Strategic Management & Leadership - OTHM Level 7
Overview
This qualification is designed to:
- Develop strategic management and leadership skills for managers who have the authority and personal attributes to translate organisational strategy into effective operational performance.
- Reflect current practice in Strategic Management and Leadership and emphasises a work-related emphasis on practical skills development alongside theoretical fundamentals.
- Allows learners to develop and expand their high-level understanding of strategic management and leadership in the workplace.
- Provide learners with a clear work-related emphasis on practical skills development alongside theoretical fundamentals.
- Equip learners with the key skills and capabilities to become an effective strategic manager and leader.
Equivalent to Master’s degrees on RQF
- 120 credits
- Achieve a full master's program
Entry requirements
Learners must have:
01
Academic
An honours degree in related subject or UK level 6 diploma or an equivalent overseas qualification.
02
Age
Learners must be 21 years old or older at the beginning of the course.
03
Experience
Mature learners with management experience must check with us prior to registering.
04
Experience
Non-native English speakers must demonstrate English language proficiency.
Structure
The completed qualifications consists of:
- 6 Mandatory units
- A combined total of 120 credits
- 1200 hours Total Qualification Time (TQT)
- 600 Guided Learning Hours (GLH)
Mandatory units
- Strategic Management (20 credits)
- Strategic Leadership (20 credits)
- Strategic Human Resource Management (20 credits)
- Advanced Business Research Methods (20 credits)
- Leading Change in Health and Social Care (20 credits)
- Research Methods for Healthcare Professionals (20 credits)
Optional units
(choose any two)
- Strategic Financial Management (20 credits)
- Supply Chain and Operations Management (20 credits)
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation (20 credits)
- Globalisation and Corporate Governance (20 credits)
- Strategic Change Management (20 credits)
- Strategic Marketing (20 credits)
Duration
The qualification is delivered through two routes
Both are flexible in their delivery to accommodate part-time and distance learning.
We deliver this qualification either online or face-to-face through lectures, tutorials, seminars, workshops etc. You choose the pathway that suits your circumstances.
Standard route
- Flexible part time or distance learning
- 9 months Full time
Fast track route
- Flexible part time or distance learning
- 6 months Full time
One off payment: £949
Instalment Payment X 3: £450/month for 3 months
Instalment Payment X 2: £636/month for 2 months
5% off – One off payment: £1212
Assessments
How will you be assessed?
All units within this qualification are internally assessed by us and externally verified by OTHM.
The qualifications are criterion referenced, based on the achievement of all the specified learning outcomes.
To achieve a ‘pass’ for a unit, learners must provide evidence to demonstrate that they have fulfilled all the learning outcomes and meet the standards specified by all assessment criteria. Judgement that the learners have successfully fulfilled the assessment criteria is made by our Assessors.
Progression
Employment
Learners to progress into or within employment
MBA
Join MBA Advanced Entry route at our affiliated universities
Eligible Universities
Learners are eligible to progress to an MBA top-up with many universities in the UK and overseas
Job Outlook
Individuals with a certificate in Strategic Management and Leadership can pursue various career paths such as:
- • Business Consultant
- • Senior Analyst
- • Learning and Line Management Lead
- • Registered Manager
- • Leadership Consultant
- • Chartered Manager
- • Senior Strategic Planner
- • Senior Business Advisor
- • Markets Operations Analyst
- • Head of People
- • Commercial & Operations Director
- • Senior Asset Management Consultant
- • Strategic Director
Quality, Standards & Recognitions
By complying with our regulators and meeting university progression requirements we ensure the high-quality standards of all our qualifications and assessments. The local and global recognition enable our graduates to enhance their employability skills as well as to join degree and master top-up programmes.
