Diploma in Management Studies

This course prepares you to be a skilled and knowledgeable leader who can influence people, offer strategic direction, and make good use of financial, human and technical resources.

We will help you develop creative thought and insight and challenge you to stretch your natural abilities. You will study alongside practitioners from a diverse range of business and professional backgrounds, benefiting from sharing your experiences of management styles in different organisational cultures.

The course will focus on real world leadership and management. Alongside your academic development, you will be able to develop key transferable skills, including:
Project management and problem solving
Planning, analysis, organisation and implementation
Teamwork, leadership, personal efficiency and communication
Innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship

This programme is designed for middle and senior managers in private, public or voluntary sector organisations, and managers who are about to move into, or aspiring to, a more senior role in their organisation.

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How to Apply

For all taught postgraduate and PG Cert programmes, please apply directly to University of Worcester. You can download an application form, or can contact the Admissions office on 01905 855111 / pg-admissions@worc.ac.uk

Please post your completed application form to:
Admissions Office
University Of Worcester
Henwick Grove
Worcester
WR2 6AJ

Alternatively you can apply online for postgraduate programmes at University of Worcester via the Prospects online directory of postgraduate programmes. There is no fee for using the online application service.

When we receive your application form, your details will be passed to the Masters Programme Leader who will contact you to arrange an informal interview. You may include additional material, such as references, in support of your application or bring them with you to interview.

You can apply for postgraduate taught courses and PG Certs at any time, but preferably as early as possible before the start of the academic year, which begins in September.

Study options

The Diploma in Management Studies can be studied over one or two years part-time.

Get in touch

Dr Carl Evans
01905 855358
c.evans@worc.ac.uk

Admissions Office
01905 855111
admissions@worc.ac.uk

The DMS is appropriate for you if you have had previous experience of management in either a commercial or public sector environment. Applicants will normally have gained a second class Honours degree or equivalent in any subject and at least two years management experience at the appropriate level.

Modules

The course includes five modules –
Organisational Management
Marketing Management
Financial Management
Strategic Management and Globalisation
Leadership and Change Management

These modules are designed to cover key concepts in the critical areas of business decision-making.

You also choose one option from:
SME Growth & Entrepreneurship
Contemporary Issues in the Public Sector

Assessment

Typically lectures in Worcester Business School are two or three hours long. During this time, you will experience a range of learning activities intended to stimulate you and enable you to learn effectively.

Lectures usually begin with a classroom lesson that lasts around 45 minutes, introducing the underpinning concepts of a topic. You will be expected to participate here – by offering your opinion, by using an Electronic Voting System or by interrupting when you wish to challenge what the lecturer is suggesting.

After the introductory lecture you will often be split into small seminar groups during which you will work individually or with two or three other students on case studies which will enable you to explore the subject in greater depth. We believe that collaborative learning with your fellow students is very important.

Between lectures you will carry out further study - we adopt an ‘open door’ policy and you will be encouraged to seek the help of lecturers. Most class materials will uploaded to Blackboard (our VLE) before sessions and these materials can be downloaded at University or from anywhere with an internet connection. Many modules have set up on-line discussion facilities to enable you to collaborate with other students between sessions.

Academic department

Worcester Business School

“We champion an imaginative ethos that combines sound business principles with instinctive commercial drive. Our students ranked us in the top 5% of universities for ‘personal development’.”
Mark Richardson, Head of Worcester Business School

Employability

The DMS course is designed to equip participants who have already established a career in business with both the enhanced management skills required to successfully operate in a middle or more senior management role, and the more detailed expertise demanded from those working within specific discipline areas.

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