Postgraduate Certificate in Business Administration

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Postgraduate Certificate in Business Administration

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Course Code: C66 Course Level: Postgraduate Subject Area: Business and Management Course Qualification: Certificate Find out more about the Business School This course is available for study in: Globally This course is NOT available in: China, Nigeria, South Africa

What you will learn

This postgraduate certificate in business administration will enable you make a real difference within your management practice through active use of frameworks, theories and tools. It will help you to develop a good grounding in the theory and practice of managing and leading, covering the core functions and disciplines of management and helping you make the connections between …

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Course Code: C66 Course Level: Postgraduate Subject Area: Business and Management Course Qualification: Certificate Find out more about the Business School This course is available for study in: Globally This course is NOT available in: China, Nigeria, South Africa

What you will learn

This postgraduate certificate in business administration will enable you make a real difference within your management practice through active use of frameworks, theories and tools. It will help you to develop a good grounding in the theory and practice of managing and leading, covering the core functions and disciplines of management and helping you make the connections between them. It provides a framework for a year-long process of professional development which challenges you to engage actively with a wide variety of ideas and to develop a repertoire of techniques and approaches best suited to your own situation and management context.

This postgraduate certificate course will enable you to gain a better understanding of your own management practice in the context of learning about different management functions within organisations. You will gain confidence in understanding how they operate and in having successful conversations across these areas, including:

  • managing people and organisations
  • accounting
  • marketing
  • operations
  • project and change management.

Read more detailed information about the learning outcomes, and how they are acquired through teaching, learning and assessment methods.

The Open University Business School is one of the few institutions worldwide that are triple-accredited by EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA. These are internationally recognised quality standards which independently validate the quality of the Schools teaching, research and operations. The School undergoes regular reviews to ensure that standards are maintained and has successfully retained its triple accredited status since 2004.

Time required and cost

To achieve the Postgraduate Certificate in Business Administration you must successfully gain 60 credits. The qualification typically takes one year to complete based on 12-16 hours of study each week.

For details on module cost please see the table at the bottom of this page.

NB: Prices and course content is subject to change.

Career impact

This certificate is designed for professionals from a wide range of contexts and backgrounds who want to engage with the challenges of twenty-first century management. The course will develop your knowledge of management and management frameworks, theories and tools and will equip you to use this knowledge to make a difference to your own practice.

Key dates

Please refer to the module table shown below for this information.

Entry requirements

The entry requirements for this qualification are normally a UK honours degree (or overseas equivalent), and have a minimum of three years’ experience in a managerial, professional or technical role. Usually this means that you are at least 25 years old as it is unusual (but not impossible) to be able to satisfy the ‘experience’ requirement under this age.

You will also need to be proficient in English, to an IELTS standard of 6.5. If you are unsure you will be able to take a free English test as part of the registration process.

Classification of course

On successful completion of the required module you can be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate of Business Administration entitling you to use the letters PG Cert Bus Admin (Open) after your name.

You can continue your studies and add 120 credits to your postgraduate certificate to gain an MBA.

Credits

For information on Credits, click here.

Regulations

As a student of The Open University, you should be aware of the following regulations:

  • Student Regulations
  • Module Regulations
  • General Qualification Regulations
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Business Administration.
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