Course Overview
The Global College Malta MSc in Leadership and Change Management is a forward-thinking, cutting-edge programme of study that focuses on key challenges that leaders and managers face in the modern business environment. The MSc degree will give you the conceptual and analytical skills needed to become a results-driven professional who can effectively harness innovation in a startup or an existing business.
Through your coursework, which includes a mix of practical and academic assessments, you’ll enhance your abilities around opportunity recognition, product development, commercialisation, operational growth, strategic thinking, and more. You’ll receive support from the College’s teaching team, who have valuable experience in the fields of entrepreneurship and innovation management. Their industry insights will help you understand how to relate your studies directly to your own career.
The MSc degree covers: Innovation management and entrepreneurship frameworks to help develop business strategies; The factors that impact innovation, such as economic, social, environmental, and technological challenges; The role of markets and customers, including the impact that market changes can have on a company; and How to conduct financing for business operations, particularly assessments for new products and business startups.
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-M11 | Strategic Change | 7 | 8 | 200 |
| GCM-M12 | Business Models | 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 |
|
€8,650 |
€100 |
€250 |
For International Students:
|
Tuition Fees |
Application Fees |
Visa Sup Doc Fee |
Registration Fees |
|
€9,500 |
€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:
|
| 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:
|
| 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.
|
| 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:
|
| 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:
|
| 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:
|
| GCM-M11 Strategic Change |
The World is a rapidly changing environment and this change impacts on the way that organisations
behave and respond. This module will equip students with the theoretical and advanced practical
models and techniques that can help support them, as managers, to bring about effective and positive
organisational change via people and processes. At the end of the module, you will be able to:
|
| GCM-M12 Business Models |
This module explores the critical linkage between a business strategy and organisational operations.
The module will give students an understanding of how business strategies develop and emerge with
organisations, how organisational business models can evolve, help them classify the various types
of business model and enable them to learn how business models can emphasise an organisation’s
strengths and help protect the organisation from internal and external pressures. At the end of the
module, you will be able to:
|
| 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.
|