StudyQA — Bachelor: Global Project and Change Management — Windesheim University of Applied Sciences (Page 44)

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Do you want to change the world and are you looking for an international challenge? Are sustainability, human rights, global health, social responsibility, the increasing divide between rich and poor, global warming, civil society and advocacy for minorities themes that you care about? Do you want to contribute personally and professionally to a better world? In our four-year English-taught programme we teach you how you can make a difference.

We combine theory and practice, project management, business and research with global issues. The programme consists of courses, real projects with companies from the first year onwards, an international internship and professional career counselling. In the end you'll know how to lead a project team and how to put innovative ideas into practice. You'll become a change maker, aware of your own strengths and ambitions, able to create sustainable value for society.

Global Project and Change Management is a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) offered by the Windesheim Honours College.

After graduating, you can start your career for example as a:

· Project manager/advisor at international NGOs like Red Cross and Doctors without Borders

· Project manager in slave-free clothing or food industry

· Project manager for businesses aiming to introduce sustainable production

· Project manager/advisor with governments or political institutions

· Communication advisor on healthy lifestyles with an insurance company

· Project manager reducing food waste in cities or at large popular events

· Advisor with local developers to promote imperfect food rejected by large grocery stores

· Advisor improving communication on scientific results on Global Warming (IPCC)

· Advisor improving Corporate Sustainability like Coca Cola with Coca Cola Green

· Advisor on Corporate Social Responsibility with TOMS Shoes

· Social entrepreneur

Also, many students continue with a Master’s programme at one of the Dutch or other international universities, for example:

· United Nations University - Merit (Maastricht)

· Master of Organic Agriculture - Wageningen University

· Master of Cultural Policy, Relations and Diplomacy - Goldsmiths, University of London

· Master of Global Health - Copenhagen University

View more about this programme: www.windesheim.com/gpcm

CURRICULUM

YEAR 1
• Project Management
• Research
• Professional Writing
• Business Ethics
• Organizational Behaviour
• History of Globalization
• Critical and Creative Thinking
• Presenting and Pitching
• International Business
• Managerial Accounting
• Financial Analysis

YEAR 2
• Project Management
• Research
• Good Governance
• Global Challenges
• Sustainable Business
• (Environmental) Economics
• Teams and Leadership
• Trends and Scenario Analysis
• (Social) Marketing
• Grant Writing
• Managing Diversity
• Non-profit Management

YEAR 3/4
• Managing Projects in a Globalized World
• Value Creator
• Electives
• Internship
• Capstone

Diploma similar to Dutch havo or vwo diploma (diplomas obtained outside the Netherlands are assessed by an equivalence evaluation procedure).

International Baccalaureate (24 points) or IBCP

UK:

GCSEs in 4 subjects (A* to C or 9 to 4) + GCE with 2 relevant subjects at AS (A* to C), 6 different subjects in total, including mathematics (for Global Project and Change Management only).
GCSEs in 4 subjects (A* to C or 9 to 4) with 2 relevant subjects at A level (D-E), 6 different subjects in total, including mathematics (for Global Project and Change Management only).
BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (180 credits), including mathematics (for Global Project and Change Management only).

A pass in mathematics
Language proficiency: Cambridge B2, IELTS 6.5, TOEFL internet-based 90