BA (Hons) Global Business & Design Management

UCAS code NNC2

Why should I choose this pathway?

Choosing to study Global Business and Design Management offers you the dynamic combination of business and creativity.

According to The European Design Training Incubator (EDTI), there are major gaps relating to the management of design business. RBS London seeks to address these gaps. We are currently the only institution in the UK to offer business and design management at undergraduate level – giving our students a competitive edge.

House Blueprints The degree pathway provides a design studio culture ensuring the furthering of interactive and creative problem solving and the development of a skills tool-kit that meets the needs of design managers working within organisations worldwide. Your personal growth and development are supported by a state-of-the art module on Introduction to increase knowledge of industry expectations.

Upon completion of the degree you will have the confidence to make decisions and take calculated risks required to foster an innovation process in a business environment. You will demonstrate the ability to implement design thinking as a strategic tool in order to address and respond to the needs for future business growth, and to contribute to wealth of creativity and innovation.

Key Skills

This degree pathway will allow you to develop the following key skills:

Creative thought processes
Innovation management
Strategic design planning
Knowledge of the Creative Industries
Visual communication and semiotics
Confidence in new ideas
Product and services development
Intellectual property protection
Cultural history of global design

Future Opportunities

This degree pathway is an excellent choice for students who wish to work in the following industries or to continue with postgraduate education:

Fashion
Telecommunications
Entertainment and leisure
Applied professions (in medicine, finance, law)
Creative sectors (in the areas of science and technology; research and development of technology-based industries; in art, music, culture, aesthetics and design)

An example of the BA (Hons) Global Business & Design Management course structure:

BA (Hons) Global Business & Design Management
Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
Business Communication	Human Resource Management	Dissertation: Proposal & Lit Review
ICT Skills	Issues in Contemporary Management	Corporate Strategy
Economics for Business	Marketing Communications	Dissertation : Design & Submission
Introduction to Global Business	Managment Accounting	Design Management in Practice
Principles of Business Law	Managing Design for Business
Foundations of Global Political Economy	Business Planning
Research Skills	Principles of Design Management
Quantitative Business Analysis	Choice of TWO Pathway Electives (see below - Level 2)	Choice of TWO Pathway Electives (see below - Level 3)
Introduction to Management	Choice of ONE Free Choice Elective (see below - Level 2)	Choice of TWO Free Choice Electives (see below - Level 3)
Principles of Marketing
Financial Accounting

* Not all electives will be available in each year. Some electives have pre-requisites which may limit choice.

See Elective choices

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