Management Studies (DMS) (Postgraduate Diploma)

Overview

This is a two-year, part-time professional development course at postgraduate level. Successful completion of Stage One leads to the award of Certificate in Management for those students who decide not to progress to Stage Two.
This course emphasises the practical aspects of a manager's development, encouraging critical, clear and innovative thinking about 'good' and 'best' practice. The teaching styles and assessment methods require you to engage as an active participant in improving and developing your distinctive management skills, knowledge and behaviour. You are required to participate in two residential periods. This learning is experiential and provides an important context for consideration of reflective practice. On successful completion of this Diploma in Management Studies (DMS), you are also eligible to register for the MA in Management Studies, which additionally involves the completion of a dissertation - and you would also have advanced standing on the MBA programme.

London Metropolitan Business School

Applying and entry

PLEASE NOTE There is no official closing date for this course, but you are advised to apply as early as possible as we will only consider your application if there are places available on the course.

Tel: 020 7133 4202
Email: admissions@londonmet.ac.uk

You should have an Honours degree, an HND or equivalent qualification, plus at least two years of appropriate work experience (this may include supervisory work in voluntary organisations, parent-teacher associations or community groups as well as more conventional paid employment). Exceptionally, applicants without these qualifications are admitted if they have substantial relevant management/supervisory experience. Applications from mature students are considered on an individual basis.

Course contents

Stage One lasts one year and consists of four modules, which introduce the key business functions and focus on individual management development needs. Stage Two has a more strategic emphasis, with the focus being on the organisation in which you work (or one with which you are familiar) and consists of four modules.

• Managing Self and Others (includes a residential component)
• Accounting for Managers
• The Management Environment
• Managing and Marketing Services

• Research Methods
• Strategic and Comparative Management (includes a residential component)
• Human Resource Management
• Project

Assessment
A variety of methods are used, including assignments and a final project based in your own organisation. Additionally there will be presentations, examinations, reflective reports, simulations and consultancy projects.

Careers

Successful DMS graduates are more likely to gain increased responsibilities at work, secure promotion and in general enjoy enhanced career opportunities. On completing the DMS you may wish to apply to our MBA programme with advanced standing if you have the appropriate work experience. Alternatively you may convert your postgraduate diploma to an MA in Management Studies by the completion of a dissertation by action research.

Student profiles

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