Postgraduate Diploma in Governance and Management

Course Description

This programme provides students with an insight into modern day and future governance principles, practices and issues. It is designed to provide a sound understanding of governance and leadership from corporate, investor and stakeholder perspectives.

It will illustrate the origins of the current high profile debate and give students an insight into the major reports which have been published on the subject, together with an exposure to the related organisational and ethical issues which face directors, governors and organisations’ stakeholders.

Entry Requirements

Candidates who apply for this course must possess one of the following:

• Level 6 Degree and 3 years’ work experience;

OR

• a Level 5 diploma or higher diploma and 5 years’ work experience in a supervisory or managerial role.

Preference is given to applicants having a Level 6 degree in a discipline related to the study programme and a minimum of 3 years’ work experience in management.

Target Audience

The target group focuses primarily on public administration practitioners, managers and officials from ministries, local authorities and public and private bodies, public leaders and CEOs from the public and private sector, policy practitioners from the private sector and civil society organisations.

Career Paths

Modules

You are required to complete 1 compulsory module (6 ECTS) and 4 elective (24 ECTS), to fulfil the requirements of this postgraduate certificate.

Structure and Assessment

This is a part-time programme and will typically take 30 months to complete. The programme comprises a total of 10 modules. The method of assessment is assignment-based.

The course comprises:

• 6 lectures per module;
• 3-hour lectures (evening);
• 12 hours of online content per module, comprising asynchronous online discussions, tutorials and/or videos.