Global Markets, Local Creativities [IM]

This is a 2-year full-time degree taught through a mix of lectures and seminars. You will take between 8 and 10 core and around 8 optional courses, depending on which pathway you choose. The programme also includes internships and industrial placements. All teaching is in English; recommended additional language study will be provided throughout the two-year programme

You will spend your first year in Glasgow (semester 1) and Barcelona (semester 2). The second year (semester 1) will be spent in either Rotterdam or Göttingen, depending on which pathway you choose.

• Pathway 1 (Rotterdam) - Economies, markets and creativities. Focusing on the history of globalisation and the role of creative industries.
• Pathway 2 (Göttingen) - Global political economy. Focusing on marketing, entrepreneurship and development.

The final semester will be spent researching and writing a dissertation

University of Glasgow

• Globalised economy
• Global varieties of capitalism in historical perspective. (taught by Göttingen)

University of Barcelona

• Companies in emerging sectors
• Creative cities: Intervention models and entrepreneurial dynamics
• Family business: Innovation and globalisation
• Port cities in historical perspective. (taught by Rotterdam)

Erasmus University Rotterdam – pathway A

• Creative industries in the global economy. (taught by Glasgow)
• Mapping global order

Göttingen University – pathway B

• Global history of marketing and mass consumption
• Immigrant entrepreneurship
• Topics in Globalisation (taught by Barcelona)
• Excursion.

University of Glasgow

• China in the international economy
• Global cities
• Globalisation and labour
• Globalisation and the nation state
• Governance and markets
• Methods of social research.

University of Barcelona

• Global Health
• Latin America
• Topics in international economics
• Topics in international politics.

Erasmus University Rotterdam

• International relations theory
• Maritime history and port cities
• Research workshops to prepare for master level thesis
• Rise and fall of the American Empire.

Göttingen University

• Development economics 1 - Macro issues
• Development economics 3 - Regional perspectives
• Globalisation and development
• International Human Resource Management
• Political construction of Europe
• Sustainable development, trade and environment
• Selected topics in Asian business and management.

A two week summer school will take place in July at the end of year 1 and will be held with a different partner each year and this will include associate partners from around the world. The topic will be decided on an annual basis and relate to trends and issues of the moment.