Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management LEVEL 7

About the programme

The Postgraduate Diploma is QCA accredited at level 7 and comprises five units:

• Strategic Business Management and Planning
• Organisational Resource Management
• Management of Financial Resources and Performance
• Leadership and Change Management
• Corporate Management in Action (integrative case study assessment)

The programme does not carry study manuals. This is because students at level 7 are expected to be capable of carrying out their own research and reading, which is the practice at Masters level.

Assessment

Each unit requires two pieces of assessed work:

• an examination (marked externally by ABE); and
• an assignment (marked internally by the college and scrutinised by ABE)

To pass the unit requires a pass mark of 40% or above in both pieces of assessed work.
For example, achieving a mark of 70% in one piece of work and 35% in the other will not qualify for a pass.

The examination scripts are marked externally by ABE. The assignment is marked by the college using marking criteria provided by ABE.

Re-sits of any assessment that is not passed will be permitted.

Entry Criteria

A student must fulfill at least one of the following criteria to be allowed entry to the programme:

• Possession of the ABE’s Advanced Diploma in Business Management or Business Administration (note that a student may progress to the Postgraduate Diploma if he/she has one unit of the Advanced Diploma yet to be passed, but cannot be awarded the Postgraduate Diploma until subsequently passing the remaining Advanced Diploma unit)
• Possession of an ABE Advanced Diploma in another subject
• Possession of an honours degree in a related subject
• Possession of a level 6 qualification from another internationally recognised awarding body
• Five years senior management experience (students must check with ABE regarding this experience prior to registering for the course)

Registration/subscription/examination fees

• A student newly registering with ABE to enter this programme: £250
• Students with an existing registration with ABE: no registration fee payable
• Annual subscription: £30 (if the programme takes more than 1 year to complete)
• Exam entry fee: £150 per subject (UK & EU); £100 per subject (rest of the world)

Qualification: Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management

Awarding Body: The Association of Business Executives (ABE)

Assessment: Examinations
Duration: 1year
Mode of study: Full time/ Part time
Start Dates: January/ July/ September

Course Fees: £3495.00