Have you ever dreamt of becoming a manager in a global corporation? Or leading the way in a digital transformation project, launching a successful startup, or revolutionising the way digital marketing strategies are delivered? This is the program for you!
You will learn about the best business and management practices, theories, procedures and strategies, informing decision-making in a way that is agile, flexible, and capable of surviving and excelling in the next wave of disruption.
Duration 3 year, Full-Time
Mode of Delivery Online – Hybrid
Intake September, November, January and April
This Course is for…
- whoever wants to become a manager.
- aspiring entrepreneurs.
- Individuals with big ideas, who want to learn how to successfully execute them.
- Those interested in learning about business and different cultures.
- whoever wants to make a change.
Learning Outcomes
The course aims to:
- Bring together management and leadership theories, practices and values, so that students fully understand business from a global perspective. Learners are engaged in the analysis of contemporary global issues and stimulated to apply the latest research in comparative and multidisciplinary fields, demonstrating understanding and respect of diverse cultures.
- Equip students with the knowledge and tools to navigate uncertainty and complexity in the real world, while taking into account digital constraints and ethical commitments towards society.
- Provide students with essential transferable skills such as independent critical, creative and strategic thinking, confident decision-making and analytical skills.
- Develop students’ abilities to apply knowledge and understanding of business and management to complex global issues to improve management and leadership practices through professional practice.
- Prepare individuals to become effective global managers and leaders who are successful learners, confident individuals and responsible global citizens.
- Provide students with an opportunity to learn in a stimulating and engaging environment, to promote employability, reflectiveness and self-awareness through academic experience and a problem-solving approach.
- Support students’ personal and professional journey through experiential activities, enabling students to put into practice the knowledge acquired throughout the programme in an international setting, where topics and skills such as sustainability and adaptability are introduced in a real context.
Prospective students will be able to apply for this programme directly through us, contacting our Admissions Team at admission@pgslondon.com
Academic Requirement: at least 2 A levels at grade BB or above.
Equivalent requirements at a minimum of two passes at A level at grade BB or above.
Should you not meet the entry requirements, you will be considered for entry in our Integrated Foundation Year, which automatically leads into the BSc (Hons) Global Management and International Business Programme.
English Language: evidence of English language ability (i.e., Toefl min 79; academic IELTS min 6.0). contacting our Admissions Team at admission@pgslondon.com to know more about the English tests we recognise. In the case of language requirements not being met immediately (e.g., IELTS 5.5), the Institution reserves the right to provide or request the student to participate in an intensive full-time course before the beginning of the first term.
Teaching & Assessment
You will be assessed through a variety of coursework, from essays to projects, group work to portfolios. No written exams in the mix!
We use a block teaching schedule, which allows us to concentrate on two 15 credit modules or one 30 credit module every 6 weeks. To promote engagement, students will attend group preparation classes in the morning, as a way of facilitating learning through independent research, peer feedback, and critical thinking. Course delivered by XCL, validated and awarded by University of Chichester
Study in UK or ITALY
Students can continue their 2nd year or 3rd Year at University of Chichester UK or Rome, ITALY.
*Subject to approval
Our students will benefit from the amazing resources and facilities of the prestigious Italian University Niccolò Cusano, with its 54,000 squares metres and more than 40,000 students from a variety of Countries.
Please contact our Admission Team at admission@pgslondon.com for further details.
Possible careers include manager, executive director, team leader, project manager, entrepreneur, any position in a start-up, and much more in a variety of sectors and countries around the world.
Course Content
Year 1
This is an introductory core module that facilitates interpersonal, intercultural, and cross-disciplinary learning for the students enrolled at level 4 of the Global Management Programme. The module also introduces students to the foundations of entrepreneurship and gives a clear perspective on this crucial aspect of the business. In the current complex and challenging environment, an entrepreneur plays a constantly increasing role in the growth and development of companies and national economies.
Quantitative business analysis relies on the study of basic statistics in order to solve business issues with data. The module aims to introduce the students to quantitative methods in business. In particular, the course is designed to equip students with essential statistical tools. The main topics of the course are descriptive statistics, probability, inference, and linear regression.
The relevance of economics touches all aspects of the manager’s life, spanning from the finance of an organisation to marketing budgets. This module will provide future decision-makers with a systematic understanding of the critical aspects of the international business environment, especially the basic workings of the micro and macro-economy and the roles of international trade and finance.
The module aims to give students a clear understanding of the legal aspects and processes related to business. Learning about legal consequences in managing an organisation is essential for any global manager. In order to achieve these goals, topics such as agency and torts, consumer rights, and legal transactions in an international context will be covered.
The module is designed to equip students with the technical and soft skills needed to be effective leaders in the digital age. Learning more about the digital and leadership skills needed in the modern world, students will benefit from independent exercises and reflection on highly valued employability skills, such as teamwork, coachability, technical knowledge, and dealing with others in difficult situations.
Organisations in the modern era face challenges and issues that are profoundly related to local and global scenarios. It is imperative for managers to recognise and understand the peculiarities that arise from managing a business internationally.
Accounting is the common language adopted by businesses to understand and communicate overall business performance and financial status to stakeholders, future investors, and other financial institutions. This module aims to provide students with knowledge of financial accounting principles and processes. The course aims to provide all the basic skills necessary for an understanding of accounting concepts and regulations.
Thinking of management from a global perspective, marketing is one of those subjects that influences strategic planning and profoundly shapes innovation processes in order for the organisation to gain effectiveness. Examples of the importance of marketing are everywhere: from Harry Potter and the X-Factor, Apple and McDonald’s, the list can go on. From this perspective, it is easier to understand the crucial role of marketing in a students’ knowledge.
Year 2
Research methods rely on the design, use, and reporting of quantitative techniques on empirical business. During the course, students will learn and practice the different phases of empirical work in business, from the definition of the problem to be considered to the design and the analysis of the empirical work.
This module aims to investigate how individuals, groups, and structures impact on behaviour within organisations. Students will learn about the ‘human’ component within an organisation, and the importance of recognising and adding creativity to this process.
This course aims to provide knowledge of instruments in financial economics such as interest rates or valuation that are essential to any firm’s decisions, such as financing, mergers, acquisitions, and sell-offs. The module is analytical but the application of psychology to financial markets is also discussed. Beyond giving a corporate insight, the course enables students to make their own financial decisions with greater skill and confidence.
In this course, students will learn how to prepare a comprehensive strategy for launching a new business, either as a new business or a new business line in an existing firm through the preparation of a business plan.
Innovation and Change Management (30 credits)
Nowadays, organisations all over the world are required to innovate in order to stay relevant in the market. Thus, managers should have a deep understanding of the innovation cycle and its steps and implementation within the relevant departments or the company.
Nowadays, organisations all over the world are required to innovate in order to stay relevant in the market. Thus, managers should have a deep understanding of the innovation cycle and its steps and implement it within the relevant departments or the company.
The module will focus on providing students with the necessary skills and knowledge needed to successfully implement innovation – both internally and externally while introducing practices and concepts linked to change management.
Two Elective Modules
Learning the importance of tax regulations from a comparative perspective is crucial to the success – or failure – of a business. By introducing the domestic tax system and the key factors in determining how to calculate business tax in an international context, students will learn to consider different aspects of business regulation in order to plan strategies and evaluate opportunities for competitive innovation.
The organisations of today need to consider the fundamental role of technology in every aspect of the business and not simply in the acquisition of IT tools. Thus, managers are required to look at the strategic advantage of deploying technology strategies at a variety of different levels, from employees and how their work can benefit from it to business models, information, and so forth.
The module aims to provide students with a deep, practical understanding of what a technology strategy is, and its link to the organisation as a whole, both internally and externally.
The advent of the Internet of Things (IoT) and its huge impact on globalisation is one of the most important topics of Industry Revolution 4.0. Big Data and its analytics are fundamentals to understanding the impact of smart objects and their daily applications.
This module aims to analyse the tools and applications that are relevant within the modern world from the perspective of a business. Thus, our students will be provided with the knowledge and tools needed to navigate a complex environment and strategically understand the options available.
Through a practical analytical exercise focused on developing their own global business, students will be encouraged to reflect, assess their strengths and weaknesses, and build confidence while exploring sustainable business ideas.
Year 3
Knowledge has recently been recognised as a key topic in management studies. Understanding how to properly unleash the potential of intellectual capital and knowledge resources within the organisation is said to be the new competitive advantage of the modern era. The module is designed to provide a theoretical understanding of KM definitions and processes, in order to critically evaluate and analyse the different dimensions of knowledge management arising from human resource management, information systems, and strategic management.
In this era of rapid change and instability, managers need to be effective leaders, and in order to achieve this goal, they are required to think socially, therefore focusing on sustainable leadership. What we need, both in business and in the world in general, is more people able to act as agents of change for sustainability in leadership.
The module focuses on the process of developing and implementing a marketing strategy in order to achieve a competitive advantage. Several key factors compete to help an organisation to gain such an advantage, and marketing is one of them.The module aims to provide students with an in-depth knowledge of how to identify a strategic target market, and subsequently how to create and maintain a competitive advantage that can guarantee success for the business.
With each passing day, managers and leaders are facing more and more complex issues related to globalisation. How can they be ready for such disruptive events? This module is designed as a final analytical evaluation of the tools, theories, practices, and principles presented during the whole programme, linking that prior knowledge to real-world global challenges.
The module aims to support and guide students while they independently produce a piece of academic research, called a dissertation. Students have the opportunity to apply their prior knowledge in qualitative and quantitative research methods for business, to a chosen subject.
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BSc (Hons) Global Management and International Business
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What is included in the cost of my course?
- All course material, video tutorials, including online modules and written assignments
- Personal tutor support with 1-2-1 Zoom sessions
- Dedicated student support
- Access to an online social learning forum
- Assignment marking and feedback