Global MBA (Online)

With Bayes Business School (formerly Cass), you’re able to continue to develop your portfolio of skills throughout life and keep your learning up to date, crucial for staying competitive and relevant in the job market as your career develops. After successfully completing your MBA, you have the opportunity to come back for one free elective per year, for life.

At the Career and Professional Development Centre, we provide training and guidance related to employability skills and effective career management, enabling you to make the most of your MBA and to help you explore and achieve your potential.

Year one

The main focus of Year One is the completion of six online core modules. You will study one module at a time, enabling you to really immerse yourself in the subject matter and not have to worry about competing deadlines on other areas of the programme.

The first three core modules are:

• Marketing
• Operations and Supply Chain Management
• Technology and Innovation

Upon completion of these modules, we will look forward to welcoming you to our London campus for Professional Development Week.

During this time, you will get to develop and hone your key leadership communication skills and consider what it means for you to achieve your career potential.

You will then study the following three modules:

• Leading People in Organisations
• Finance
• Strategy

On completion of these core modules, you will join with your cohort to take part in Integration Week in London.

This interactive and applied module draws on the various perspectives and knowledge that you have developed throughout Year One. You will have the opportunity to work on real-life business challenges, gain industry insights and develop consulting and negotiating skills. It is also an opportunity to celebrate achievements and network with faculty and peers.

Year Two

Year Two of the Global MBA can be shaped and personalised according to your specific goals. There are three main elements to this stage of the programme.

Elective modules

Most students take six elective modules during Year Two and there is a large number of modules to choose from. Some subjects link back to the core modules you studied in Year One and dive deeper into specialist areas within them. Other areas are emerging areas of business that impact on decisions that leaders need to make now and in the future.

Corporate Social Responsibility core module

Learning about corporate social responsibility (CSR) is of paramount importance in today’s interconnected and conscious business landscape. The Global MBA embeds the significance of the topics included in CSR throughout the programme but this dedicated module is an important opportunity to reflect on and draw these aspects together.

Business Mastery project

You choose the topic for this significant piece of work, meaning you can ensure it has practical relevance and can be implemented to support your goals. You are supported throughout the process by a specialist supervisor, the course director and the wider Global MBA team.

Online electives

The second year of your Global MBA programme is when you can start to specialise and deepen the core knowledge that you have built during Year One. Through your elective choices, you can tailor your choices to personalise what and how you’re learning, based on your own development and career goals.

Some students opt to take a wide range of subject areas, to broaden their knowledge in relevant areas. Others choose to specialise via a concentration, which are private recognitions achieved by taking at least 40 credits from specific elective modules in a subject group. This recognition is independent of the MBA award, which remains exactly the same. Find out more about Concentrations.

You can choose six elective modules from the list below, which reflects the online-only elective portfolio.

Our online elective portfolio is continuously reviewed and updated, to ensure we are offering a broad range of subjects across areas that are most relevant for business leaders now and in the future.

• Global Real Estate
• Leading Al and Industry 4.0
• Advanced Corporate Finance
• Consulting to Management
• Competitive Edge with Digital Technologies
• Leading Strategy Execution
• Managing Strategic Change
• New Venture Creation
• Digital Marketing and Social Media
• Machine Learning for Business
• Investment Strategy and Practice
• Strategic Business Analytics
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Private Equity
• Advanced Analytics for Business

On-campus electives

On-campus modules take place in London, normally at our new, state-of-the-art Finsbury Square campus, and are also an opportunity to join with peers on other Bayes MBA programmes.

• Advanced Corporate Strategy in a Globalising World
• Branding and Advertising
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Managerial Decision-Making
• Strategic Valuation and Management of Customer Relationships

International electives

Bayes international electives give practical insights into how businesses operate within different cultural, economic and regulatory environments. They offer a unique opportunity to meet business leaders from a range of industries and gain behind-the-scenes access to a range of companies. The list below provides an example of the types of International electives offered across Year Two.

Please note: International electives are an optional part of the Global MBA and have an additional fee.

• The Netherlands - Sustainability: Business Challenges and Opportunities
• South Korea - Innovation and Technology
• UAE - International Study Tour
• UK - The London Symposium
• Italy - Strategic Marketing in Action: Exploring Location Brands
• USA: Silicon Valley - Digital Innovation in Action

Note that international electives are subject to a specific allocation process, which will be explained during the programme. Given the popularity of international electives, places cannot be guaranteed.