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Global Business Administration (Design Management) MBA

Global Business Administration (Design Management) MBA

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Full time | Oxstalls Campus - Gloucester | 1 year | 19-SEP-24

Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

19-SEP-24

Key information
DATA SOURCE : IDP Connect

Qualification type

MBA - Master of Business Administration

Subject areas

MBA International Business Studies

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

What is Global Business Administration (Design Management) MBA?

This flagship two-year Global MBA offers you the opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of business, engaging with some of the most contemporary challenges faced by global business leaders.

Supported by our Global Leadership Development Programme and 12 month industry placement, you will be offered the opportunity to develop the most in-demand skills needed to confront the challenges and unlock the opportunities of a dynamic and unpredictable economic environment. You’ll also explore significant issues including business resilience and crisis management as a key part of the course.

The Design Management specialism applies creative design thinking to business strategy and development, and to the communication of corporate values across commercial, civic and cultural sectors. It will develop your skills in design research and innovative methodology for insight and change-making. Students join studio-based modules to learn the application of design for business impact, within and beyond the creative industries, towards more sustainable and ethical futures.

Modules unique to this specialism include:

Design and Research Methods

Design Citizen

This applied MBA will provide you with the knowledge foundations of business before offering the unique opportunity to specialise in your chosen industrial field, allowing the flexibility to shape your study based on your career aspirations. It is designed to develop creative, flexible and aspirational leaders of industry.

You will be immersed in fundamental business principles. These core foundations of business integrate cross-cutting themes relating to the global challenges shaping today’s business environment, including technological change, the global political and economic context, social and demographic change and environmental crisis.

Study style

Modules combine a mix of case studies, applied practical learning and real-world applications, supporting you to develop the fundamental skills needed as a future a global business leader. All learners will be supported in applying for a competitive year-long industry placement to develop their management capabilities and maximise their career potential.

You will have a number of opportunities to personalise your programme, with our unique specialisation model and a range of options to engage with industry during your second year. Students will be challenged to think creatively and deliver novel solutions to complex business problems. To enable this, unique assessments have been built into modules that involve practical work-related assignment such as the ‘client-consultant scenario’.

Modules

This module encourages students to develop a critical view to current socio-cultural and political debates relevant to design practice. The module consists of a series of pre-recorded or live presentations, followed by active learning sessions. The topics will be decided on a yearly basis and in accordance with contemporary developments within design research and practice. The schedule will be tailored based on the research interests of staff and students.
Global Leadership Challenges: Leadership by Design (BM7200)
International Trade Law (LW7014)
Strategic Management (FT7208)

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£11,350

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£17,800

Entry requirements

A 2:2 honours degree or equivalent, or a comparable professional qualification and ideally a minimum of two years management / supervisory experience. Applicants with significant work experience but without a formal Level 6 qualification will also be considered. We will consider a comparable professional or postgraduate qualification.

University information

University of Gloucestershire (UoG) is a diverse, vibrant university with campuses across Cheltenham and Gloucester, in the southwest of England. A research-driven institution, it’s ranked top 15 in the UK for postgraduate study (WhatUni Student Choice Awards, 2023) with a wide range of excellent postgraduate courses. There are over 1,000 postgraduate students at the university, forming a diverse and creative community that supports each...more