Global Markets, Local Creativities

Key facts

• You will graduate the Global Markets, Local Creativities program of the University of Glasgow with a combination of degrees depending on the pathway studied.

• Associate Partners, as well as private and public sector employers will provide specialist master classes and guest lectures, and make contributions to, or host, the annual summer school.

• You will be encouraged to explore a variety of perspectives on the process and experience of globalisation, and to reflect on the relationship between global and local, in particular, of cities, creative industries and local cultures of entrepreneurship that have innovated at the local level to remain globally competitive.

• A variety of internships and industrial placements are available to enhance your learning experience.

• You will receive a theoretical grounding in international business and the global economy, and be encouraged to think critically about the respective roles of individuals, firms, cities, regions, nations and supra-national bodies in determining and shaping the world in which we live.
• Career prospects
• The intertwining of academic analysis and practical engagement will provide a valuable range of well-rounded skills and experiences that develop active and informed graduates capable of operating at strategic levels in NGO and third-sector agencies, local economic development organisations, policy analysis and lobbying groups and corporations, or of undertaking further study. The program is designed for students with a diverse range of prior knowledge and interests and will develop their understanding of the process, impact and responses to globalisation.

Courses include:

• Global varieties of capitalism in historical perspective (taught by Göttingen and Kyoto)
• The globalised economyCompanies in emerging sectorsCreative cities: intervention models and entrepreneurial dynamicsFamily business: innovation and globalisationPort cities in historical perspective (taught by Rotterdam)