Study employer-led modules. Focus on your personal development in key areas of management and leadership. Progress onto an MBA.
Overview
The Certificate and Diploma in Management Studies has been developed to provide you with a critical understanding of strategic management and provide a pathway to achievement of an MBA. Study at your own pace and choose the full-time or part-time route.
You will study essential functional business elements and you will develop an understanding of the cross-functional nature of organisations and the collaborative nature of organisational decision making.
Why us?
- Modules have been developed in consultation with employers and focus on personal development of the key managerial and leadership competencies demanded in today’s business environment
- The course provides a pathway to the Masters in Business Administration (MBA) should you wish to take this route
Course structure
You will develop key competencies in management through a varied programme of lectures and applied learning through seminars, workshops and corporate engagement.
Your progress will be assessed through a range of methods which include individual and group assignments, business reports, presentations, case study analysis, portfolios of work, time-constrained activities and project work
As you will study modules offered on the first two stages of the MBA course, the Certificate and Diploma qualifications provide a pathway to the MBA, should you wish to progress and achieve the Masters in Business Administration following completion of the Diploma level.
To achieve the Postgraduate Certificate in Management Studies, you will study 60 credits.
To achieve the Postgraduate Diploma Management Studies, you will study 120 credits.
Achievement of the MBA is 180 credits. This will culminate in a major piece of independent work such as a work-based project or dissertation.
All modules are at postgraduate level (level 7 in the UK’s national scheme).
Facilities
You’ll be based at The Reg Vardy Centre, on the Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St Peter’s. The Reg Vardy Centre is a modern building with views of the river, and just a short walk from both the coast and Sunderland town centre.
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