Postgraduate Diploma in Management and Leadership (DML) - 2012 entry

Course content

For details of Year 1 see the Postgraduate Certificate in Management and Leadership entry in this prospectus.

Year 2 (the diploma year) comprises the following modules:

Managing People covers people management issues that are of relevance to line managers, such as employee resourcing, employee development, employee relations and reward management. The aim of the module is to enhance your understanding of relevant people management issues and to develop your ability to manage people within the organisational context.

Financial Management builds upon areas of study undertaken in the Postgraduate Certificate in Management and Leadership and enables you to develop a more in-depth understanding of financial management in the public and private sectors. This module aims to create more effective managers by providing a sound knowledge of financial reporting, financial analysis and financially based decision-making techniques.

Strategic Marketing provides you with a sound understanding of the principles of strategic marketing management. By building on the work undertaken on the Postgraduate Certificate in Management and Leadership, you will develop the confidence to apply these principles in the workplace. Marketing has an important role in the strategic planning process of any organisation, whether it be private, public or third sector because the application of the principles of marketing gives an organisation an overall sense of purpose and direction.

Managing Organisational Strategy provides a framework for the analysis of the organisation with particular reference to the relationship between organisational design, communication and the transmission of knowledge. It encompasses IS/IT strategies as well as those that relate to general management. The organisation is viewed from a variety of perspectives. These shed light on various aspects of organisational behaviour and the management process. This is explored within the context of managers needing to create value, control costs, improve quality and achieve competitive advantage.

Leadership, Innovation and Change are amongst the subject areas currently at the forefront of modern management thinking. In the perpetual quest to achieve sustainable competitive advantage organisations are constantly striving to achieve excellent through effective leadership, and innovation. As a result they are constantly having to manage change. These three subject areas will be studied, evaluated and strategically considered, both individually and collectively, so as to enable you to achieve a holistic view that will help inform both your thinking and your actions as you seek to advance in your career.

Undertaking Work-Based Research Projects provides a framework within which a range of management research skills can be exercised within the context of a practical work-based project. Through participation in this module you are able to gain important management research skills which you then apply to a work-based project agreed in advance with the module leader. The topic must be real, practical, complex, broadly based and allow you to apply knowledge and understanding from the programme. The module is integrative and is intended to encourage you to draw on learning from appropriate modules. You are expected to show managerial expertise in completing this part of the programme and for this reason the investigation will be a self-managed activity. Support and guidance during the investigation will be provided by tutors, mentors and fellow students.

As our courses are reviewed regularly, the modules you choose from may vary from those shown here.

Faculty

Faculty of Business

Department

Business School

Course length

Part-time: PGDip: 24 months (for Year 1 see the Postgraduate Certificate in Management and Leadership)

Teaching location

Wheatley Campus

Start date

September 2012

UKPASS code

P048150

Entry requirements

The Postgraduate Diploma in Management and Leadership is for students with a degree in any discipline who have one year's relevant work experience and who are in appropriate employment. Some professional qualifications may be accepted as equivalent to a degree for this purpose.

Applicants without a degree or equivalent may be admitted provided they have a minimum of five years' relevant work experience, including three years at managerial/supervisory level.

Direct entry into Year 2: students transferring from another approved postgraduate programme may be admitted with credit for part of the Postgraduate Diploma in Management and Leadership. Contact the Admissions Tutor for details.

Scholarships and funding

Some part-time courses may be eligible for scholarships for UK and EU applicants.

Scholarships will be awarded for academic excellence and each award will be paid towards the tuition fee for a taught master's degree. These scholarships do not include a maintenance grant.

For further information, visit our postgraduate scholarships page.
 

For general sources of financial support, see funding for Postgraduate students from the UK and EU.

Why Oxford is a great place to study Postgraduate Diploma in Management and Leadership (DML)

As a student in Oxford you'll be at the heart of the UK's most successful economic region and in a centre for leading industries which provides you with a host of learning opportunities. As a business student you'll have easy access to London and the 'M4 Corridor' - a hub for technology and financial services - as well as the numerous businesses and hi-tech firms located in the Oxford area.

Because Oxford is one of the world's great academic cities, it is a key centre of debate, with conferences, seminars and forums taking place across education, science, business, the arts and many other subjects.

In addition to our own excellent libraries and resource centres, our postgraduate students have access to the world-renowned Bodleian Library, the Bodleian Law Library and the Radcliffe Science Library as well as the university library and an extensive range of specialist electronic data bases containing valuable information for every type of enterprise.

How Brookes supports postgraduate students

Supporting your learning

From academic advisers and support co-ordinators to specialist subject librarians and other learning support staff, we want to ensure that you get the best out of your studies.

Personal support services

We want your time at Brookes to be as enjoyable and successful as possible. That's why we provide all the facilities you need to be relaxed, happy and healthy throughout your studies.

Departmental research highlights

The outputs of departmental research have informed government policy in enterprise development, trade union strategy, business practice in financial services, employment policy in HE and in the public sector. 

Research areas and clusters

The Business School has an active programme of research based around six key research areas:

• accounting, governance and information management
• economics and strategy
• hospitality, leisure and tourism management
• human resource management and organisational behaviour
• marketing and operations management
• pedagogy.