Master of Business Administration - Global - Supply Chain

University of South Wales - Newport City

The University of South Wales's MBA Global programme is a two-year MBA that offers students the opportunity to gain up to eight months work experience in the UK. The MBA Global programme builds on a strong ethos of helping managers and leaders solve complex business problems while developing professionals who will make a strategic difference within the context of their organizations.

It will develop leadership and strategic thinking skills required to build successful teams and navigate growth within an uncertain, resource-constrained and competitive business environment. Students will gain insights into how to prepare, plan and react efficiently to a rapidly changing business world.

Commercial Relationships module encourages participants to go beyond the study of theory and become active participants in the debate that is at the leading edge of strategic thinking and practice. The module will help students identify the key drivers and trends that are increasing the globalization of industries and markets, explore the structure and management of global and international logistics and supply networks, and examine the main activities involved in global and international logistics and supply chain management.

Depending on the length of the internship or work-placement, this block allows the student time and scope to develop a professional project report based on their work-placement or consultancy project internship to highlight and report their impact on the respective client organizations. Contact time and independent study hours will vary across blocks.

USW’s Global Choices programme of talks, workshops and masterclasses will expose students to guest lectures and seminars conducted by industry and academic leaders. The University is host to a vibrant, multicultural environment that provides excellent opportunities for students to gain global perspectives on business and management.

As a USW MBA Global graduate, students will become part of a global alumni network. In addition to an MBA Global qualification, graduates will also be eligible to apply for the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership.