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OTHM Level 8 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice

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Ofqual-regulated RQF Level 8 | 180 credits | Online with tutor support | No exams | Start any month

Summary

Price
£1,750
Funding options
Standard mode (9 months): £1,750. Fast-track mode (6 months): £1,450. Pay monthly or quarterly in instalments, or pay in full and save 5%. A £10 enrolment fee is paid on application.
Study method
Online
Course format
Online via the LSIB learning platform: unit materials, assignment briefs and tutor support; assessed by assignments (no exams); no fixed timetable.
Duration
9 months · Self-paced
Level
Advanced
Qualification
Regulated qualification - Level 8 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice
Additional info
Tutor support Certificate(s) included Finance available

Overview

The OTHM Level 8 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice is an Ofqual-regulated Level 8 diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice worth 180 credits (1800 hours of total qualification time), delivered online and flexibly by LSIB, an OTHM approved centre. It is equivalent to doctoral level study. Most learners complete it in 18 months, studying part-time around work.

Certificates

OTHM Qualifications certificate for the Level 8 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice (Ofqual qualification number 603/6996/6), verifiable online at verification.othm.org.uk. Registration and certification fees are included in the course fee.

Curriculum

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Description

The objective of the OTHM Level 8 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice qualification is to develop strategic management and leadership skills for managers who have the authority and personal attributes to translate organisational strategy into effective operational performance.

This qualification reflects current practice in Strategic Management and Leadership and allows learners to develop and expand their high-level understanding of strategic management and leadership in the workplace. This qualification is suitable for mature learners with a background in academic study or industry. The qualification has a clear work-related emphasis on practical skills development alongside theoretical fundamentals.

The qualification will enable learners to become independent, self-directed learners with tools and motivation to continue learning, developing, and reflecting on practice throughout their careers.

The course aims for the following:

  • To enable learners to apply analytical and evaluative techniques to business in private and public sectors.
  • To enhance analytical and evaluative skills relating to business across a number of industries.
  • To develop the learners ability to recognise and reflect on the process of personal learning and development which facilitates the enhancement of key personal, sociable and other transferable skills.
  • To develop the learners ability to formulate and use appropriate methodologies and approaches.
  • To ensure the learner understands how to initiate, design and undertake research, development or strategic activities that extend or produce significant change in the field of work or study.
  • To ensure the learner can critically evaluate actions, methods and results and their short and long-term implications for the field of work or knowledge and its wider context.

Learners completing the OTHM Level 8 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice can progress to a university partner to discuss a research proposal for DBA/DProf/PhD or directly into employment in an associated profession.

Who is this course for?

This Level 8 diploma suits senior professionals with a master's degree who want doctoral-level study in strategic management and leadership practice. Study fully online with tutor support from LSIB, with no fixed timetable. Assessment by assignments, so you can evidence learning from your own workplace. This qualification has additional centre resource requirements set by OTHM.

Requirements

If English is not your first language, either evidence that the master’s degree was taught mainly or entirely in English, a minimum TOEFL score of 101 or a minimum IELTS score of 6.5, or an equivalent English language qualification. The OTHM approved Centre must ensure that learners are enrolled with integrity. Entry to the qualification will be considered on the basis of an up-to-date and comprehensive CV submission of a personal statement and centre interview to assess suitability and potential to achieve details of 2 referees or 2 references, one of which should ideally be an academic reference ability to demonstrate appropriate links to the practice the proposed research…

Career path

Learners completing the OTHM Level 8 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice can progress to a university partner to discuss a research proposal for DBA/DProf/PhD or directly into employment in an associated profession. The qualification is approved and regulated by Ofqual (Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulation). University progression routes published by OTHM include: GlobalNxt University, Malaysia: progress to advanced stage (Stage 2) Doctor of Business…; University of Gloucestershire: progress to Doctor in Business Administration DBA.

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OTHM Level 8 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice: FAQs

OTHM Level 8 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice takes around 9 months to complete and is self-paced, so you can study around work and family.

OTHM Level 8 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice leads to Level 8 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice.

OTHM Level 8 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice costs £1,750. Finance is available to spread the cost.

The course price includes your certificate and tutor support. Check with the provider whether any exam or registration fees are charged separately.

If English is not your first language, either evidence that the master’s degree was taught mainly or entirely in English, a minimum TOEFL score of 101 or a minimum IELTS score of 6.5, or an equivalent English language qualification. The OTHM approved Centre must ensure that learners are enrolled…

This Level 8 diploma suits senior professionals with a master's degree who want doctoral-level study in strategic management and leadership practice. Study fully online with tutor support from LSIB, with no fixed timetable. Assessment by assignments, so you can evidence learning from your own…

Yes. OTHM Level 8 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice is studied online, so you can learn from anywhere in the UK.

Study method describes how the course is delivered: online/distance learning, in a classroom, or in-company at your workplace. On Demand courses can be started instantly.

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