Management Studies PgDip-MA

Comments about Management Studies PgDip-MA - At the institution - Kingston Upon Thames - Greater London

• Objectives
  It will provide you with the skills and qualities that are essential to become an effective manager. Once you have successfully completed the diploma you can undertake a further year’s study to top up your qualification to masters level.
• Entry requirements
  Kingston’s Diploma in Management Studies (DMS) course is suitable for professionals working in all sectors of the economy, whether you are in local government or healthcare, or in private-sector companies such as retail, IT or finance.
• Academic title
  Management Studies PgDip/MA
• Course description
  What you will study?
  After an induction programme introducing you to the Business School and the expectations and ethos of the DMS course, you will go on to study modules that cover the broader disciplines of management and some more-focused topics. You will develop your evaluation and analytical skills and focus on the application of management techniques to your job. You will gain a strategic and holistic perspective of your organisation that is critical to its success in today’s competitive business environment. You will also have the opportunity to specialise by choosing certain option modules.
  
  If you decide to top up your diploma qualification to masters level, you will undertake the Research Methods and dissertation module, which will prepare you for the production and submission of your dissertation.
  
  Course structure
  Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list.
  
  Core modules
  -Financial Resource Management
  -Managing Information
  -Managing Operations
  -Managing People and Organisations
  -Marketing
  -Strategic Management
  
  Option modules (choose 2)
  -Creative Leadership
  -Entrepreneurial Management
  -Financial Management
  -Human Resource Management
  -International Management
  -Managing in the Public and Not-For-Profit Sector
  
  MA only
  -Research Methods and Dissertation

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