Study Details: 26 months part-time
This practical management postgraduate course, delivered in partnership with Grant Thornton – one of the world’s leading organisations of independent professional services, will help you develop your leadership and management skills with a specific focus on leading-edge insights, commercial application and effective management frameworks. It offers a ‘real-world’ business education which can be applied directly back into the workplace.
Students will benefit from a diverse student cohort and our faculty’s direct involvement with global businesses. On completion, graduates will have a deep understanding of contemporary business issues and a capacity to assume active leadership roles.
Develop leadership capabilities in yourself and others, in order to meet today’s societal and business challenges.
Gain comprehensive knowledge of core business functions enabling you to progress into a variety of management areas.
Develop a strategic mind-set to enable the achievement of business objectives.
You will develop the self-awareness and confidence to effectively lead, or operate as part of, a team.
Opportunity to study with a cohort of experienced professionals, build your network and gain insights into management best practice internationally in an atmosphere that encourages camaraderie.
We welcome applications from talented candidates of all backgrounds and each application is considered on its individual merit. Usually candidates must hold either a:
The course covers core management subjects and is delivered in two parts. The first part consists of 11 modules taken over a 15-month period through one week of teaching each quarter, and the second part consists of one module, Business Skills and Negotiations, and a thesis. For the thesis, you will propose a research project related to your organisation or a relevant subject and work closely with an academic supervisor to complete.
The course is highly interactive and student-centred with large elements of teamwork, group projects and private study.
To summarise, the structure comprises:
Months 1-15: 11 compulsory modules.
Months 16-26: Management and Leadership thesis research methods preparation, Business Skills and Negotiations module, and work-based-project or thesis.
Taught modules (65%) are assessed by a combination of written assessments that relate to a wide-range of management and leadership themes, projects, presentations and one exam. The organisation-based project, or relevant research topic of interest, (35%) is assessed as part of your coursework.