# Postgraduate study

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# Global Markets, Local Creativities (Erasmus Mundus International Master) IntM

The International Master in Global Markets, Local Creativities is an integrated, international programme comprising the history, theory, institutions and cultures of global capitalism. It provides perspectives on the globalised economy, focusing on creative and cultural economies/industries, urban ecosystems that foster entrepreneurship, creativity, innovation, and business cultures.

- **Academic contact:** [socpol-glocal@glasgow.ac.uk](mailto:socpol-glocal@glasgow.ac.uk)
- **Teaching start:** September

- [Glasgow: Gilmorehill campus](https://www.gla.ac.uk/explore/campuses/gilmorehill/) and International (multiple locations)
- **IntM:**
  24 months full-time

## Register your interest for more information

Year of entry
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2028

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## Why this programme

- You will graduate 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.

## Programme structure

This is a two-year degree taught through a mix of lectures and seminars. You will take between eight and ten core and around eight optional courses, depending on which pathway you choose. The programme also includes opportunities for internships and industrial placements.

- **Pathway A** - Global History & Creative Industries
- **Pathway B** - Global Markets & Development
- **Pathway C** - Sustainable Business Development
- **Pathway D** - Industrial Dynamics & Sustainability
- **Pathway E** - Institutional Change & Creative Industries
- **Pathway F** - Global Political Economy
- **Pathway G** - Sustainability: Institutions & Management
- **Pathway I** - Entrepreneurship in Global Markets

All teaching is in English; recommended additional language study is encouraged throughout the two-year programme.

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### Core courses - **Mobility 1**

#### University of Glasgow (pathways A-G)

- Global Varieties of Capitalism in Historical Perspective (taught by Göttingen and Kyoto)
- The Globalised Economy

#### Georg-August Universität Göttingen (pathway I)

- Global History of Marketing and Mass Consumption
- Immigrant Entrepreneurship
- Political Economy of Global Energy Markets

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### Core courses - Mobility 2

#### Universitat de Barcelona (pathways A, B, C and D)

- Creative Cities: Intervention Models and Entrepreneurial Dynamics
- Global Political Ecology
- Political Economy of Global Energy Markets (taught by Göttingen)
- Port Cities in Historical Perspective (taught by Rotterdam)

#### Universitat de Barcelona (pathway I)

- Creative Cities: Intervention Models and Entrepreneurial Dynamics
- Global Political Ecology
- Political Economy of Global Energy Markets (taught by Göttingen)
- Port Cities in Historical Perspective (taught by Rotterdam)

#### Uppsala Universitet (pathways E, F, and G)

- Sustainability of Welfare Policies in the Modern Era
- Sustainability of Financial Markets in the Modern Era

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### **Core courses - Mobility 3**

#### Erasmus University Rotterdam (pathways A and E)

- Creative Industries in the Global Economy (taught by Glasgow)
- Doing Historical Research
- Heritage and Fashion
- Research Workshops (various)
- Rise of the Global City

#### **Georg-August Universität Göttingen (pathways B and F)**

- Global History of Marketing and Mass Consumption
- Immigrant Entrepreneurship
- Topics in Globalisation (taught by Barcelona)

#### Universidad de Los Andes (pathways C and G)

- Course A: Entrepreneurship and Capitalism in Latin America
- Course B: Sustainability Issues in Latin America

#### Kyoto University (pathway D)

- Economic Development and Policy in the Asia-Pacific
- Industries and Global Competition
- International Development Assistance Policy
- Master Thesis Design
- On-site Research Training

#### University of Glasgow (pathway I)

- Global Varieties of Capitalism in Historical Perspective (taught by Göttingen and Kyoto)
- The Globalised Economy
- Thesis Preparation

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### Optional courses

It is important to understand that optional courses change each year depending on staff availability.

#### University of Glasgow

- Business and Government in the Global Economy
- Development and the Global South: African Experiences since 1945
- Global Development, Taxation, and Finance
- Globalisation and Labour
- Globalisation: Critical Perspectives from the Global South
- Globalisation and the Nation State
- Inequalities in the Global Economy
- Latin American Development from Independence to the Present
- Technology Transfer in the Global Economy

#### University of Barcelona (pathways A-D)

- Advanced Topics in Globalisation
- Conflict Management in Negotiation
- Consultancy Projects (January pathways A – D, June pathway I)
- Doing Business in Europe
- Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
- Entrepreneurship in Emerging Sectors (pathways A – D only, core course for pathway I)
- History of Entrepreneurship in the World
- Infrastructure Economics and Policy: From Nation Building to Global Linking
- Institutional or Company Placement
- Quantitative Analysis for International Business
- Strategic Management Research
- Topics in International Economics
- Topics in International Politics

#### Uppsala Universitet

- Causes of Peace
- Consumption and Material Culture in Early Modern Europe
- Emerging Security Threats
- European Integration
- Feminist Cultural Studies
- Gender, Power and Institutions
- Gender, War and Peace
- Humans, Animals and Environments
- Internationalisation of Business
- Modern Natures: Conflicts and Transformation
- Refugees and Migrants in a Global Historical Perspective
- Sustainability, Crises and Strategic Challenges in International Business
- Sustainability of Economic Thought
- Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives in Economic Geography
- The Rise and Fall of the Welfare State

#### Erasmus University Rotterdam

- Heritage and Fashion
- International Relations Theory
- Research Internship

#### Georg-August Universität Göttingen

- Behavioural Development Economics
- Econometrics
- Economic Situation of Latin America in the 21st Century: Challenges of Economic Development in Latin America
- Empirical Political Economy
- Firms in International Trade
- Gender and Development
- Global Production: Firms, Contracts, and Trade Structure
- International Human Resource Management
- International Management
- Macroeconomics of Open Economies
- Poverty and Inequality
- Politics, Society, and Culture of Europe and Beyond
- Sustainable Development, Trade and Environment

#### Universidad de Los Andes

- Consultandes – Consulting Practicum
- Management for Circular Economy
- Sustainable Value Chains

#### Kyoto University

- Advanced Academic Writing and Presentation
- Critical Consumption Studies
- Historical Approaches to Business and Economics
- International Agribusiness Studies
- International Political Economy of Agriculture
- Multiple Perspectives on Management
- Qualitative Research Methods
- South East Asia in the Global Economy: Past and Present

Please note that this reflects courses available for students joining the programme in September 2025. Current students should review information provided by GLOCAL universities for courses currently available.

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**Programme alteration or discontinuation**\
The University of Glasgow endeavours
to run all programmes as advertised. In exceptional circumstances, however, the University may withdraw
or alter a programme. For more information, please see: [Student contract](https://www.gla.ac.uk/studentcontract/).

## 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 programme 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.

## Fees & funding

**Tuition fees for 2026-27**

### IntM

**Fees for the 2 year programme:**

UK/EU and non-EU programme countries

- **Full time fee**: £9,654 per annum or €11,360 per annum

All other countries

- **Full time fee**: £20,700 per annum or €24,360 per annum

**The fees charged to students reflect the fee and funding regime established by the European Commission in respect of Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters Degree programmes.  This means that, for this programme, fees paid by Programme Country students (EU, EEA [Iceland, Norway, Lichtenstein] and ERASMUS associated countries [Turkey, FYR Macedonia, Serbia]) are the same as those paid by UK students.**

The fees listed here cover tuition only. The University of Glasgow can only collect fees in Pound Sterling at the published GBP values and subject to exchange rates at the time of payment. As the programme contains various mobility periods, students (funded and self-funded) will need to cover their own airfares between each chosen partner.

### Fee status

- [Fee status guidance](https://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/feesandfunding/feestatus/)

### Deposits

All applicants are required to pay a deposit of **£2,000** when an offer is made.

### Deposits: terms & conditions

The following guidelines will apply in determining whether a deposit will be
refunded. Where the deposit is refunded, a 25% administration fee will be
deducted unless otherwise stated.

a: Deposits **WILL** be refunded to applicants under the
following circumstances:

1. Where the University is unable to offer you a place on the programme as
   specified on the offer. A full refund will be issued in this case.
2. Death of a close family member (parent/guardian, grandparent, sibling,
   spouse, child/dependent). Official evidence (signed and stamped) must be provided.
3. SERIOUS ill health of the applicant or a close family member (parent/guardian,
   grandparent, sibling, spouse, child/dependent). Official evidence (signed and
   stamped) must be provided.
4. Applicant does not meet conditions of offer. This may be academic or
   language test requirements. Satisfactory evidence must be uploaded to the
   student’s applicant self-service to prove that they have not met the
   conditions of their offer (note that applicants who do not meet the language
   condition of their offer must show reasonable attempt to meet this, i.e. they
   must provide at least two language tests which were taken after the date the
   deposit was paid).
5. Visa / ATAS refusal: we will only consider a refund if the visa / ATAS
   refusal was based on matters outside of the applicant’s control.
6. If a refund request is received within 14 days of the deposit being
   received a full refund will be issued under the
   [Consumer Protection
   Regulations](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/870/made).

b: Deposits **WILL NOT** be refunded to applicants under the
following circumstances:

1. An applicant decides not to attend the University for any reason not
   outlined above.
2. Personal financial constraints / unsuccessful scholarship application.
3. Applicant has decided to defer – in this situation the University
   will retain the deposit and hold it against the applicant’s account to
   secure their place for the following year of entry. You may defer twice.
   After the second deferral standard conditions will apply.
4. There is still time to meet the English language test requirement before
   the final upload date. Please see section a) 4.
5. Visa / ATAS was applied for too late. Please see section a) 5.
6. Any documents used for admission are proven to be fraudulent. We work
   in partnership with [Qualification
   Check](https://qualificationcheck.com/) to check academic qualifications. English language qualifications
   are verified with the provider.
7. The refund request is received more than 30 days after the official
   course start date as outlined in your offer email.

#### Timeframe for requesting a refund

Refund requests must be received no later than 30 days after the official
course start date as outlined in your offer email. As per section b)7 above
the request will be denied.

#### **Receiving a refund**

1. To comply with Money Laundering Regulations, the University will pay
   all refunds to the original payer using the source payment details. This is
   known as a “return to source” payment.
2. All appropriate documentation and evidence relating to the original payment
   must be provided, when requested.
3. All payments and refunds are in GBP currency - the University is not
   responsible for any exchange rate fluctuations or beneficiary bank charges
   associated with the refund.
4. Where University approved payment methods have not been used, this may
   cause significant delays or prevent payment altogether.
5. We will aim to issue the deposit refund within 8 weeks of receipt of
   information per point 2 above. At peak times this may be longer.

#### How to request a deposit refund

Please go to our [enquiry form](https://www.gla.ac.uk/study/enquire/) and
select 'Fees and Deposit' as the enquiry reason and then 'Can I have a deposit
refund?'.

Please upload all supporting documentation to your applicant self-service
portal before submitting the above request.

- [Find out
  more about Deposits](https://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/feesandfunding/deposits/)

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### Additional fees

- Fee for re-assessment of a dissertation (PGT programme): £370
- Submission of thesis after deadline lapsed: £350
- Registration/exam only fee: £170

### Funding opportunities

### Banco de Mexico

The Mexican National Bank (Banco de Mexico) provides special loans for students who wish to undertake a programme of postgraduate study. The University of Glasgow in partnership with Bank of Mexico FIDERH is offering a fee discount to holders of a Bank of Mexico FIDERH loan. See the FIDERH [website](http://www.fiderh.org.mx/) for further information.

- [Banco de Mexico](https://www.gla.ac.uk/scholarships/bancodemexico/)

### ANID (la Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo)

The University of Glasgow offers a 25% discount to all successful ANID scholars who enrol at the University of Glasgow to complete a postgraduate programme.

(Please note that this scholarship was previously known as CONICyT)

- [ANID (la Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo)](https://www.gla.ac.uk/scholarships/anidlaagencianacionaldeinvestigacionydesarrollo/)

The scholarships above are relevant to this programme.
For more funding opportunities [search the scholarships
database](https://www.gla.ac.uk/scholarships/search/#/applicant,pg,684)

## Entry requirements

A strict 2:1 UK Honours degree or international equivalent in Anthropology, Business (including Business and Entrepreneurship, Business History, Business Philosophy, and/or Business Strategy), Economics. (including Economic Development, Economic History and Economic Philosophy), Global Business Marketing, Global Governance, Global Studies, History, International Business, International Relations/Studies, Liberal Arts, Literature, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Psychology, Regional History (where applicable to regional studies within GLOCAL study tracks), Sociology, Social Policy (at Masters level only), Sustainability, Trade, and Urban Policy/Studies.\
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NB: Applicants to study tracks B, F and I (attending Georg-August-Universität Göttingen) must have completed a minimum of 1/4 of their studies (or 60 ECTS credits) with modules / courses in either Economics, Business, Modern History, Economic & Social History, Sociology or Politics or a combination thereof.\
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Please also note that Track H is not currently open for applications.

Applicants must provide either a Scholarship application form or Self-Funded application form depending on their application.

Please note that the list of accepted subjects is a guide - it is up to the applicant to make the case that their previous experience and studies qualify them for the programme and study track to which they have applied. **The GLOCAL team cannot provide personalised guidance on an applicant’s eligibility for the programme or their suitability for any particular study track.**

Applicants are only permitted to apply to one GLOCAL programme Track.

### English language requirements

For applicants from non-English speaking countries, as defined by the [UK Government](https://www.gov.uk/student-visa/knowledge-of-english), the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level.

#### International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic and Academic Online (not General Training)

- 6.5 overall with no subtest less than 6.0
- IELTS One Skill Retake Accepted
- Tests must have been taken within 2 years 5 months of programme start date. Applicants must meet the overall and subtest requirements using a single test.

#### Common equivalent English language qualifications accepted for entry to this programme:

#### TOEFL (ibt, mybest or athome)

Tests taken up to 20 January 2026

- **90 Overall**, no subtest lower than Reading 20; Listening 19; Speaking 19; Writing 21
- Tests must have been taken within 2 years 5 months of programme start date. Applicants must meet the overall and subtest requirements using a single test, this includes TOEFL mybest.

Tests taken from 21 January 2026

- **92 Overall**, no subtest lower than Reading 22; Listening 20; Speaking 23; Writing 21
- Tests must have been taken within 2 years 5 months of programme start date. Applicants must meet the overall and subtest requirements using a single test, this includes TOEFL mybest.

#### Pearsons PTE Academic

- 65 overall with no subtest less than Reading 60; Listening 60; Speaking 65; Writing 60
- Online PTE not accepted for entry
- Tests must have been taken within 2 years 5 months of programme start date. Applicants must meet the overall and subtest requirements using a single test.

#### Cambridge Proficiency in English (CPE) and Cambridge Advanced English (CAE)

- 176 overall with no subtest less than 169
- Tests must have been taken within 2 years 5 months of programme start date. Applicants must meet the overall and subtest requirements using a single test.

#### Oxford English Test

- 7 overall with no subtest less than 6
- Tests must have been taken within 2 years 5 months of programme start date. Applicants must meet the overall and subtest requirements using a single test.

#### LanguageCert Academic/ Academic Online

- 70 overall with no subtest less than 65
- Tests must have been taken within 2 years 5 months of programme start date. Applicants must meet the overall and subtest requirements using a single test.

#### Password Skills Plus

- 6.5 overall with no subtest less than 6.0
- Tests must have been taken within 2 years 5 months of programme start date. Applicants must meet the overall and subtest requirements using a single test.

#### Trinity College Integrated Skills in English II

- Two subtests at 96 or higher, and two subtests at 80 or higher
- Tests must have been taken within 2 years 5 months of programme start date. Applicants must meet the overall and subtest requirements using a single test.

#### Kaplan Test of English

- Any two subtests at 480 or higher, and any two subtests at 450 or higher
- Tests must have been taken within 2 years 5 months of programme start date. Applicants must meet the overall and subtest requirements using a single test.

#### University of Glasgow Pre-sessional courses

Tests are accepted for 2 years following date of successful completion.

### Alternatives to English Language qualification

- Degree from majority-English speaking country (as defined by the UKVI including Canada if taught in English)
  - students must have studied for a minimum of their final year at Undergraduate level, or 9 months at Master's level, and must have completed their degree in that majority-English speaking country within the last 6 years.
- Undergraduate 2+2 and 3+1 degrees from majority-English speaking country (as defined by the UKVI including Canada if taught in English)
  - students must have completed their final year of study in that majority-English speaking country within the last 6 years.

For international students, the Home Office has confirmed that the University can choose to use these tests to make its own assessment of English language ability for visa applications to degree level programmes. The University is also able to accept UKVI approved Secure English Language Tests (SELT) but we do not require a specific UKVI SELT for degree level programmes. We therefore still accept any of the English tests listed for admission to this programme.

### Pre-sessional courses

The University of Glasgow accepts evidence of the required language level from the English for Academic Study Unit Pre-sessional courses. We would strongly encourage you to consider the pre-sessional courses at the University of Glasgow's English for Academic Study (EAS) Unit. Our Pre-sessional courses are the best way to bring your English up to entry level for University study. Our courses give you:

- direct entry to your University programme for successful students (no need to take IELTS);
- essential academic skills to help you study effectively at University;
- flexible entry dates so you can join the right course for your level.

More information on our [Pre-sessional courses](https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/mlc/eas/pre-sessionalcourses/).

We can also consider the pre-sessional courses accredited by the below BALEAP approved institutions to meet the language requirements for admission to our postgraduate taught degrees:

- Heriot Watt
- Kingston Upon Thames
- Middlesex University
- Manchester University
- Reading University
- Edinburgh University
- ST Andrews University
- UCL
- Durham

For further information about English language requirements, please contact the Recruitment and International Office using our [enquiry form](https://www.gla.ac.uk/enquireonline)

### International students

We are proud of our diverse University community that includes students and staff
from more than 140 different countries.

- [Find out more about entry requirements and other country-specific information](https://www.gla.ac.uk/international/)
- [International student support & visas](https://www.gla.ac.uk/international/support)

## How to apply

For information on applications and to apply, please see the consortium website:

[Apply to programme (consortium website)](https://globallocal-erasmusmundus.eu/how-to-apply/)

- [Consortium website](http://www.globallocal-erasmusmundus.eu/)
- [The GLOCAL Experience](https://theglocalexperience.com/)

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