C3S Business School, Barcelona
Global MBA
Online
MBA
DURATION
18 months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 10,800
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning, On-Campus
Key Summary
Our Global MBA prepares professionals for leadership in an international context. The program will equip you with knowledge and skills across the full breadth of the management discipline including people management, strategic development, and financial decision-making and control. Your skills will be honed through the lens of international business and leading business transformation, to empower you and your organization to respond strategically to the changing environment. Your development will be highlighted through the capstone module which is a choice of consultancy-style project presented by one of our business partners or based on a challenge within your workplace, or a more theoretical research-based topic.
Awarding Bodies: Abertay University, OTHM UK
Level 7 (Mandatory unit)
- Strategic Management
- Strategic Leadership
- Strategic Human Resource Management
- Advanced Business Research Methods
Level 7 (Optional units: Choose any TWO)
- Strategic Financial Management
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Globalization and Corporate Governance
- Strategic Change Management
- Strategic Marketing
MBA506 - Sustainable Business (20 Credits)
The three pillars of sustainable business are social fairness, environmental protection, and economic viability. While the last of these has always been a concern for organizations, the first two are rising in their prominence and, regardless of where your organization is, they are ignored at your peril. This module will help you to understand aspects of all three pillars and to consider the strategies taken to improve key performance indicators in each area.
MBA555 - Management Investigation (20 Credits)
This is the capstone to the MBA program. The focus of this capstone will be directly related to any pathway you have studied. Regardless of which MBA you have taken, what you are assured of is a project which will be directly related to an authentic business challenge and you will be able to deepen your knowledge in the area you want to concentrate on.
MBA512 - Research Proposal (20 Credits)
This module is designed to introduce you to research methods and statistical analysis. Theoretical, historical, and statistical concepts are taught using both quantitative and qualitative techniques that allow you to put theory into practice and conduct an in-depth research project.
Learning aims:
The programme aims to provide students with:
- The knowledge, understanding, and opportunity to develop strategic leadership and decision-making capabilities in the complex and changing global work environment, through engagement with theory, practice, and exposure to real business challenges
- The skills and knowledge to develop your career in business and management at a professional level
- The confidence to effectively participate in and manage teams comprising diverse and global talent
Learning outcomes:
- Demonstrate critical understanding and integration of management and leadership knowledge within a local and international context.
- Select and apply appropriate tools and techniques to different problem situations in meeting strategic organizational aims.
- Critically appraise complex business and financial risks and manage strategic challenges, in regional and global contexts, and provide recommendations for innovation and business transformation.
- Synthesise multifaceted information and communicate in a concise, professional manner to inform decision-making.
- Recognize the responsibilities of the Professional Manager operating within a changing technological and global marketplace.
After completing your MBA in 18 months program successfully, you will be eligible for direct entrance into a related Doctorate or PhD degree program. Furthermore, this 18-month MBA program provides you with a variety of job options.
Depending on your specialism and background, an MBA could allow you to work as a:
- Risk Analyst
- Auditor
- Sales Manager
- Business development manager
- Compliance officer
- Business Analyst
- Management consultant
- Marketing manager
- Communications Officer
- Project manager
If you studied a Masters in Business Administration or an MBA as a working professional, your new degree might help you advance to one of the most senior management positions, such as director, chief executive officer (CEO), chief financial officer, or chief operating officer, within your current (or new) organization.
At C3S Business School, we do not simply educate; we make you employable.
Through a varied curriculum, our programs introduce students to the world of international business. Small class sizes allow for a more tailored approach, and our programs being taught in English empower students to communicate across boundaries.
We offer the most modern and blended curriculum. We strike a balance between classroom face-to-face instruction and a state-of-the-art e-learning platform. Our dynamic and participatory teaching techniques for a hands-on business education that develops entrepreneurial thinking are reaffirmed by case studies.
Our faculty members are not only innovative thinkers and experienced educators but are also change-makers in their fields of expertise. Our day-to-day operations are managed by highly competent and dedicated academic and administrative staff who make sure that the students have everything they need.
Teaching Methodology
On the Campus
- Lectures in the Classroom
- Seminars and Workshops
- Learning through Doing
- Research and field trips
- For debate and discussion, students will need to contribute through independent learning, extensive background learning, and inputs during seminars and tutorials.
Online Study
- Virtual Classroom Lectures
- Online Study Materials
- Online Debate & Discussion
- Question & Answer Session