Course Catalogue

Global Business MGT4003

  • Academic Session: 2026-27
  • School: Adam Smith Business School
  • Credits: 15
  • Level: Level 4 (SCQF level 10)
  • Typically Offered: Semester 1
  • Available to Visiting Students: Yes
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No
  • Curriculum For Life: No

Short Description

This is an introductory course that covers the key aspects of international business including the environment within which cross-border transactions take place and associated international market entry and business strategies. 

 

Timetable

8 x 2 hour lectures 

4 x 1 hour tutorials

Requirements of Entry

University of Glasgow students must have achieved Subject Honours entry requirements as detailed below to enrol on this course.


A GPA of 12 (average C3) in the following courses with no course grade below D3, attained at the first attempt:

■ MGT2010 - Business Decision Analysis

■ MGT2011 - Fundamentals of Human Resource Management

■ MGT2012 - Service and Operations Management

■ MGT2014 - Entrepreneurship

Excluded Courses

None

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

1. Degree exam; online; Individual; 90 minutes; 60%; ILOs 1-2.

2. Written assessment, including essay; Group; 3000 words; 40%; ILOs1-4.

Main Assessment In: December

Course Aims

The course aims to equip students with the essentials of undertaking cross-border business, comprising broad overviews of globalisation, national political and cultural differences, theories of international trade and firm internationalisation, international business strategies, and emerging-market firms. The material in the class thus balances macro and micro aspects of global business, and theories and practices.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

 

1. Critically evaluate international trade and firm internationalisation theories and the frameworks of international business strategies.

 

2. Assess the key aspects of international business environment: globalisation and recent movements, and political, legal and cultural differences.

 

3. Interpret numerical and graphical data relating to trade, FDI and internationalised firms.

 

4. Demonstrate skills in interacting and working with others in a formal group situation.

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

No exceptions