This postgraduate level professional qualification comes from Edexcel, the largest examining body in the UK. This diploma provides a platform to engage in learning that is practically relevant, developing a range of skills and techniques essential for successful performance in professional life, such as leadership, decision making and team building. Assessment is by a mixture of coursework, assignments, projects and presentations.

The Extended Diploma in Strategic Management provides students with a broad work-related focus and is particularly useful for those wishing to progress to an MBA or, a Masters degree in management. It will help students to achieve an internationally recognised postgraduate level qualification and is recognised as a prerequisite /entry qualification to the final part of many UK University MBA Programmes.

In addition, the Edexcel BTEC Level 7 Extended Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership is a valuable qualification in its own right as it prepares graduates from any discipline for a career in management, or an executive or management role in any industry sector.

• A UK Bachelor's degree from a recognised institution
• A Bachelor's degree from another educational system (equivalent to a UK Bachelor’s degree as per NARIC comparison)
• Applications from mature students who do not have the relevant educational requirements will be assessed on the basis of their work experience.
• IELTS 5.5 PTE 43-51/TOEFL IBT 62-76 or B2 equivalent is required in all 4 components, where English is not your first language.

Structurally the Edexcel BTEC Level 7 Extended Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership is a 120 credit qualification that consists of 10 modules including the three mandatory units.

The qualification is assessed by a combination of course work, presentation, assignments or projects. All assessments are internally assessed and all units must be passed to gain this qualification.

£4,500