Postgraduate Certificate in Management (Online) - 2012 entry

The elements of the programme – course texts, activities and assignments, online resources, and tutor and peer group support – ensure that you can immediately apply newly learned skills and techniques in very practical ways.

Although there is no face-to-face teaching there is no compromise in the quality of the programme thanks to the support and services on offer through the virtual campus.

Each module is worth a number of credits (the programme is worth 60 M level credits). The amount of time each student will take to achieve the learning outcomes for a module will vary according to the needs and ability of the individual. However, the modules are designed so that each credit equates to approximately 10 hours of learning. Some of these hours will be through online seminar contact time and others will be through independent study.

The Certificate in Management Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) includes many of the usual resources that you would expect to find on a university campus. You can communicate with other students in seminar activities, gain access to extensive library resources, administrative support and a Student Common Room, all via your computer. Online supported study provides you with the benefits of being able to communicate with other students from across the world to share ideas, learn about ‘doing business’ in other cultures and contexts.

The programme offers you the flexibility to study at times which suit you. The seminars are not run in real time, so time zones present no barriers and enable you to participate when it is convenient.

Each module has a core textbook and recommends additional reading materials such as other textbooks or articles, for example from academic journals and newspapers. Journals for example, are available via the VLE. Case studies are widely used in management education and on Certificate in Management programme in particular.

Assessment for each module is in two forms; you are required to complete a final assignment that reviews some aspect of organisational behaviour within your own organisation or an organisation with which you are familiar. This assignment is valued at 70% of the total mark. In addition, you are required to participate in assessed online

The reputation of the Business School is underpinned through programme accreditations awarded by the Association of MBAs and EPAS, and through memberships of the Association of Business Schools and professional associations such as the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, and the European Foundation for Management Development. The Business School is, therefore, widely regarded as one of the best within its peer group.

The Business School's programmes benefit from rigorous quality assurance procedures and regularly receive excellent feedback from external examiners, employers, students and professional bodies.

The Postgraduate Certificate in Management can be a key step in the development of an aspiring manager. Employers will see that it demonstrates an ability to learn and to contribute at an advanced level as well as the ambition and motivation to improve your management practice and deepen your understanding of the fundamentals of management. 

The online CM offers a range of possibilities for further development onto other programmes, including the Global Blended MBA, which can also be completed without having to apply for a student visa, the Full-time MBA or the Postgraduate Diploma in Management and Leadership (DML) on the condition that you are a UK or EU resident.

Many students who graduate from Business School programmes realise significant career progression and go on to achieve high status in the industry of their choice.

The school maintains a rigorous and dynamic doctoral programme leading to the higher degrees of MPhil and PhD. Postgraduate students join a supportive, friendly and multicultural research environment.

If English is not your first language you will need to satisfy the university's English language requirements:

• IELTS minimum level 6.5 overall with at least 6.0 in the reading and writing components
• TOEFL score of 90 or above (internet-based), plus 4.5 in TWE.

Please also see the university's standard English language requirements.

English language requirements for visas

If you need a student visa to enter the UK you will need to meet the UK Border Agency's minimum language requirements as well as the university's requirements. Find out more about English language requirements.

This Postgraduate

Certificate in Management (CM) allows you to complete your certificate virtually, through the Oxford Brookes University Virtual Learning Environment. This means that the programme is available to international students as there is no requirement to obtain a student visa.

You apply for this course through UKPASS.

When you accept our offer you agree to the conditions of acceptance. You should therefore read those conditions before accepting the offer.

Oxford Brookes operates the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). All postgraduate single modules are equivalent to 10 ECTS credits, double modules to 20 ECTS credits, and treble modules to 30 ECTS credits. A full master's course will carry 90 ECTS credits. More about ECTS credits.