This Masters programme covers a wide range of industry perspectives, so will appeal to those students who are currently working or want to work in either the public or private sector. It also has extra value for international students as we will provide sensitive and supportive approaches to development of individuals as leaders and we have a good understanding of international culture. The programme uses the richness of cultural diversity to enable you to grasp the important issues around globalisation.

Programme of study

The programme aims to provide opportunity:

• To promote study in leadership and management which draws on a range of disciplines, perspectives and resources.
• To stimulate intellectual enquiry through open, rational and disciplined study in leadership and management.          
• To provide opportunities for studying leadership and management through a variety of learning practices including action learning, collaborative learning, and creative conferences, in addition to conventional forms of study.          
• To provide a flexible Master level programme which is accessible to a wide range of people studying in full-time to part-time modes.          
• To provide a supportive learning environment which meets the needs of a diverse range of students and which celebrates diversity.
• To examine critically the practical and ethical dimensions of the subject in the wider community and in particular work-life balance.           
• To provide opportunities for reflection and self-development within the context of personal leadership and management.
• To enhance student development as self-directed, independent learners.         
• To develop existing key skills in communication, collaboration, self-management and learning how to learn.
• To provide opportunities for students to explore potential personal, career and vocational pathways.
• To provide a supportive, collaborative environment where both students and staff learn from each other.

The modules that you would study include:

• Strategic Leadership, Culture and Ethics: This module explores the key issues around strategic leadership, culture and ethics in organisation and business environments.  This will involve reviewing relevant theory, models and concepts and their practical application to business today.
• Leading Organisational Development: This module explores issues pertaining to effective leadership of organisational development including innovation, change management, and human resources issues of understanding and empowerment including innovative practices.  Case studies are used to develop skills in understanding the complexity of real-life issues and the synthesis of information.
• Managing the Business Environment: This module explores internal and external relatedness in the business environment. It examines issues pertaining to the identification and management of key business stakeholders and the management of resources including human, finance and marketing.  It considers the ethical issues involved in relations with internal and external stakeholders and identifies socially and environmentally sustainable business practice.
• Managing Business Integration: This module explores issues pertaining to problem solving, decision making and project management.  It will provide analytical and consultancy tools for analysing practices and processes within business settings in order to make recommendations for implementation.
• Research Methods and Dissertation:Thedissertation is the final part of the MA in Leadership and Management. Students must normally pass Modules 1 to 4 before submitting their dissertation. The dissertation aims to provide the student with an opportunity to undertake independent research, through supported individual study, into one aspect of the foregoing studies from the postgraduate programme.  It is intended that the study will build on elements of learning derived from one or more aspects of Modules 1 to 4. Students will undertake desk-based or action research, with the aim of   facilitating an appreciation of quantitative or qualitative (or a combined methodology) approaches to research in leadership and management. The learning sets will be reformed for this module.

You will be equipped to go into a wide range of management careers including general management, market research, product and brand management and marketing communications.

English language requirements can be documented as follows:

• IELTS – score of 6.0 (min. 5.5 in each section)
• PBT TOEFL (Paper-Based Test) – score of 550
• IBT TOEFL (Internet-Based Test) - score of 79
• CBT TOEFL (Computer-Based Test) - score of 220 + 4 on Written English Test