Course Overview
This qualification prepares learners to progress to a qualification in the same subject area or in another subject area (including MBAs, with the required professional experience) It aims to prepare learners for employment or supports their current role in the workplace and gives opportunities for personal growth and engagement in learning. This qualification contains a range of units which are relevant to general management and to business.
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The ABE Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management has been developed by senior university professors, utilizing current academic learning and research, as well as employer knowledge and practice. It is therefore an ideal progression route for those who:
- are currently studying professional qualifications and wish to proceed to a Masters degree in business/management
- have a related Honours degree but wish to proceed to a Masters level business/management qualification
- are in employment, at managerial level, and wish to achieve a Masters level qualification
Entry Requirements:
Candidates who have passed any ABE Diploma are eligible to take this qualification. Other applicants must have obtained one of the following:
- A UK Degree or Overseas equivalent
- Other Level 8 qualifications from another internationally recognised awarding body or approved Overseas Institutes of Higher Education
- Five years senior management experience.
Programme Outline:
Candidates must pass these mandatory units:
- Strategic Business Management and Performance
- Management of Financial Resources and Performance Leadership
- Change and People Performance
- Corporate Strategy, Governance and Ethics in the Global Environment
- Research Methods and their Application to Marketing
Assessment:
The Post Graduate Diploma encourages students to reformulate and use practical, conceptual or technological understanding to create ways forward in contexts where there are many interacting factors. Students are expected to critically analyse, interpret and evaluate complex information, concepts and theories to produce modified conceptions. The understanding of the wider contexts in which the area of study is located is examined and current developments in the area of study is reviewed. Students will assessed on their understanding of different theoretical and methodological perspectives and how they affect the area of study.
The three-hour written external examination in Strategic Business Management and Planning is held twice a year (usually the first week in June and December). ABE manages the entire examination process, from its external centres around the world, to invigilation and marking. All other units are assessed by a written assignment, which is internally moderated by the college or by Management Approaches.