International Management and Leadership MSc/PgCert - 18 months

On this course you will: study the core tenets of management and leadership - finance, strategy, leadership, human management, marketing - and gain an in-depth insight into the contemporary global business world, encompassing the commercial business, community, and voluntarysocial enterprise sectors; benefit from the optimum balance of theoretical and practical learning. You will gain an excellent academic underpinning, along with opportunities to develop real-life, practical experience giving you an employability edge upon graduation; benefit from a choice of three ‘capstone’ modules, including creating your own business, or consulting for a real business on a high-level problem, or undertaking your own specialised research via a master's dissertation. Each of these options is designed to build your skills, knowledge, and employability; learn key management principles and refine your critical insight, preparing you to become a successful business leader in our fast-changing, global economy; learn how to take a business idea from first proposal to real-world profit; focus on best practice in international management and leadership, preparing you for a wide range of careers; work with real clients and professional mentors, which provides a fantastic opportunity to put learning into practice and build skills that will last a lifetime; and develop and nurture your confidence, as well as your decision-making abilities.

Applicants should have a UK honours degree or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in an appropriate discipline. We also welcome applicants with an ordinary degree who can show a period of relevant post-graduation work experience in a managerial role. Accreditation of prior learning: You may be granted exemption from studying a module or modules up to a maximum of 60 credit points, provided you can demonstrate successful achievement of all the learning outcomes.