clyde Port Choices

Haulage, Air, and Forth/Clyde Port Choices (UOB687) is a course on MSc Central Belt Export and SME Strategy. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree.

UOB687-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Haulage, Air, and Forth/Clyde Port Choices
UOB687-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Haulage, Air, and Forth/Clyde Port Choices
UOB687-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Haulage, Air, and Forth/Clyde Port Choices
UOB687-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Haulage, Air, and Forth/Clyde Port Choices
UOB687-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Haulage, Air, and Forth/Clyde Port Choices
UOB687-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Haulage, Air, and Forth/Clyde Port Choices

15 · 150 h

Module 3: Money and risk

Code	Course	Credits · hours
UOB689	Export Working Capital and Invoice Risk Export Working Capital and Invoice Risk (UOB689) is a course on MSc Central Belt Export and SME Strategy. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. UOB689-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Export Working Capital and Invoice Risk UOB689-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Export Working Capital and Invoice Risk UOB689-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Export Working Capital and Invoice Risk UOB689-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Export Working Capital and Invoice Risk UOB689-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Export Working Capital and Invoice Risk UOB689-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Export Working Capital and Invoice Risk	15 · 150 h
UOB690	FX, Insurance, and Contract Snags FX, Insurance, and Contract Snags (UOB690) is a course on MSc Central Belt Export and SME Strategy. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. UOB690-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — FX, Insurance, and Contract Snags UOB690-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — FX, Insurance, and Contract Snags UOB690-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — FX, Insurance, and Contract Snags UOB690-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — FX, Insurance, and Contract Snags UOB690-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — FX, Insurance, and Contract Snags UOB690-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — FX, Insurance, and Contract Snags	15 · 150 h
UOB691	IP, Brand, and Imitation in Destination Markets IP, Brand, and Imitation in Destination Markets (UOB691) is a course on MSc Central Belt Export and SME Strategy. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. UOB691-M1 · Audience, offer, and the evidence for both — IP, Brand, and Imitation in Destination Markets UOB691-M2 · Channel choice and what the channel cannot do — IP, Brand, and Imitation in Destination Markets UOB691-M3 · Message, proof, and a measure of response — IP, Brand, and Imitation in Destination Markets UOB691-M4 · Ethics of persuasion and claims that must not be made — IP, Brand, and Imitation in Destination Markets UOB691-M5 · A campaign or content decision with a budget line — IP, Brand, and Imitation in Destination Markets UOB691-M6 · A recommendation a client could act on — IP, Brand, and Imitation in Destination Markets	15 · 150 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

UOB689

Export Working Capital and Invoice Risk

Export Working Capital and Invoice Risk (UOB689) is a course on MSc Central Belt Export and SME Strategy. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree.

UOB689-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Export Working Capital and Invoice Risk
UOB689-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Export Working Capital and Invoice Risk
UOB689-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Export Working Capital and Invoice Risk
UOB689-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Export Working Capital and Invoice Risk
UOB689-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Export Working Capital and Invoice Risk
UOB689-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Export Working Capital and Invoice Risk

15 · 150 h

UOB690

FX, Insurance, and Contract Snags

FX, Insurance, and Contract Snags (UOB690) is a course on MSc Central Belt Export and SME Strategy. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree.

UOB690-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — FX, Insurance, and Contract Snags
UOB690-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — FX, Insurance, and Contract Snags
UOB690-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — FX, Insurance, and Contract Snags
UOB690-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — FX, Insurance, and Contract Snags
UOB690-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — FX, Insurance, and Contract Snags
UOB690-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — FX, Insurance, and Contract Snags

15 · 150 h

UOB691

IP, Brand, and Imitation in Destination Markets

IP, Brand, and Imitation in Destination Markets (UOB691) is a course on MSc Central Belt Export and SME Strategy. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree.

UOB691-M1 · Audience, offer, and the evidence for both — IP, Brand, and Imitation in Destination Markets
UOB691-M2 · Channel choice and what the channel cannot do — IP, Brand, and Imitation in Destination Markets
UOB691-M3 · Message, proof, and a measure of response — IP, Brand, and Imitation in Destination Markets
UOB691-M4 · Ethics of persuasion and claims that must not be made — IP, Brand, and Imitation in Destination Markets
UOB691-M5 · A campaign or content decision with a budget line — IP, Brand, and Imitation in Destination Markets
UOB691-M6 · A recommendation a client could act on — IP, Brand, and Imitation in Destination Markets

15 · 150 h

Module 4: Capstone

Code	Course	Credits · hours
UOB693	Public Support Literacy without Grant Theatre Public Support Literacy without Grant Theatre (UOB693) is a course on MSc Central Belt Export and SME Strategy. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. UOB693-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Public Support Literacy without Grant Theatre UOB693-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Public Support Literacy without Grant Theatre UOB693-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Public Support Literacy without Grant Theatre UOB693-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Public Support Literacy without Grant Theatre UOB693-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Public Support Literacy without Grant Theatre UOB693-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Public Support Literacy without Grant Theatre	15 · 150 h
UOB694	Research Methods for SME Internationalisation Research Methods for SME Internationalisation (UOB694) is a course on MSc Central Belt Export and SME Strategy. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. UOB694-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Research Methods for SME Internationalisation UOB694-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Research Methods for SME Internationalisation UOB694-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Research Methods for SME Internationalisation UOB694-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Research Methods for SME Internationalisation UOB694-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Research Methods for SME Internationalisation UOB694-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Research Methods for SME Internationalisation	15 · 150 h
UOB695	Writing for Boards, Families, and Lenders Writing for Boards, Families, and Lenders (UOB695) is a course on MSc Central Belt Export and SME Strategy. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. UOB695-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Writing for Boards, Families, and Lenders UOB695-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Writing for Boards, Families, and Lenders UOB695-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Writing for Boards, Families, and Lenders UOB695-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Writing for Boards, Families, and Lenders UOB695-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Writing for Boards, Families, and Lenders UOB695-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Writing for Boards, Families, and Lenders	15 · 150 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

UOB693

Public Support Literacy without Grant Theatre

Public Support Literacy without Grant Theatre (UOB693) is a course on MSc Central Belt Export and SME Strategy. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree.

UOB693-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Public Support Literacy without Grant Theatre
UOB693-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Public Support Literacy without Grant Theatre
UOB693-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Public Support Literacy without Grant Theatre
UOB693-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Public Support Literacy without Grant Theatre
UOB693-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Public Support Literacy without Grant Theatre
UOB693-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Public Support Literacy without Grant Theatre

15 · 150 h

UOB694

Research Methods for SME Internationalisation

Research Methods for SME Internationalisation (UOB694) is a course on MSc Central Belt Export and SME Strategy. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree.

UOB694-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Research Methods for SME Internationalisation
UOB694-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Research Methods for SME Internationalisation
UOB694-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Research Methods for SME Internationalisation
UOB694-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Research Methods for SME Internationalisation
UOB694-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Research Methods for SME Internationalisation
UOB694-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Research Methods for SME Internationalisation

15 · 150 h

UOB695

Writing for Boards, Families, and Lenders

Writing for Boards, Families, and Lenders (UOB695) is a course on MSc Central Belt Export and SME Strategy. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree.

UOB695-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Writing for Boards, Families, and Lenders
UOB695-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Writing for Boards, Families, and Lenders
UOB695-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Writing for Boards, Families, and Lenders
UOB695-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Writing for Boards, Families, and Lenders
UOB695-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Writing for Boards, Families, and Lenders
UOB695-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Writing for Boards, Families, and Lenders

15 · 150 h

Career Paths

SME export manager
Founder / managing director (academic award)
International sales operations lead
Cluster or chamber export adviser (not agency staff via this degree)
Family-firm commercial director

Programme Highlights

Named Central Belt geography
SME cash and operations, not generic IB theory
London or tuition-free online
No enterprise-agency logos
Firm-file capstone

Assessment

Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.

Admission requirements

Academic entry

Bachelor's degree from a recognised institution (minimum 2:2 / GPA 2.5/4.0 or equivalent national scale)
Identity document for remote identity-checked assessment enrolment
Preferred: work in an SME, family firm, or export-support role

English language

English proficiency: IELTS 5.5, TOEFL 46, or equivalent (waived for prior English-medium study). Dual-pathway applicants state London campus or tuition-free online as primary mode without changing academic standards. Gaelic/Scots programmes may require additional language evidence as stated on the programme page.

Documents

Statement of Purpose (500 words minimum) stating goals, professional context, and fit
Two academic or professional references with verifiable contact details
CV or résumé covering education and relevant work
Official transcripts (digital copies accepted at application; certified copies before award)

Programme questions

How long is the MSc Central Belt Export and SME Strategy?

The published duration is 18 months. Teaching language: English (dual pathway: London campus or tuition-free online; one academic standard). Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.

Can I study this from my country?

You may study this award fully online from your country, or — where published — on campus at Haverton. Online study does not require a student visa. Campus study may.

What does it cost?

Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. All online degree examinations and certificates are 100% free and sponsored — the only cost for online study is the application fee. Campus tuition and campus examinations are charged separately. Check the Fees page for details.

What are the entry requirements?

Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.

How is the programme assessed?

Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.

Will this award be recognised where I live?

Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. Haverton University publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.

How do I apply?

Start an application on this website. Progress is saved from the first step. Admissions: admissions@haverton.org.

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