OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership

For entry onto the OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership qualification, learners must possess: 

• An honours degree in related subject or UK level 6 diploma or an equivalent overseas qualification 
• Mature learners with management experience (learners must check with our admissions team regarding this experience prior to registering for the programme). 
• Learners must be 21 years old or older at the beginning of the course 

If a learner is not from a majority English-speaking country must provide evidence of English language competency. 

The OTHM Level 7 diplomas on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) are at the same level as master’s degrees. However, they are shorter (120 credits) and learners will have to proceed to the dissertation stage (60 credits) with university to achieve a full masters or MBA

The OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership consists of 4 mandatory units and 2 optional units, making a combined total of 120 credits, 1200 hours Total Qualification Time (TQT) and 600 Guided Learning Hours (GLH) for the completed qualification. To achieve the OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership, learners must achieve a minimum of 120 credits; 80 credits must be achieved from the mandatory units in Group A, plus a minimum of 40 credits from the optional units in Group B. 

• Strategic Management (20 credits) 
• Strategic Leadership (20 credits) 
• Strategic Human Resource Management (20 credits) 
• Advanced Business Research Methods (20 credits) 
• Strategic Financial Management (20 credits) 
• Supply Chain and Operations Management (20 credits) 
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation (20 credits) 
• Globalisation and Corporate Governance (20 credits) 
• Strategic Change Management (20 credits) 
• Strategic Marketing (20 credits) 

The qualification is designed to be delivered over 12 months for full-time study, but it is also flexible in its delivery in order to accommodate part-time and distance learning. The qualification is delivered face-to-face, through lectures, tutorials, seminars, distance and online. 

All units within this qualification are internally assessed by the Ignition Pro – School for Entrepreneurs and externally verified by OTHM. The qualifications are criterion referenced, based on the achievement of all the specified learning outcomes. 
To achieve a ‘pass’ for a unit, learners must provide evidence to demonstrate that they have fulfilled all the learning outcomes and meet the standards specified by all assessment criteria. Judgement that the learners have successfully fulfilled the assessment criteria is made by the Assessor. 

Successful completion of OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership qualification enables learners to progress into or within employment and/or continue their further study. As this qualification is approved and regulated by Ofqual (Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulation), learners are eligible to progress to an MBA top-up with advanced standing. For more information visit University Progressions page in our website https://ignition-pro.com/university-progression