MSc in Global Business Management
Piacenza, Italy
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
07 May 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 9,050 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* non-EU residents | €6,625 for EU residents per year
Introduction
The Master of Science in Global Business Management aims to address the most innovative managerial topics on international business, doing business in foreign countries, international competitiveness, merging and acquisition, performance measurement and management, and sustainability management.
Students in the program develop skills to effectively identify solutions to managerial problems in an international setting while understanding the dynamics.
More specifically, graduates will have honed the following skills that companies eagerly look for when employing:
- Acquired awareness of international issues and settings
- Work and study experience within multinational working groups
- Ability to analyze global markets
- Ability to conceive and deal with the management of major or significant projects
The curriculum presents two types of courses: subjects relating to the managerial disciplines (strategy, HRM, accounting) and subjects relating to business issues and problems typically associated with the processes of internationalization of firms and the understanding of economic issues (managerial economics, financial reporting and performance measurement, business and government relations). This is done to balance traditional management knowledge with specialization and develop specific internationalization-oriented skills. In addition, the program also includes courses that intend to develop the capability to work in different social and cultural contexts and to review, develop, and implement the issues that typically arise when firms go global.
The degree is the result of years of experience both in teaching and in researching also within the IPBS (International Network of Business Schools) Network. The International Partnership of Business Schools (IPBS) is a consortium of 12 leading business schools in Europe, the USA, and Latin America. The partner schools are located in Dublin (Ireland), Lancaster (United Kingdom), Madrid (Spain), Reims/Rouen (France), Reutlingen (Germany), Piacenza (Italy), Boston (MA, USA), Raleigh (NC, USA), Winter Park (FL, USA), San Diego (CA, USA), Puebla (Mexico) and São Paulo (Brazil).
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Non-European residents
Candidates can request the “UCSC International Scholarship” while filling out the online application.
The UCSC International Scholarship is an annual tuition fee reduction promoted by Università Cattolica to foster the access of international students to degree programs.
The discount covers about 37% of the total cost.
Applicants are notified of the award by email when they receive an offer for admission.
For the academic year 2022/23, the tuition fee applicable to students who receive the UCSC International Scholarship is € 6,050.
This scholarship is automatically extended from year to year for the normal duration of the degree program. Successful candidates must maintain full-time enrolment status to finish their degrees on time. Should the candidate not graduate on the expected date, all additional costs will be at the student’s expense.
If students receive other forms of financial aid (scholarships and accommodation offered by EDUCatt), the UCSC International Scholarship will not be awarded.
Curriculum
Total ECTS: 120
First-Year
- Strategy and International Business
- Module Corporate Strategy
- Module International Business
- Module Corporate Strategy
- Module International Business
- International Economics
- Sustainability Management
- Managerial Economics
- Module Competitive Behavior
- Module Economics Scenarios
- Module Competitive Behavior
- Module Economics Scenarios
- International Affairs
- Module Business-Government Relations
- Module International Corporate Taxation and Tax Planning
- Module Business-Government Relations
- Module International Corporate Taxation and Tax Planning
- Performance measurement and control
- Module International Financial Reporting
- Module Performance Measurement and Incentives
- Module International Financial Reporting
- Module Performance Measurement and Incentives
- Corporate Finance
- Internship
Second year
- International Human Resource Management
- Intercultural Marketing
- Module International marketing and customer experience management
- Module Sociology of Consumer Behavior
- Module International marketing and customer experience management
- Module Sociology of Consumer Behavior
- Business Ethics
- Business Analytics
- Elective courses *
- Thesis
Elective Courses
- Applied Economics of Globalization
- Data Science and Management
- Financial Markets and Institutions
- Global Challenges and Impacts
- Mergers and Acquisitions (Advanced International Business)
- Silicon Valley Immersion Program
- Sociology in the Digital Disruption Era
- Supply Chain and Operation Management
Program Outcome
Degree Awarded: Laurea Magistrale in Global Business Management
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Graduates from the Global Business Management program are exposed to a wide range of career opportunities.
Graduates will have both the technical knowledge and the methodological tools suited to pursue professional and managerial careers in large multinational and domestically owned corporations, SMEs, and international institutions such as the World Trade Organization, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the European Commission, and the European Parliament.
Their learning of abilities of how to deal with international and multicultural issues also enables them to work within smaller companies, where flexibility and the ability to adapt come first.
Graduates from the program are given the unique opportunity to take advantage of the interaction with guest speakers coming from the most innovative business models.
English Language Requirements
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Program Admission Requirements
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