Overview
The Global Online MBA is a part-time programme delivered in an online format that will enable you to advance your career whilst studying at a global top business school.
The Global Online MBA programme has been updated to enable for greater flexibility, to fit around with your commitments and career goals. You will tailor your studies with new flexcore modules, a diverse portfolio of elective modules and the new option to complete the programme in 12 or 24 months.
This highly interactive, online MBA is designed by our in-house technology educational specialists. Studying via our online learning platform, The Hub, you will learn from world-class faculty at the Business School, whose academic excellence and industry knowledge will enrich your MBA experience.
Key information
Duration : 1 year full-time
Start date : September 2022
Location : South Kensington
ECTS: 90 credits
Study programme
The Global Online MBA is a part-time programme that is delivered in an online format, focusing on innovative thinking and new technology to deliver a practical curriculum.
The programme consists of pre-study modules, core modules, flexcore modules and electives. Each module lasts between four days (on-campus elective modules) and 10 weeks. You may choose to personalise your curriculum to specialise in Finance, Marketing, Strategy, Leadership and Organisation, Business Analytics and Operations, or Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and optionally have this specialisation certified for your employer.
Modules have been carefully designed for online study via The Hub. The on-campus Capstone module provides you with a practical opportunity to apply and integrate what you’ve learnt during the programme
To truly put the ‘global’ in Global Online MBA, the optional international experiences on the programme will broaden your outlook and understanding of the global work environment.
Through the Electives, you can deep dive into specialist courses and better understand how selected themes relate to the region you're studying in. The Global Experience Week will provide you with valuable real-world experience where you will work with community businesses to help create results.
Careers
Unlike many online MBAs, GBI’s Global Online MBA also offers a full careers support package. The combination of your enhanced professional skills and a strong understanding of business will ensure you can pursue senior-level managerial positions.
Professional accreditation
We are among a handful of business schools worldwide to achieve triple accreditation:
Association of MBAs (AMBA)
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS)
Structure
Modules shown are for the current academic year and are subject to change depending on your year of entry.
There are limited circumstances in which we may need to make changes to or in relation to our courses. See what changes we may make and how we will tell you about them.
The online pre-study modules will ensure you have the basic knowledge and skills required for the start of the programme. You will complete these modules before commencing the programme.
Core modules
You will study all of the following core modules during your first year.
Flexcore modules
You will choose two Flexcore modules from the options below. Each is worth 7.5 ECTS credits:
Corporate Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Leadership
Business Analytics
Optional modules
Additionally, you will choose further elective modules to the value of 20 ECTS credits. This can be a combination of the 5 ECTS credit modules below or the 7.5 ECTS credit flexcore modules listed above. You may be able to take up to 12 ECTS at one of our partner institutions around the world.
The Global Online MBA elective portfolio consists of 19 online modules across a number of subject areas. You can also choose up to two of the 30+ classroom-based elective modules that we offer at Imperial College Business School, which are shared across our entire suite of MBA programmes.
Combined with your flexcore module choices, you may choose to specialise in Finance, Marketing, Strategy, Leadership and Organisation, Analytics and Operations, or Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and have this specialisation certified for your employer (optional).
Finance
Advanced Corporate Finance (Online)
Mergers and Acquisitions (Online)
Private Equity (Online)
Venture Capital Finance (Online)
Advanced Company Valuation (On-campus)
Alternative Investments (On-campus)
Banking and FinTech: Strategies and Challenges (On-campus)
Clean Technology Investment (On-campus)
Entrepreneurial Finance (On-campus)
Topics in Asset Management (On-campus)
Financing the Blue Economy (IB Glocal elective)
Marketing
Applied Strategic Marketing (Online)
Brand Management (Online)
Digital Marketing (Online - new for 2020/21)
Marketing Analytics (Online - new for 2020/21)
Market Research (Online - new for 2020/21)
Pricing Strategy (Online)
Consumer Behaviour (On-campus)
Service Analytics (On-campus)
Strategy
Advanced Strategy (Online)
Business Problem Solving (Online)
Digital Business (Online)
International Business (Online)
Mergers and Acquisitions (Online)
Breakout Strategy (On-campus)
Building and Managing Reputations During Good Times and Bad (On-campus)
Climate Change and Business Strategy (On-campus)
Design for Business Transformation (On-campus)
Digital Business Model Design (On-campus)
Digital Transformation: Leading Real-World Change (On-campus)
Economics of Information and Intellectual Property (On-campus)
Energy Business (On-campus)
Leadership for Sustainable Organisations (On-campus)
Management Challenges in Healthcare (On-campus)
Strategic Networks for Innovation and Change (On-campus)
Sustainability and Competitive Advantage (On-campus)
Digital Opportunities: Insights from the Startup Nation (IB Glocal elective)
Financing the Blue Economy (IB Glocal elective)
The Future of Cities (IB Glocal elective)
Leadership and Organisation
Leadership (Online)
Leading YourSelf (Online)
Managing Negotiations (Online)
Climate Change and Business Strategy (On-campus)
Digital Transformation: Leading Real-World Change (On-campus)
Family Business (On-campus)
Leadership for Sustainable Organisations (On-campus)
Leading & Executing Strategic Change (On-campus)
Strategic Networks for Innovation and Change (On-campus)
The Future of Cities (IB Glocal elective)
Analytics and Operations
Big Data, AI and Machine Learning (Online)
Data Analytics and Management (Online)
Marketing Analytics (Online)
Operations Management (Online)
Project Management (On-campus)
Service Analytics (On-campus)
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Digital Business (Online)
Venture Capital Finance (Online)
Banking and FinTech: Strategies and Challenges (On-campus)
Breakout Strategy (On-campus)
Clean Technology Investment (On-campus)
Climate Change and Business Strategy (On-campus)
Design for Business Transformation (On-campus)
Digital Business Model Design (On-campus)
Entrepreneurial Finance (On-campus)
Entrepreneurial Journey (On-campus)
Idea SMARTCamp (On-campus)
Financing the Blue Economy (IB Glocal elective)
Further electives
Global Experience Week
Independent Project
During your second year, you will also study the compulsory Capstone module.
The Capstone module provides you with a practical opportunity to apply and integrate what you’ve learnt during the programme - including knowledge gained from your strategy, finance, innovation, management, entrepreneurship and leadership courses - and enables you to think more strategically when faced with the challenges of bringing new ideas to market.
Alongside a series of lectures on innovation, design, and entrepreneurship, you will ideate and develop an innovation and develop a business case for it so it can be realised within a company.
You will be required to use analytical skills to explore the existing capabilities and worldwide strategy of a company, analyse its industry, and flex your creative skills to develop your own project.
During this on-campus module, for a whole week, you will work in a team with complementary skills and experience.
The IB Glocal Electives, which are shared across the MBA portfolio, teach students how to explore contemporary global business problems with a local perspective. Led by Imperial College Business School faculty, these intensive four-day study abroad programmes give students who want to enrich their academic curriculum a stimulating experience. You will gain a deeper insight into international issues in a particular geography and will benefit from the in-market exposure and teaching the trips provide.
Locations include the following, subject to COVID-19 travel restrictions:
New York, USA
Tel Aviv, Israel
Mahe, Seychelles
During your second year, you have the chance to participate in the Global Experience Week.
A highlight of the programme for many, the Global Experience Week is a unique hands-on learning experience. Together with the rest of the cohort, you will travel to another country for an intensive week-long trip to explore a new culture and business in an international context.
Please note this is an additional cost and an optional element for Global Online MBA students.
Read more on the Imperial College Business School's website.
Teaching and assessment
Teaching methods
The Imperial College Business School believe online technologies have reached a stage where it is possible to deliver an MBA online.
The majority of your learning will be undertaken via The Hub virtual learning platform, however, on-campus elements form an important part of your learning experience. The way the programme is designed and the community is on-hand to you all contributes to a learning experience that places engagement and technology at the forefront.
Teaching
The programme combines academic rigour and practical relevance. There is a careful balance of teaching and learning, individual and group work. Case study methodology and class-based discussions are used to strengthen the conceptual, analytical and problem-solving skills of the participants in real situations. In addition, there are regular seminars by external expert speakers.
Independent learning
You are expected to spend significant time on independent study outside of face-to-face contact time. This will typically include accessing resources online, reading journal articles and books, undertaking research in the library, reviewing lecture notes and watching lecture recordings, working on individual and group projects, working on coursework assignments and revising for exams.
Pre-programme VLE modules
On-line discussion forums
On-line lecture materials
Interactive content including video and module quizzes
Assessment methods
You will be assessed using a range of methods:
Balance of assessment
For compulsory modules:
Coursework – 80%
Exam – 20%
For electives, assessment will be 100% coursework based.
Entry requirements
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Minimum academic requirement
Our minimum requirement is GPA 2.1 in a highly quantitative subject.
You are also required to have a well-researched career plan with clear short and long term goals.
English language requirement
All candidates must demonstrate a minimum level of English language proficiency for admission to the College.
For admission to this course, you must achieve the IELTS 6.0 or TOFEL 80 English language qualification.
