Strategic Management University of Derby

Overview

Strategic Management at  University of Derby is a one-year course that provides a good introduction to strategic management and can be a stepping-stone to the full online MSc Strategic Management or online MSc Strategic Sustainability Management· It’s accredited by ILM. This enables you to gain a professional qualification in addition to the PG Cert, for no extra work or cost. It also gives you access to ILM member benefits, including professional events, resources, research and insights

Key Facts

• A robust strategy, implemented well and managed effectively, enables organisations to operate competitively and to thrive in an ever-changing business landscape. The success of a strategy’s execution depends largely on the talent and capability of its leadership - even a great strategy can fail if it’s not well-executed.
• On this online PG Cert in Strategic Management, we aim to provide you with the foundations to become a modern strategic thinker and leader, who can bring about change in the organisations you work for. These could be organisations in the private, public or third sectors.

Career:

• This online PG Cert in Strategic Management will help you develop modern strategic leadership and management skills that will enable you to progress within any size of organisation, within any sector.
• You will be able to formulate, manage and execute business strategy in innovative and creative ways, and develop a good understanding of the most important challenges and opportunities facing organisations today: entrepreneurship or intrapreneurship, sustainability, and internationalisation. You will find that your expanded knowledge of these areas, makes you highly employable.
• If you are already in work, you will be able to apply your new knowledge directly into your workplace, helping you to make a positive impact quickly. This will be both rewarding for you and valuable to your employer - or to your own business.
• If you want to continue studying afterwards, you could progress directly onto Stage Two of the online MSc Strategic Management or the online MSc Strategic Sustainability Management, and gain the full masters within one-two years.