Global Executive MBA

Transform your thinking and accelerate your career.

Our Global Executive MBA is a powerful partnership between Nottingham Business School and leading business schools in South Africa and Brazil. By combining our expertise, you will develop a truly global perspective, international connections, and the knowledge to lead in an uncertain and connected world.

The programme is designed with a focus on sustainable and responsible leadership. These principles are embedded throughout all our modules. You will be immersed in contextual leadership projects, explore real-world, strategic challenges, and apply your learning to your workplace.

Whether you want to take on a more senior role or embrace the opportunities and risks of a connected world, the Global Executive MBA is a flagship programme and a transformative learning experience.

• Develop a global perspective with our unique study experiences. Four immersive, week-long study blocks in Nottingham, South Africa and Brazil.
• Study around your personal and professional commitments, with our two-year flexible programme. 80% is delivered online, with 20% in global campus locations.
• Apply your learning to organisations, with live case studies tackling real strategic business challenges.
• Develop connections with our global MBA alumni network and ongoing CPD opportunities during your course and after graduation.

Join our internationally accredited business school

Nottingham Business School is accredited to AACSB and EQUIS, the highest international standards for business school education. We are one of 47 global PRME Champions - a United Nations-supported initiative leading the way with sustainable and responsible management education.

The Global Executive MBA begins in January 2024 and January 2025. At the start of your programme, your induction will help you to prepare for the challenges ahead. It includes intensive academic preparation for those who have been away from university for some years, alongside an ongoing programme of activity for personal and professional development.

Programme overview

Stage one - Developing your global mindset

• Customer Centric Marketing, Nottingham Campus
• Leading People and Organisations
• Leading Responsible and Sustainable Organisations
• Leading Strategy
• Change Management

Stage two - Leading Agile Transformation

• Leading Innovation
• Finance for Strategic Decision Making
• Operations and Supply Chain Management
• Strategic Business Planning, South Africa

Stage three - Building and Leading a Resilient Organisation

• Data-Driven Decision Making
• Governing Organisations
• Digital Transformation
• Global Consultancy Experience, Brazil

Year one modules

• Campus-Based Module - (Nottingham) Customer-Centric Marketing
• Leading People and Organisations
• Leading Responsible and Sustainable Organisations
• Leading Strategy
• Campus-Based Module – Change Management
• Leading Innovation
• Finance for Strategic Decision Making

Year two modules

• Operations and Supply Chain Management
• Campus-Based Module (South Africa) – Strategic Business Planning
• Data-Driven Decision Making
• Governing Organisations
• Business Research Project
• Digital Transformation
• Campus-Based Module (Brazil) – Global Consultancy Experience Module

Ongoing professional development

Professional Leadership Development Module – spine module which runs throughout the course alongside CPD support events.

Professional Leadership Development will increase your understanding of how to manage your continuous professional development to be a more effective leader and to enable sustained career success. Criticality and reflection are highly effective leadership skills and through this module you will develop your ability to use critical reflective practice for improved individual and organisational performance in the global context.

How you’re taught

The Global Executive MBA provides you with the flexibility to learn in a way which fits with your work and personal commitments. The majority of your learning happens online; however, this is interspersed with four campus-based weeks in three continents (Europe, South Africa and Latin America) to enhance your overall learning experience.

Each online module runs over seven weeks and during the first five weeks touch points with either your tutor or peers to support your learning are available. At the end of week two, you’ll take part in a short multiple-choice test which will give you confidence that you’re gaining the core knowledge required. The final two weeks of the seven weeks allows you to focus on your final assessment. Throughout, an online tutor will support your learning and be a source of support to you.

The first of the campus-based weeks will be in Nottingham at our award-winning city centre campus. During this time, you will be introduced to the course, make connections with your MBA peers and gain the skills required for success. The following three campus-based weeks will involve live case studies and input from university-based local experts. With the support of a university lecturer, you will work directly with organisations in the specific country you are located to apply your knowledge to real world contexts.

The Personal Leadership Development module runs throughout the course and alongside this module you are assigned an Academic Mentor who will work with you to support your academic, personal and professional growth. You will be encouraged by your Academic Mentor to apply your learning to your organisation to ensure maximum impact to your professional development and career growth.

Successful completion of the MBA enables access to strategic and senior leader roles in all industry contexts. Students will have a highly sought-after global perspective and global experiences which will open doors to senior, strategic and consultancy roles.

Throughout the course, learners will be encouraged to apply their learning to their workplace. The personal leadership development modules assess your capability to apply your learning to you as a senior leader and to your organisation so there is benefit not only to your personal development and growth but also to your organisation.