About Global Business Management (top-up) - BA (hons) Degree in Cardiff Metropolitan University

Course Overview

The BA (Hons) Global Business Management is a top up degree which allows students to progress towards an honours degree qualification through one year of further full time study. The degree is run over two semesters and has two entry points in each academic year.

The aim of this course is to provide a high quality and professionally relevant degree qualification, developing in students a critical appreciation of the role managers undertake in the modern international business world together with the skills and knowledge for a multi-disciplinary approach to diverse business.

​Course Content​​

The programme is offered as a one year full time degree. It runs over two semesters with students studying three, twenty credit modules in each semester with a total of 120 level 6 credits obtained over the academic year. 

In devising the course content the teaching team has sought to ensure an appropriate balance between academic and vocational skills in order to provide students with a body of knowledge appropriate to the international world of business together with the skills which will enable students to apply such knowledge to realistic international business situations. 

In the first semester all students are required to study three compulsory twenty credit modules. These are: 

• Global Human Resource Management (HRM)      
• Global Supply Chain Management      
• Economics, Strategy and Management

Employability & Careers​

Successful graduates have found positions at supervisory and management level not only within the traditional business and commerce sectors but also small and medium enterprises, public sector and the voluntary sectors.

Others have chosen to continue their studies and have moved on to Masters Level programmes such as the MSc International Business Management, MSc Financial Management and the MBA at Cardiff School of Management.

Academic qualification equivalents

• Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, include one English, Grade 12 (ENG4C or ENG4U), minimum 60%

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS      :      6.0 overall* with no sub score lower than 5.5
• PTE         :      Overall - 52, Reading - 51, Speaking - 51,Listening - 51,Writing - 51

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