Program Overview

Program Details

Online Bachelor of Business Administration and Digital Innovation with Fashion & Luxury Business Management

Overview

The Online Bachelor of Business Administration and Digital Innovation with Fashion & Luxury Business Management is designed for candidates who aspire to work in the luxury and fashion goods sector. The program prepares professionals to meet the challenges of the post-pandemic world by developing creativity, critical thinking, agility, and other useful skills needed by a manager working in the fashion and luxury industry.

Key Information

• Duration: Full Time – 3 Years
• Languages: English
• Location: Online
• Annual Intakes: October, January, April
• Format: Online
• Tuition Fee: € 8 900 per year

Program Structure

The program structure includes:

• 1st Year:
  • Global Business Environment (7 ECTS)
  • Business Communication (7 ECTS)
  • Introduction to Digital Entrepreneurship and Innovation (7 ECTS)
  • Fundamentals of Marketing in the Digital Era (13 ECTS)
  • Principles of Accounting (7 ECTS)
  • Business Law in a Digital Context (7 ECTS)
  • Business Math and Statistics (13 ECTS)
• 2nd Year:
  • Strategic Management of Enterprise and Digital Innovation (13 ECTS)
  • Managerial Accounting (6 ECTS)
  • Leadership and Organizational Behavior (6 ECTS)
  • Starting a New Digital Business (7 ECTS)
  • Business Economics (7 ECTS)
  • Business Research Methods (6 ECTS)
  • Three units corresponding to a chosen specialization area
• 3rd Year:
  • Professional and Career Development (6 ECTS)
  • Innovative and Creative Thinking (4 ECTS)
  • Corporate Finance (7 ECTS)
  • Disruptive Technologies for Innovation and Change (13 ECTS)
  • Three units corresponding to a chosen specialization area
  • Undergraduate Dissertation (15 ECTS)

List of Electives – Fashion & Luxury (45 ECTS)

• Sustainable Fashion and Luxury (4 ECTS)
• Digital Branding (7 ECTS)
• Recreation, Leisure and Wellness Business (4 ECTS)
• Fashion & Luxury Marketing (4 ECTS)
• Event Management & Sponsoring (7 ECTS)
• Management of Retail and Electronic Distribution Channels (4 ECTS)
• Dissertation in the area of Fashion and/or Luxury Business (15 ECTS)

Learning Outcomes

• Knowledge:
  • Understands professional theoretical and practical knowledge related to business administration, including both broad knowledge in the field of business administration and a considerable degree of specialized managerial knowledge in digital innovation.
  • Possesses advanced professional knowledge of business administration and digital innovation in a specific industry or functional area chosen as an elective option in the undergraduate program.
  • Critically understands approaches to promoting the culture of digital innovation within an organization by managing talent and knowledge and by incorporating the values of entrepreneurship, continuous learning, and digital transformation into organizational strategic objectives.
• Skills:
  • Gathers and interprets relevant data on problems, obstacles, and opportunities faced by international organizations to inform judgments that include reflection on relevant social, technological, scientific, or ethical issues with the purpose to evaluate alternative approaches and strategies an organization may adopt to meet stakeholder needs and minimize risk within changing internal and external environments.
  • Conducts research into business and digital innovation issues, which may relate to general business and innovation processes or to a specific business function or digital technology, which requires familiarity with a range of data, research sources, and appropriate methodologies.
• Competencies:
  • Engages in critical thinking in the area of business administration and digital innovation and demonstrates independent thought and problem-solving underpinned by evidenced-based arguments.
  • Manages complex professional activities efficiently and professionally to put managerial decisions into practice taking into account the organizational context together with different constraints.

Accreditation Status

An officially recognized qualification awarded by GBSB Global Business School, licensed as Higher Education Institution by the Malta Further & Higher Education Authority (License number: ).

MQF/EQF Level

MFHEA deems this qualification to be at Level 6 of the Malta Qualifications Framework and the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning.

Number of ECTS Credits

180 ECTS

Admissions Information

The Bachelor program is designed for motivated students who want to build a strong foundation in business and leadership in a global environment. To ensure academic excellence, applicants must meet specific admission requirements, including educational background, language proficiency, and other key criteria.

Academic Qualification Requirements

For admission to the first year of the program, students should have completed:

• A/S or A levels at the appropriate level or the Matriculation Certificate Exam with three subject exams with grades of A, B, C, or D.
• International Baccalaureate Diploma with 34 points overall or the IB Diploma with specific achievements in higher/standard level subjects.
• GCSE/IGSCE “O” Levels: five subject exams with grades of A, B, C, or D, and A/S or A Levels: three subject exams with grades of A, B, C, or D.
• AP Program.
• Other high school diploma or equivalent (other education systems).

English Language Proficiency

• English as a native language.
• TOEFL – Minimum score: 213 (computer-based), 79/80 (internet-based), or 550 (paper-based).
• IELTS – Minimum score: 6.0.
• Cambridge ESOL, Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) – Minimum score: C.
• English as the language of instruction during previous studies in the formal education system.
• Pass GBSB Global’s internal English Level Test.

Alternative Entry Routes

Alternative entry routes are available for applicants who do not meet the standard entry qualifications, but have certain skills, experience, and subject knowledge. These are detailed in GBSB Global’s IQA manual within the “Policies for Admission of Transfer Students and Recognition of Prior Learning”.