Coventry University
Global Business MBA
City of London, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 up to 2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
Prepare for a successful career in business leadership and management roles within an international context.
Course overview
Responding to global market trends, the digital economy and constant change, our MBA Global Business course addresses the needs of business leaders by exploring the creation, development and sustainable growth of businesses globally.
- Explore a range of subject areas at the level of start-ups, Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and sector leading organisations.
- Develop an analytical understanding of global business in the context of an increasingly changing environment through critical analysis and evaluation of new management concepts associated with addressing both micro and macro factors that impact businesses.
- Apply academic and professional skills from real business situations and develop innovative solutions.
Why you should study this course
- CMI accreditation
Study a course with professional accreditation from one of the UK’s leading professional management bodies - the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). Take the opportunity to obtain the CMI Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice (subject to the successful completion of specific modules). - Real-world experience
Throughout the course, business experience is gained through applied learning, enhanced by realistic business simulations, internships, and internal and external projects. The course has been carefully designed to reflect business systems, standards and practices around the world. It draws upon international case studies and promotes cross-cultural fluency among students in the UK and in international collaborations. - Industry insight
This is a comprehensive, career-building course which has been developed in consultation with industry, so the curriculum aims to teach what employers are looking for in graduates. You’ll be taught by helpful, supportive and highly qualified academics with extensive international career experience in global business across a range of disciplines. They will apply their experience to augment your learning, and they may use their extensive network of contacts to create networking opportunities for students. Please note that staff are subject to change. - London location
Where better to study for an MBA in Global Business than in the heart of the Square Mile, London’s financial district? Some of the world’s longest-established, most well-respected financial and business institutions will be right on your doorstep, offering opportunities for tours, visits, industry guest lectures and work experience. - Prepare for your future
You may have opportunities to network with employers and to build your CV. MBA students also have the opportunity to take an optional Entrepreneurship module, and take part in our Professional Development Programme, developed in collaboration with corporate learning and development specialists to help you develop key industry competencies.
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Curriculum
We offer nine compulsory modules and three optional final-term modules. Whatever you choose, you’ll aim to advance your skills in critical thinking, problem-solving, decision-making, data analysis, effective communication, leadership and management.
Modules:
- Leadership: Towards Mastery of Leading Self and Global Cultures
- Marketing in a Global Age
- Global Strategic Management
- Managerial Finance
- Leadership: Towards Mastery of Leading Change and Inclusivity
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Strategic Project Management
- Organisational Behaviour
- Research Methods
Choose one from the following final semester options:
- Internship Consultancy Project
The internship consulting project offers students the opportunity for practical, meaningful and hands-on work experience, to learn how to work collaboratively with others and to obtain a better perspective of careers within their chosen field. This module aims to develop work-related knowledge, skills and capabilities necessary to pursue further career-related opportunities related to your chosen areas of interest. The project should enable you to apply the skills and knowledge gained throughout your MBA in a professional environment. - Entrepreneurship Business Plan
Through this module, you will practice analysing opportunities, validating strategies, assessing resourcing, and measuring performance while learning how to compile a comprehensive and classical business plan, via a written document, and a pitch, all to a level of academic and commercial mastery. - Dissertation
The dissertation module provides you with the opportunity to consolidate your learning by conducting a comprehensive study of a chosen research topic. You will be responsible for framing a research problem guided by existing knowledge in the academic literature or an identified organisational issue discussed and agreed upon with the academic supervisor. The aim is for you to independently research a subject area by applying appropriate research strategies supported by a critical appreciation of appropriate research designs.
We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated.
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Career Opportunities
On successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Critically evaluate the impact of contextual forces on organisations.
- Systematically assess social and ethically responsible leadership to achieve Business outcomes in a sustainable manner.
- Evaluate the policies, concepts and processes in the production and marketing of goods and services in international business contexts.
- Critically appraise finance and management accounting principles, and systematically review their relevance to business decision-making.
- Assess theories and practices in the management and development of people within international organisations including formulating a critical assessment of one’s own ongoing professional development.
- Methodically review the uses and limitations of a range of research techniques relevant to a chosen business discipline and apply relevant analytical skills to complex global business issues.
- Appraise the management and application of relevant information systems by stakeholders and their impact on internal and external communication.
- Collaborate with and lead diverse teams.
- Innovatively develop appropriate business policies and organisational strategies.