Global Business PgDip

University of Oxford

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The Oxford Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) in Global Business is a qualification designed to help you undertake the senior international responsibilities which drive organisational success</MS&&>. This part-time programme will enhance your understanding of the issues involved in conducting business in a global landscape whilst allowing you to fulfil your existing work commitments.

This page describes the course that will run from January 2023. All information provided, including fees and additional costs, is specific to entry in the 2022-23 academic year. Information about the course that will run from January 2022 (the 2021-22 academic year) can be found in its Course Information Sheet. If it is still possible to apply for entry in the 2021-22 academic year, further information will be provided on the diplomas page on the school's website.

This is an intellectually rich programme taught in modules of four days each (Wednesday to Saturday) and completed in one year, allowing you to study alongside employment and complete the qualification in one year.

The programme is designed to extend knowledge and broaden and deepen your skill base, with a clear focus on practical application. The diploma will provide the knowledge and skills you need to reach the highest level of your career, whether you are managing in a commercial or public sector context. It has a focus on global strategy, risk and reputation, corporate diplomacy and international business challenges. Each module (see further details) consists of approximately 24 hours of supported study. Students are advised that approximately 6-8 hours of self-directed study per week outside of the modules is required.

The modules currently offered are:

• Global Strategy

• Risk and Reputation

• Corporate Diplomacy in a Global Context

• The Challenges of Business in Emerging Markets

The Postgraduate Diploma in Global Business offers:

• the ability to apply knowledge learned in the areas of global business strategy, risk and reputation, corporate diplomacy and doing business in emerging economies to your current and future roles, and compete internationally for senior management posts;

• a graduate-level qualification which builds on your existing professional development and experience;

• access to top-level teaching from world-leading experts, drawing on the University of Oxford's strengths in global business and management;

• membership of a unique network of peers and practitioners from around the globe; and

• lifelong association with the university through the business school and university alumni networks, as well as a pathway to Oxford's Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA).

Please note that this course is paperless. This means that paper handouts will not be provided for most of your courses. All presentations will be uploaded to our virtual learning environment. For pedagogical reasons this may be in advance of, just before or immediately after teaching sessions. Handouts will be provided for certain courses based on specific requirements, eg unreliable internet availability or where handouts operate more like a textbook than slides.