Strategic Management and Leadership - 2012 entry

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The Postgraduate Centre at our Business School

A part-time master’s in Strategic Management and Leadership will help you to stand out to employers. Aimed at those wishing to further their career in management and to progress to senior management roles, this research-based programme combines theory and practice and has been designed to enable students to build on the learning and experience achieved at diploma and certificate levels. This programme is highly valued by employers and enables you to develop specialist knowledge in an area of management that is of particular interest and that will help your career progression, you can view the course structure here.

For more information about postgraduate study at the Business School visit our web pages

Why Brookes?

 At Oxford Brookes University Business School you will find a dynamic and international community of more than 150 academic staff, 2,000 undergraduates and 500 postgraduate and research students. We are consistently applauded for the excellence of our learning and teaching. We practise a special 'Brookes blend' of critical enquiry with practical insight, of rigour with relevance. We have a deep connection with the world of business, which ensures the relevance of our courses, the credibility of our staff and the career successes of our students.

In detail

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Course content

For direct entrants

The programme consists of a single module that addresses research methods, critical issues in research and how to deliver a master’s dissertation. The dissertation comprises 20,000 words and, in addition, you produce a reflective practice essay that reviews your personal development arising from the workshop programme. Students receive tuition on how to conduct research, recognise key issues and deliver a work-based research project at master’s level.

For continuing students

For students progressing from the Diploma in Management and Leadership, the programme consists of taught modules delivered through a series of workshops. Students also undertake a module in research methodology including critical issues in research and how to deliver a master’s dissertation. The dissertation comprises 20,000 words and, in addition, you produce a reflective practice essay that reviews your personal development arising from the workshop programme.

As our courses are reviewed regularly, the course content may vary in some respects from the details shown here.

Teaching, learning and assessment

The teaching on the course takes the form of interactive workshops, but there are also lectures from staff and visiting speakers. Lectures, discussions, role-play exercises, learning packages and seminars are linked with selected case studies and assessments to strengthen your practical analysis and decision-making skills. You will have the opportunity to develop your skills in working as part of a team through structured syndicate work and group assignments.

Teaching staff are primarily those academics from within the Business School with research and/or in-depth practical experience of business and management issues. Visiting speakers from business, industry, consultancies and research bodies provide further input.

Quality

The reputation of the Business School is underpinned through course accreditations awarded by the Association of MBAs (AMBA) 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.

Our courses benefit from rigorous quality assurance procedures and regularly receive excellent feedback from external examiners, employers, students and professional bodies.

Career prospects

Many Business School graduates 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.

Free language courses for students - the Open Module

Free language courses are available to all full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students who are studying any course on our Headington (including Marston Road), Harcourt Hill or Wheatley Campuses, and can be taken as a credit on some courses.

Key facts

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Faculty

Faculty of Business

Department

Business School

Course length

Part-time: MA: 12 months (for direct entrants)

Teaching location

Wheatley Campus

Start date

September 2012
2011

UKPASS code

P048150

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Entry requirements

This course attracts students from a wide range of backgrounds and nationalities. Applicants are welcome from any academic discipline, as well as those in work and seeking continuing professional development. Admission is normally open to those with a minimum of a good second class honours degree (or equivalent overseas degree from a recognised institution) or equivalent professional or other qualification.

The course provides the opportunity to attain formal academic training and qualifications based on diverse academic and professional backgrounds.
 

English language requirements

Please see the university's standard English language requirements.

This course is not available to non-EEA students unless you have an immigration status which allows you to study part-time in the UK.

How to apply

You apply for this course through UKPASS.

Conditions of acceptance

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

Credit transfer

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.

Fees / funding

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TUITION FEES

Questions about fees?
Contact Student Finance on:
+44 (0)1865 483088
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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.

Oxford

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Why Oxford is a great place to study Strategic Management and Leadership

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, 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.
 

Support

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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.

Research

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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.