The International Business School Level 7 Diploma programme in Strategic Management and Leadership is your way to earn an MBA from the University of Central Lancashire or Anglia Ruskin University, through our accreditation partners. This MBA Top-Up requires you to complete a supervised dissertation in just four months following completion of our Level 7 Diploma.

The Postgraduate Level 7 Diploma leading to MBA includes following modules:

To complete the Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership, students complete 6 core units (90 credits) and 2 optional units (30 credits) over 2 semesters.

Core UnitsLevelCredits
UK [ECTS]
7.1Manage Team Performance to Support Strategy715 [7.5]
7.2Information Management and Strategic Decision Taking715 [7.5]
7.3Leading a Strategic Management Project715 [7.5]
7.4Strategic Direction715 [7.5]
7.5Strategic Planning715 [7.5]
7.6Development as a Strategic Manager715 [7.5]
Optional UnitsLevelCredit
E.1Finance for Managers715 [7.5]
E.2Strategic Marketing715 [7.5]
E.3Organisational Change Strategies715 [7.5]
E.4Human Resource Planning715 [7.5]

Assessments:

There are individual and group assignments for all units in this programme.

Requirements:

Students need to have completed at least a university degree at undergraduate level (e.g. BA, BSc, etc.) or equivalent. If the medium of instruction is not English, students need to provide evidence of English language competence (e.g. IELTS score of 6.0 or equivalent).

Progression Options:

Upon completion of this programme, students can enrol and write a dissertation to earn an MBA from the University of Central Lancashire in just 4 months.

They can also continue onto our Level 8 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership to work towards obtaining a UK accredited doctoral degree, DBA.

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Academic Calendar: 2023-2024

First 4 weeks and the last 4 weeks are taught online. From 12 February to 3 May 2024, classes are in-person in Manchester.

SemesterIII
Dates8/1 to 2/23/2 to 11/212/2 to 8/39/3 to 7/48/4 to 3/54/5 to 12/513/5 to 7/6
Weeks19-222324-2726-2930-333435-38
November 2023
intake
Development as a Strategic ManagerReading weekDevelopment as a Strategic ManagerEaster Break Manage Team Performance to Support Strategy Manage Team Performance to Support Strategy
Information Management and Strategic Decision Making Information Management and Strategic Decision Making Leading a Strategic Management Project Leading a Strategic Management Project
Strategic PlanningStrategic PlanningOption 1Option 1
Strategic DirectionStrategic DirectionOption 2Option 2
15 hrs pw15 hrs pw15 hrs pw15 hrs pw

Tuition Fees:

Scholarships: A limited number of tuition fee scholarships may be available to best students admitted to this programme: tuition fee scholarships.