| The award | How you will study | Study duration | Course start | Domestic course fees | International course fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSc | Part-time | 24 months | October | find out | find out |
The Strategic Leadership MSc develops current and future business leaders with the strategic skills, insight and resilience to lead in a global context.
About this programme
The Strategic Leadership MSc is a part-time, flexible, work-based programme. It's delivered using a blended learning model. You'll have monthly one day study blocks on campus during teaching time. This will still allow you to study flexibly around your commitments.
Through the programme, you will gain the skills to become a leader in your workplace.
The MSc is for business leaders and for those aspiring to become one. It will provide the transformation you need to become:
The curriculum is dynamic and relevant. It combines:
The MSc is also work-based and experiential. It has been designed to enable you to learn through working on real organisational challenges. You'll reflect on your own professional practice and through group action learning.
Throughout the duration of the MSc, you'll become an ‘Affiliate’ member of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). This will give you access to a range of membership support and resources.
When you graduate, you'll receive a CMI Level 7 Diploma in Management and Leadership. This gives you the potential to achieve full Chartered Manager Status (CMgr). This is subject to meeting professional and work experience requirements.
This programme is also available as a progression route when studying the Level 7 Senior Leader Apprenticeship leading to a Postgraduate Diploma in Strategic Leadership.
Find out more about the Level 7 Senior Leader Apprenticeship.
What you'll learn
This transformational programme will develop your skills in:
It will enable you to take a 'deep dive' into leadership theory through the 'lens' of your own workplace experiences.
You'll develop your own leadership identity. You'll also understand what it means to be a business leader in a global context. You'll expand your knowledge of strategic leadership through critically exploring:
This will prepare you and your organisation for a future you can shape.
Your development
The design of the programme allows you to apply your knowledge to real world problems and challenges. You'll formulate practical solutions to enhance your leadership practice and gain skills enabling you to:
Accreditation
Newcastle University Business School is accredited by the:
Only 1% of business schools worldwide hold this triple crown. Our accreditations reflect the investments we make for our students through providing a high quality teaching environment, innovative programming and active engagement with industry.
Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
Throughout the duration of the MSc, you will become an ‘Affiliate’ member of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). This will give you access to a range of membership support and resources. When you graduate, you'll receive a CMI Level 7 Diploma in Management and Leadership. This gives you the potential to achieve full Chartered Manager Status (CMgr), subject to meeting professional and work experience requirements.
Delivery and teaching methods
Blended learning
Under normal circumstances, it is delivered using a blended learning model with monthly one-day study blocks on campus, during teaching time
In advance of study block attendance, you'll engage individually and collectively with the programme and module-specific blended learning materials and resources.
Virtual learning
Your engagement with the learning activities will be supported and enhanced by our modern and intuitive virtual learning environment, Canvas. Canvas is a web-based system that does not need to be installed on your computer. Canvas runs on:
In line with the Government guidance and University response to COVID-19 in 2020, we modified the design to facilitate the programme primarily through our Virtual Learning Environment, Canvas. Our delivery plan enables us to respond quickly to any changes in Government guidance and restrictions.
Facilities
Newcastle University Business School is one of the largest Schools in the University. We have over 3,500 students representing over 83 nationalities. This valuable network extends beyond our current students to include:
The Business School is based in a building within the Newcastle Helix development – Newcastle's emerging business district.
Our facilities provide:
Find out more about Newcastle University Business School
See our course-specific fees and funding webpage.
A 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, in any subject.
Applicants with lower or non-standard qualifications and relevant industrial experience will be considered on an individual basis.
International Students
To study this course you need to meet our Band 6 English Language Requirements.
Direct Entry: IELTS 6.5 overall (with a minimum of 6.0 in all sub-skills).
If you have lower English Language scores, you may be accepted onto a Pre-sessional English course.
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