Postgraduate Research Diploma in Strategic Business Management (Level 8) - Pathway To Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
The Postgraduate Research Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice aims to enhance the strategic management and leadership capabilities of managers who possess the necessary authority and personal qualities to convert organizational strategy into efficient operational performance.
This program aligns with contemporary practices in Strategic Management and Leadership and provides learners with the opportunity to advance their in-depth comprehension of strategic management and leadership in a professional setting. This diploma is ideal for experienced learners who have a background in academic study or industry. It emphasizes practical skill development in conjunction with theoretical principles, with a strong focus on job-related competencies.
Accreditation
All MSBM courses are accredited by the relevant partners and awarding bodies. Please refer to
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University Progression
The MSBM Postgraduate Research Diploma is equivalent to the first 3 years of a four-year doctorate degree.
Learners completing the MSBM Postgraduate Research Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice can progress to a DBA or a PhD awarded by our partners.
Entry Requirements
To be considered eligible for this qualification, applicants will need to meet all of the following criteria:
- Have a minimum of 3 years’ relevant work experience.
- Must hold/have held a position at a senior management level which is capable of supporting the achievement of the programme learning outcomes, including the professional research project.
- Students must have a master's qualification with a minimum merit (60%) pass.
- Students are required to submit an up-to-date CV.
- Students need to submit a brief research proposal (500 words) consisting of the sections of background (brief literature review), research rationale (what is the contribution to knowledge from the proposed research study and why is it important?), aim and objectives and research methodology (follow saunders’ research onion layers). This is for the PhD and DBA path only.
- 1 professional and 1 academic reference are required.
- Bachelor's and master's degree certificates and transcripts.
Course Modules
This module provides the most critical information about the study course and assignment submission.
This module will equip students with the qualitative and quantitative principles to undertake research at the doctorate level. The research principles will include a review of theoretical principles informed by Research Philosophy and Research Approach along with empirical research principles involving Research Strategy, Data Collection Method and Data Analysis Method. Additionally, students will be equipped to make appropriate judgements based on ethical practices during the PhD research.
This module will aim at the management of human beings in a complex organisation; recruiting, selecting, training, promoting & motivating human beings. Increasing personal loyalties & managing personnel to elevate individual contribution, increasing quality & lowering operational costs.
The course presents conceptual frameworks and models which will assist students to analyze competitive situations and strategic dilemmas and gaining insight into strategic management. This course will provide a synthesis of previous course materials within the business programmes. Lectures are supplemented with case studies.
The objective of this course is to provide the principles of asset valuation and financing in competitive global financial markets. The course is organized around the three main ideas in Finance: The time value of money, Diversification and risk, Arbitrage and hedging. The time value of money is a basic determinant in the valuation of assets such as bonds, stocks, futures, and options. The classes on diversification and risk provide a thorough grounding in the trade-off between risk and return given by modern portfolio theory. In discussing arbitrage and hedging, we demonstrate how to hedge market risk, interest rate risk, and foreign exchange risk. This involves using futures and options.
Theoretical statements of individual and group behaviour in organizations will be examined in this course. Student presentations and discussions will include detailed treatments of organization design, change, and reorganization, as well as inter-organizational relationships.
The course aims at helping PhD candidates develop an appreciation for the intellectual growth of business as a discipline. Students will have an opportunity to view the historical growth of the field from an economic to a behaviourally-based discipline. By studying multiple articles on each topic, students will gain an understanding of the way academic knowledge is developed as well as being exposed to contemporary social science methods.
This module captures the essence of research in advanced theory and practice of business management that include areas such as Analysis of modern management theories, Development of organizations, Dynamics of organizational behaviour and relationship to effective administration in addition to the Models of communication, motivation, and leadership.
Workshops
Workshops are conducted through live webinars for online students.
Visa Requirements
There is no Visa requirement for this programme.