Professional Diploma in Management and Leadership Studies
Course Overview
Develop excellent management capabilities within all sectors
This high-end management qualification focuses on practical management skills development, preparing graduates for management or self-employment.
Why Study Management and Leadership?
The Diploma in Management and Leadership is available online part-time over a 24 week period. The course places a strong emphasis on practical management skills and has been developed with career progression and recognition by professional bodies in mind. It is designed for candidates from any sector or industry and gives the learner an opportunity to:
- Develop wider technical and strategic management knowledge to enable the learner to progress in to roles with additional management or functional responsibilities
- Broaden the depth and breadth of their learning covering concepts of leadership and strategic business planning
- Become assured in staff management and team development
- Progress in your career or manage your own business
- Choice of two centrally-located locations
- Highly experienced and engaged lecturing team
* See Course Details section for Limerick Campus course durations.
Course Highlights
- Useful for management and self-employed
- Validation/Professional Body Recognition
- BTEC exemptions available.
Dublin City Centre Intake Dates
The next intake for this course will be:
- February 2023*
- October 2023*
*subject to sufficient numbers
Online Intake Dates
The next intake for this course will be:
- February 2023*
*subject to sufficient numbers
Course Details
This course runs for 2 semesters * 12 weeks * 2 nights per week (Monday, Tuesday 18.30 - 21.30). Occasionally we schedule extra classes if the lecturer feels the group needs additional time.
This course attracts a diverse group of learners – graduates/non graduates, young/mature, male/female, Irish/International where all students benefit from the outlook and experience of their peers.
Online / Part-Time Limerick Campus
Learners may work through the stages of the qualifications (award, certificate & diploma) over time and will achieve the Professional Diploma on successful completion of seven units. Alternatively, learners may register to take the Diploma in full over a period of twenty-four weeks.In this course you will learn about the theories that have shaped the understanding of leadership and management and how these ideas have provided a guide to action for managers and leaders who secure success for their businesses. Consideration will be given to leadership styles and how and why they are used and the extent to which they are effective.
The award consists of one unit:
- Principles of Management and Leadership
The award delivered fully online, over six weeks. Learners may progress on to the Certificate stage where they will complete three further units.
The Professional Certificate in Management and Leadership provides learners with an opportunity to build on the topics covered in the award in Management and Leadership. Learners will develop wider technical and strategic management knowledge to enable them to progress into roles with additional management or functional responsibilities.
The Certificate consists of four units:
- Principles of Management and Leadership
- Strategic Business Management and Planning
- Strategic Decision Making
- Human Resource Management.
Units are delivered fully online over twelve weeks. Learners may progress onto the Diploma stage where they will complete three further units.
The Diploma in Management and Leadership extends the knowledge and skills learned throughout the award and certificate stages. It provides learners with an opportunity to develop wider technical knowledge to support competence in roles such as Manager, Senior Manager or Department Head through the study of a selection of themes such as people, innovation and change management.
The Diploma consists of seven units;
- Principles of Management and Leadership
- Strategic Business Management and Planning
- Strategic Decision Making
- Human Resource Management
- Staff Recruitment and Selection
- Innovation and Change Management
- Corporate Communications.
Units are delivered fully online over twenty-four weeks.
Part-Time Dublin City Centre
This unit focuses on leadership and management theories and principles, leadership styles and motivating and managing performance.
- Understand leadership and management theories and principles
- Understand leadership styles
- Understand motivation and empowerment
- Understand the management of performance
This unit focuses on the role of strategic planning and management in an organisation and how internal and external environmental factors can influence the planning process. The unit also considers strategies to aid the organisation to achieve competitive advantage.
- Understand the role of strategic planning in organisations
- Understand the impact of internal and external factors on organisations
- Understand the strategies that organisations use to achieve competitive advantage
- Understand the environmental factors that affect strategic business management and planning
This unit focuses on the role of information in strategic decision making and how information systems can support business activity, as well as both quantitative and systematic approaches to strategic decision making.
- Understand the role of information in strategic decision-making
- Understand how information systems support business activity
- Understand quantitative approaches to strategic decision-making
- Understand systems approaches to strategic decision-making
This unit gives learners an understanding of corporate social responsibility and sustainability and the impact on organisations and business performance. This unit also introduces the concept of business ethics and the conduct of the organisation, as well as the strategic requirement for corporate social responsibility and sustainability.
- Understand the characteristics of corporate social responsibility and sustainability
- Understand the impact of corporate social responsibility ans sustainability strategy on business performance
- Understand the strategic requirement for corporate social responsibility and sustainability
- Understand ethical approaches to leadership and management
This unit examines the importance of corporate communication strategies and their relationship with corporate objectives and corporate reputation, as well as the dimensions of corporate communication processes and the development of organisational communication strategies.
- Understand the importance of corporate communication
- Understand the dimensions of corporate communication processes
- Understand how to plan the development of an organisational communication strategy
This unit examines the characteristics of what makes a successful business team and how to use these characteristics to develop successful business teams.
- Understand the importance of business processes in delivering outcomes based on business goals and objectives
- Understand how work plans are developed
- Understand how to monitor work plans and systems to improve organisational performance
- Understand health and safety requirement when managing business activities
The aim of this unit is to provide learners with the understanding and skills to manage their activities in the business workplace to improve their effectiveness and efficiency. The importance of business processes in delivering outcomes based on business goals and objectives is discussed, as well as the process of monitoring work plans and systems to improve organisational performance and health and safety requirements when managing business activities.
- Understand the importance of business processes in delivering outcomes based on business goals and objectives
- Understand how work plans are developed
- Understand how to monitor work plans and systems to improve organisational performance
- Understand health and safety requirements when managing business activities
Course Contacts
Mairead Lawless
Timetables
This course is next scheduled to commence on the following dates, depending on the campus of your choice:
Griffith College City Centre: Monday and Tuesday evenings, 18.30-21.30. Next intake commencing October 2022. Contact [email protected] for further information.
Griffith College Limerick: Next intake February 2021. Contact [email protected] for further information.
How to Apply
Entry Requirements
This qualification is for all learners who are capable of reaching the required standards.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply online directly.
Applicants under 23 years of age:
Based on experience pending interview with programme director.
or
5 O6/H7 grades, to include a language (English, Irish or another language) and Maths.
Applicants over 23 years of age (Mature students):
Learners over the age of 23 do not need any prior qualifications, however they are likely to be employed in an operational, technician, associate professional or operational/departmental management role; already have core occupational competence and knowledge within the sector, but are aspiring to progress to middle management level.
Non English native language applicants
In the case of all applications, the Programme Director will make a call on competence in the English language, based on the evidence as provided at course application stage. Griffith College supports BTec’s strong inclusivity policy by making the course available to everyone who is capable of reaching the required standards.
Fees
Annual Fees
Study Mode: Part-Time
Fee: EUR 1,950
There is an instalment payment scheme for those who are interested. (3 * EUR 500 payments and 1 * EUR 450 payment).
Study Mode: Part-Time
Fee: EUR 1,950
Direct Debit Scheme
Study Mode: Part-Time
Fee: EUR 1,950
There is an instalment payment scheme for those who are interested. (3 * EUR 500 payments and 1 * EUR 450 payment).
Fees:
Professional Award: €450
Professional Certificate €1200
Professional Diploma €1950
45% Employer funding available for online delivery - please contact [email protected]
Please note this funding is limited and will be allocated based on registration for the programme.
Sponsorship
Is your company paying for your course?
Dublin Campus
They will need to complete a Griffith College Sponsorship Form and send this to the Student Fees Office:
- Post: Student Fees, Griffith College Dublin, South Circular Road, Dublin 8
- Email: [email protected]
Online/Limerick Campus
Employer funding available
- Email:[email protected]
At Griffith College Limerick:
Registration Fees
A registration fee of Euro 250.00 is applicable each academic year in addition to the fees quoted below.
Direct Debit Scheme
Students wishing to pay for their fees monthly may avail of our direct debit scheme. Please view our Fees information page to review the payment plan schedule and how to apply.
Progression
Academic Progression
Upon completion of the course, learners can progress onto a range of certificates, diplomas or degrees in business.
Career Progression
This qualification allows graduates to enter a variety of management level careers where professional management skills are required and valued in a wide range of environments. It also allows graduates to progress within their existing career.
