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Globalization and Corporate Development – (M.A.)
School of Oriental and African Studies
Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy
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| Application Deadline: | June 30 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 15,134 - | ||
| Location: | London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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The Globalization and Corporate Development Programme is designed for those engaged with or planning a career in international professional contexts relating to the political and economic management and regulation of multinational enterprises. Whether as an advisor, researcher or manager with multinational enterprises, an international civil servant, a member of non-profit organizations or government departments, or a future academic, this interdisciplinary programme specifically addresses the requirements of those wishing to deepen their theoretical and practical understanding of the role and workings of large corporations in the global economy and international affairs.
The programme is an important interdisciplinary development that focuses on a core aspect of globalization from a new perspective: It creates a forum for the teaching and learning of both theoretical and practical aspects of the evolution of multinational enterprises in shaping contemporary global politics, international production patterns and regulatory frameworks.
The programme aims at:
- enabling graduate students to acquire the knowledge, understanding, skills and aptitudes necessary to proceed to careers in cross-cultural and international professional contexts relating to the political and economic management and regulation of multinational enterprises (MNEs), in the public, private and non-profit sectors.
- providing learning opportunities to enable graduate students to acquire the interdisciplinary knowledge to undertake further advanced studies in the area of the international management and regulation of global capitalism
- to contribute to university objectives by providing high quality research training to an increasing number of postgraduate students and enhancing their key skills and employability
- to provide a qualification which fully meets the requirements of the Higher Qualifications Framework at Masters Level.
Contents
The proposed programme consists of a dedicated applied core course, a dedicated theory course an additional full unit course to be chosen from the MA ISD courses (except for General Diplomatic Studies and Practice) or an elective and a dissertation on a topic related to the programme's core themes. We also expect the existing profile of elective course from a wide range SOAS departments and faculties to be available for this programme. Each course normally requires attendance at SOAS for two or three hours one evening per week during SOAS terms, with breaks at Christmas and Easter. Additional seminars and one-day events may be scheduled.
Core courses:
- The Theory and Politics of Multinational Enterprises and their Regulation
- International Project and Policy Management Practice
MA GCD students can choose one full-unit course or two half-unit courses from the following list (availability dependent on timetabling):
A. Courses open to MA GCD students on the basis of individual assessment by course convenors and admission tutors (i.e dependent on entry requirements or prior knowledge)
This comprises all post-graduate courses in the School of Law and the Department of Economics. MA GCD students will be eligible to take any of the post-graduate courses offered by these departments pending permission by the course convenors and the students’ prior academic qualifications.
B. Elective courses without entry requirements- Full Unit Courses (1.0)
From the CISD:
- Global Energy and Climate Policy
- International Relations
- International Law
- International Economics
- International Security
Outside the CISD:
- Government and Politics in Africa
- Economic Problems and Policies in Modern China
- Economic Dynamics of the Asia-Pacific Region
- Modern Chinese Law and Human Rights
- Chinese Commercial Law
- State and Society in the Chinese Political Process
- China and International Politics
- International Politics of East Asia
- Comparative Politics of the Middle East
- Economic Problems of South Asia
- Problems and Debates in the Social History of Modern South Asia
- Government and Politics of Modern South Asia
- Society and Politics in Late Colonial South East Asia
- World War II, Cold War and the “War on Terror”: The United States and South East Asia from 1942 to the present
- Government and Politics of Modern South East Asia
- Economic Development of South East Asia
- Political Economy of Development
- Theory, Policy and Practice of Development
C. Elective courses without entry requirements- Half- Unit Courses (0.5)
[Scheduling in terms 1 and 2 to be confirmed for 2010/11]
- Corporate Governance (DeFims)
- Regulation of International Capital Markets (DeFims)
- Risk Management: Principles and Applications (DeFims)
- Legal Aspects of Corporate Finance (DeFims)
- Legal Aspects of International Finance (DeFims)
- Corporate Finance (DeFims)
- Finance in the Global Market (DeFims)
- Financial Law (DeFims)
- International Management (DeFims)
- Management in China 1: Domestic Perspectives (DeFims)
- Management in China 2: International Perspectives (DeFims)
- Research Methods in Management (DeFims)
- Cross Cultural Management (DeFims)
- E-Business: Strategy and Policy (DeFims)
- Topics in the Chinese Economy (DeFims)
- International Business Strategy (DeFims)
- International Human Resource Management (DeFims)
- International Marketing (DeFims)
- Colonial and Contemporary North Africa I: From the eve of colonialism to 1962
- Colonial and Contemporary North Africa II: From the dawn of Independence to the present
- Management in Japan 1: Economic Development and Business Environment in Japan
- Management in Japan 2: Current Issues in Japanese Business and Management
- Management in MENA 1: Economic, Business and Institutional Environment of the Middle East and North Africa
- Management in MENA 2: Management and Sectoral Issues in the Middle East and North Africa
- Islamic Banking and Finance
- Colonial Conquest and Social Change in Southern Africa
- Social and Cultural Transformations in Southern Africa since 1945
- Congo Wars: A Century of Violence in Central Africa
- Government and Politics of Taiwan
- Economic Development of Modern Taiwan
- Japanese Modernity I
- Japanese Modernity II
- The Transnational News Environment: Production, Representation and Us
- International Political Communication
- Identity in International Relations
- Power in World Politics
- The International History of the Contemporary World
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
More informationRequirements
Minimum Entry Requirements: 2:1 (or non-UK university equivalent) in a relevant discipline
Subjects Preferred: Relevant disciplines include undergraduate studies in the fields of economics, law, politics or management studies but applications from students of other disciplines are welcomed
English language requirements
In order to ensure that SOAS students have a sufficient standard of English to study effectively, we require overseas students to submit evidence, during the application process, of their current level of proficiency.
Score for Unconditional Entry
- IELTS: Overall 7+ with at least 7 in all sub scores
- TOEFL: iBT105+ with at least 25 in all sub scores
- Pearson Test of English - Academic: Score of 75 or above with at least 70 in all sub scores
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 7.0 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 105 |
Funding details
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