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Further guidance on modules
Modules are designated core or optional in accordance with professional body requirements, as applicable, and LJMU’s Academic Framework Regulations. Whilst you are required to study core modules, optional modules provide you with an element of choice. Their availability may vary and will be subject to meeting minimum student numbers.
Where changes to modules are necessary these will be communicated as appropriate.
Core modules
Leadership and Leader Development
20 credits
20 credits
This module is part of the MSc Programme.
Behaviour in Organisations
10 credits
10 credits
This module is part of the MSc Programme.
Leading the Business
20 credits
20 credits
This module is part of the MSc Programme.
Strategy and Change
20 credits
20 credits
This module is part of the MSc Programme.
Leading Innovation
10 credits
10 credits
This module is part of the MSc Programme.
Integrated Leadership Strategies
10 credits
10 credits
This module is part of the MSc Programme.
Individual Development and Reflection
10 credits
10 credits
This module is a integrated and holistic part of the programme and seeks to facilitate personal and professional growth and act as catalyst for reflection on learning from other first year modules and the wider aspects of the programme.
Learning and Leadership
10 credits
10 credits
After completion of this module you will be able to distinguish and design learning systems to improve the performance and capability of organisational situations. You will build on theories of learning, critical thinking, knowledge management and systems thinking.
Applied Business Research
10 credits
10 credits
The module will provide learners with an understanding of how to design and produce applied business research scholarly-practitioner projects. Learners will be provided with the knowledge and tools to be able to effectively design organisational/business/management research projects that apply to their own organisations or organisations which they are familiar with - learners will have a better awareness of how to become 'scholarly practitioners'.
Consultancy Business Project
60 credits
60 credits
Undertaken primarily as an independent self-managed module of study, supported by an academic supervisor with additional guidance provided through the dedicated Canvas site.
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LJMU has an excellent employability record with 96% (HESA 2018) of our postgraduates in work or further study six months after graduation. Our applied learning techniques and strong industry connections ensure our students are fully prepared for the workplace on graduation and understand how to apply their knowledge in a real world context.
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You will need:
Qualification requirements
Alternative qualifications considered
The students suitable for the MSc Leadership and Management Practice will typically have some experience of managing within an organization, they may be new in role or a manager wanting to develop their knowledge skills and practice. Given the general nature of assessment, candidates will normally have some managerial experience and have one of the following: - A degree from a recognised University or equivalent awarding institution at second class honours level or above; or - A professional qualification recognised as equivalent to the above; or - An award which the University has agreed to accept as equivalent to the above Where a candidate does not fulfil the standard entry qualification, the Programme Leader may interview the person to determine their suitability for the Programme. Students who have a PG Cert in Leadership and Digital Marketing can enter this programme at the same point at which the PG Cert in Leadership and Management would be gained, i.e. the first 60 credits of the full MS Programme.
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