Course Overview
If your career plan includes securing a high-level management position or becoming a successful global entrepreneur, then the Global College Malta Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree will help open those doors for you to work anywhere in the world and ultimately prove that you are an expert within your industry.
The Global College MBA is designed to integrate your own work-based learning and teach you the academic skills and ethics to become a successful leader who can think logically and independently. Our MBA will prepare you for the challenges of management, exposing you to the latest thinking in business across a variety of sectors within an international context. You will engage with key management disciplines including financial and economic analysis, strategy and innovation, managing and developing people, global marketing management, operations and supply chain management, and cross-cultural management and ethics.
Fundamental to our approach is a focus on both theory and practice. You will engage in activities ranging from lectures to workshops. Your final project will allow you to further develop your consulting skills, write a business plan or engage in a more traditional academic report.
Our strong emphasis on your personal and leadership development will be supported by regular sessions to develop your skills in a wide range of areas from communication and negotiation to team-building and leadership.
The course is studied on a full-time basis over a period of one year.
Full Time (Day or Evening Classes): 18 months
Prior to entering the Master’s programme of study with the College, applicants should normally possess:
- A good degree from a recognised university institution or equivalent recognised higher education institution. Whilst a degree in a subject broadly related to Business and Management is advantageous, this is not essential. The application process will carefully consider the suitability of the student to successfully complete the programme based on the information provided. Where appropriate, a discussion will be held with the applicant to determine their suitability, or
- A graduate level professional qualification from a recognised University institution or appropriate comparable recognised higher education institution. A graduate level professional qualification in a subject broadly related to Business and Management is advantageous. The application process will carefully consider the suitability of the student to successfully complete the programme based on the information provided. Where appropriate, a discussion will be held with the applicant to determine their suitability, or
- Where appropriate, a pre-master’s orientation programme approved by Global College Malta.
Students whose first Language is not English and who have not previously been exposed to spoken and written English at a reasonably advanced level will normally be required to demonstrate an English competence of IELTS 6.0 or equivalent. The College may undertake a video interview with the prospective student to better understand their English proficiency and, where appropriate, may also require a Medium of Instruction certificate from the student’s previous educational institution. The English language proficiency requirement may be waived if the student is a native speaker of English and they have completed their secondary education in a country where English is the official language or English was the language of instruction where they graduated.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to have two or more years’ relevant work experience, although this need not necessarily be continuous, and may have been undertaken on a voluntary or unpaid basis.
| Module Code | Module Name | EQF/MQF level | ECTS | Total hrs of learning |
| GCM-M01 | Marketing in Practice | 7 | 8 | 200 |
| GCM-M02 | Accountancy and Finance | 7 | 8 | 200 |
| GCM-M03 | Research Methods | 7 | 8 | 200 |
| GCM-M04 | Strategic Management | 7 | 8 | 200 |
| GCM-M05 | Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources Management | 7 | 8 | 200 |
| GCM-M06 | Leadership | 7 | 8 | 200 |
| GCM-M07 | Economics | 7 | 8 | 200 |
| GCM-M08 | e-Business | 7 | 8 | 200 |
| GCM-M29 | Major project | 7 | 26 | 650 |
Module Teaching & Assessment for all modules except Dissertation
The module will normally have the following assessment regime:
– Written examination: this will typically account for some 40% of the final grade and takes the form of a written examination under controlled conditions.
– Individual Essay(s): this will typically account for some 40% of the final grade and takes the form of a specialised essay. Students will be required to explore an emerging trend or topic within the theory and practice of the module discipline. This will require an extensive search of the relevant academic and practitioner-based literature and students will need to make reference to both academic and industrial/practitioner sources in their written work.
– Group work: this will typically account for some 20% of the final grade and takes the form of a report. A selection of the groups will be invited to present or pitch at the end of the module to a panel.
Module Teaching & Assessment for Dissertation
Each student will be allocated a supervisor who will help them with the development of their project proposal, oversee progress with the project, comment as appropriate on draft materials produced by the student and be available to assist the student with the project, as appropriate.
The dissertation/major project is assessed via the production of a dissertation of some 10,000 to 12,000 words in length.
Where necessary, a viva voce will be conducted in those instances where the provisional mark is considered to be a marginal pass.
To successfully complete the module an overall pass mark of 40% must be achieved.
All assessments will be submitted via the internationally recognised plagiarism software Turnitin.
For Local/EU Students:
|
Tuition Fees |
Application Fees |
Registration Fees |
|
€8,150 |
€100 |
€250 |
For International Students:
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Tuition Fees |
Application Fees |
Visa Sup Doc Fee |
Registration Fees |
|
€8,650 |
€100 |
€200 |
€250 |
Fees include:
- Assessment fee
- Overall qualification certificate
- Course material tutorial support notes
- Access to online course resources
Monthly discounts are available, please contact one of our student recruitment staff members to learn more.
Registration for programmes can be made either online or by hand. For more information please visit the Admissions Section here
Total hours : 2250
Total contact hours: 330
Assessment hours - 260
Self-study hours - 1650
Supervised placement and practice hours - 10
| Module Name | Learning Outcome |
| GCM-M01 Marketing in Practice |
The study of marketing plays an essential component of the knowledge, skills and competence of middle to senior
manager, particularly in a fast moving and complex global marketplace. The module will develop high level and
advanced marketing knowledge and skills in the learner. At the end of the module, you will be able to:
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| GCM-M02 Accountancy and Finance |
Middle to senior managers are expected to manage budgets, control costs and improve productivity. This module
will support the development of high level skills in this discipline area and enable students to have confidence
in accountancy and finance matters as they assume more senior roles with added responsibilities. At the end of
the module, you will be able to:
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| GCM-M03 Research Methods |
This module provides students with a detailed and contemporary understanding of qualitative and quantitative
research activities, as applied in a business and management context. The module will not only support students
prior to commencing their dissertation but also help students to understand how data interpretation can support
their role in effectively managing organisations at a senior level.
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| GCM-M04 Strategic Management |
Successful and effective strategic planning and management is essential for any successful organisation. Middle
to senior managers must be able to formulate robust and realistic strategic plans. This module explores high
level strategic planning concepts and practices. At the end of the module, you will be able to:
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| GCM-M05 Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management |
The study of organisational behaviour and Human Resource Management underpins Strategy, Leadership and Change
Management. The module will provide the learner with a detailed understanding of current and emerging global
practice in respect of managing and developing an organisation’s human capital. At the end of the module, you
will be able to:
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| GCM-M06 Leadership |
In the absence of effective leadership organisations will fail. This module explores the attributes of what
makes an effective organisational leader, the techniques they employ and how effective leaders are essential to
sustainable succession planning. At the end of the module, you will be able to:
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| GCM-M07 Economics |
This module introduces students to the functions of Economics, with a particular focus on organisations,
theories and their operating environment, society, law and almost everything else in life. It is an
understanding of fundamental theories, how people, organisations, and countries control their money, cost vs
profits, which are valuable skills to any employer. It is a study of competition, monopolies, the psychology, of
why people make the decisions they make, how markets function, and how resources are spread out around the
world. Furthermore, students will be given a deeper insight into the activities which affect small businesses
and economies. At the end of the module, you will be able to:
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| GCM-M08 e-Business |
The module explores how businesses are increasingly using digital frameworks to pursue business goals.
Electronic business (e-business) is the approach a company takes to become a profitable business through the
portal of the Internet. The module explores why E-business includes a much wider range of businesses processes,
such as supply chain management, electronic order processing and customer relationship management. At the end of
the module, you will be able to:
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| GCM-M29 Dissertation/Major Project |
This module is designed to allow students the opportunity to engage in a rigorous piece of personal and
independent research arising out of their programme of study and allied to their professional field, and to
present their findings through a dissertation.
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