Management and Leadership MSc Brochure

Management and Leadership MSc

2020

in partnership with

Cranfield School of Management Cranfield University is a world-leading, specialist postgraduate university and home to one of the most internationally recognised and long-established business schools in Europe. We have a global reputation for developing high-performing leaders in technology and management. We unlock the potential of people and organisations by partnering with business and governments to deliver transformational research, postgraduate education and professional development.

Ranked by Forbes , The Economist , The Financial Times and Bloomberg TOP 10 MBA

We are one of an elite group of schools worldwide to hold accreditation from: AACSB International , AMBA and EQUIS Triple accreditation

2,800 learner managers each year

The Cranfield Management and Leadership MSc

meets the requirements of the

Government Senior leader master's degree apprenticeship standard

Management MSc Ranked 3rd in the UK and 30th in the world in The Economist Which? MBA Masters in Management (MiM) 2019 ranking TOP 10

A professional network of 65,000 + alumni

TOP 10 Finance and Management MSc Ranked 6th in the UK and 32nd in the world in The Financial Times Masters in Finance Pre-experience 2018 ranking

The University works with over 1,500

businesses and governments based in over 40 countries

As we are postgraduate only, we are not listed in league tables that help compare undergraduate universities, such as The Times World Rankings and The Complete University Guide .

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Reasons to study Management and Leadership with us

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Apply your learning as you go Our MSc in Management and Leadership enables you to develop knowledge, skills and abilities which you can immediately apply in your workplace. Enhance knowledge and skills Developing an understanding of core business functions at the same time as enhancing your leadership skills will prepare you to carry out senior roles successfully as you progress through your career. Expert collaboration Cranfield and Grant Thornton's collaborative course delivery ensures you will learn from a leading education provider and specialist practitioner in the field, through business simulations and one-to-one leadership coaching.

Grow your network Study with a cohort of talented professionals drawn from a range of industries and backgrounds, building your network and giving you insights into international best practice. A bespoke project Carry out a six month individual project which is tailored to suit your organisation's objectives or your personal interests. Real-world learning Cranfield School of Management and Grant Thornton are actively engaged in international research and consultancy, from advising multi-sector clients through to international governments. We bring this real-world experience to you through a combination of face-to-face and online learning, ensuring you benefit from the latest management thinking.

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The Cranfield School of Management and Grant Thornton partnership

Cranfield School of Management and Grant Thornton are delighted to jointly offer this MSc, grounded in real-world insight and taught by leading academic experts. We have listened to the market and, based on our insight into what makes truly great leaders, we have developed a curriculum that responds to the needs of modern, dynamic organisations. This practical postgraduate-level course will develop your leadership and management skills with a specific focus on leading-edge insights, commercial application and effective management frameworks. You will experience a real-world business education which can be immediately applied in your workplace. This unique partnership combines the best of academic insight and commercial application. We use this to help you and your fellow students to become the leaders of the future. We equip you with the know-how and confidence to stand out from the crowd. Your ability to lead innovation, deliver social impact and empower people will yield transformational results. We encourage you to experience this world-class course at Cranfield – famous for innovation, career-enhancing services and globally-renowned faculty in partnership with Grant Thornton, reputed for the quality of its service and advice, and driven to build a vibrant economy, a business advisor that helps organisations navigate today's volatile markets, with a strong focus on quality and delivering insights to succeed.

Professor Sir Peter Gregson, Chief Executive and Vice-Chancellor

David Dunckley , CEO of Grant Thornton UK LLP

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Your course

Benefits to your organisation Your organisation can sponsor you by funding your studies fully or in part, and/or by allowing you time out of work to study. By doing this, your organisation will realise both short and long-term benefits: • Apply best practice and be more efficient in your organisation as you become more analytical, learn how to adapt and contribute to strategy development. • Meet future challenges, solve complex problems, implement change and drive the business forward by developing into a valued high-performing manager who continues to deliver. • Tailor your organisation-based thesis project which will satisfy and provide value to your employer by delivering a specific piece of research or consultancy work. • Gain a continual source of new ideas and benchmarks as you will have the opportunity to network with talented professionals from a range of industry backgrounds. • UK apprenticeship levy-paying organisations can sponsor you to attend this course using their Apprenticeship Levy Fund. Cranfield is tried and tested in this route, and this course is the first to satisfy the Government Senior leader master's degree apprenticeship standard. This course is aimed at self-motivated, early-career managers who are keen to improve their management skills, knowledge and abilities, and become more effective leaders. It allows you to join a community of skilled individuals developing the necessary know-how and confidence to stand out from the crowd. In particular, you will: • develop leadership capabilities in yourself and others, in order to meet modern societal and business challenges, • gain comprehensive knowledge of core business functions enabling you to progress into a variety of management areas, • develop a strategic mindset to enable the achievement of business objectives, • develop the self-awareness and confidence to effectively lead and operate as part of a team. Our MSc in Management and Leadership is delivered part-time which allows you to balance study with family and work commitments. It enables you to apply what you learn directly to your workplace and support your career progression.

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Course structure Our MSc will develop your leadership and management capabilities, with a specific focus on leading-edge insights, commercial application and effective management frameworks. This course covers the core management subjects in a series of 12 modules. These are delivered in one-week face-to-face sessions per quarter, over the two-year period. Alongside the face-to-face modules, 20% is delivered through a mix of online and face-to-face learning. The course is highly interactive and student-centred with large elements of coaching, live consulting cases and business simulations. The organisation-based project commences in the second half of the second year. You will tackle live company challenges, with the support of academic experts and company-based professionals. Peer coaching continues throughout the second year and is complemented by professional coaching sessions.

Assessed by a combination of written assessments that relate to a wide range of management and leadership themes, projects, presentations and the occasional exam.

Assessed by individual coursework, Capstone event and End Point Assessment (EPA).

Year one and two

Year two

Organisation- based thesis project

Modules

65%

35%

Leadership and career development activities

Registration March or September

Completion Two years

200 credits 2,000 hours

Modules

• Leading Strategic Operations, • Marketing Strategy, • Leading Corporate Sustainability, • Accounting, • Economics for Managers, • Leading with Impact: Organisational Behaviour,

• Strategic Management and Leadership, • Enterprise Performance and Risk Management, • Management Consulting, • Disruptive Innovation, • People Management and Leadership, • Evidence-based Management.

Organisation-based thesis project.

Academic staff Our faculty are passionately committed to improving the practice of leadership and management. As leaders in their field with hands-on business experience, they understand the challenges of putting theory into practice. Their experience is reinforced by close links with organisations through consultancy projects, teaching on executive development programmes and sponsored research. This ensures that what you learn is always current and cutting edge.

Professor Michael Dickmann, Professor of International Human Resource Management, Course Director of Master's in Management and Module Leader on Management and Leadership MSc Michael has conducted international consulting and research with leading multinational organisations, predominantly from the financial, automotive, telecommunications, chemical, electrical engineering and electronics industries. He has also provided consultancy services to humanitarian agencies, Government and the United Nations. Michael is the Editor of the International Journal of Human Resource Management and lectures in international and strategic human resource management. His research focuses on HR strategies, structures and processes within multinational organisations, international mobility and global careers. Dr Robby Allen, Deputy Director Master's in Management and Leadership, Senior Lecturer Procurement, Supply Chain and Organisational Behaviour Robby entered academia after 24 years in the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence. His work within the MOD in the UK and Germany was wide ranging and included senior roles in policy and nuclear submarines. He has a PhD on expert-mimicry and his research interests centre on procurement; the perception of expertise; mimicry; Organisational Behaviour; Impression Management and Artificial Intelligence. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply.

“We've learnt so many different processes and process improvement techniques that are 100% takeaway and applicable to what we do day-to-day. I’ve definitely been able to take some of those back into the business and have made some continuous improvement to our processes at work." Roisin Weaver, Service Delivery Manager, Fujitsu, current student, (Management and Leadership MSc)

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Course information

Cohort profile*

Part-time Two years

Average cohort size 30 Typical cohort age 32 years Geographic spread 89% UK, 11% EU

Eight residential weeks made up of one week face-to-face modules per quarter, and approximately 20% through a mix of online and face-to-face learning.

Start dates March and September

48% Female 52% Male

*These figures give an indication of the course make-up at registration for the March 2019 intake.

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Entry requirements

Fees Please see the individual course pages on our website for full fee information. The Apprenticeship Levy meets the full tuition and assessment costs for eligible learners. Terms and conditions apply.

Normally between one and five years' post-qualification work experience in any sector with a first or second class UK honours degree (or international equivalent). If candidates do not have a good first degree, we will consider a professional qualification together with five years' post-qualification work experience. We will also evaluate other relevant qualifications, together with significant experience.

See www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/mml

The Apprenticeship Levy The Apprenticeship Levy is a levy on UK employers with a pay bill of more than £3 million. An organisation can use its levy to fund apprenticeship training against approved apprenticeship standards. These standards are developed by industry-led Trailblazer Groups and are based on occupational competence, and the knowledge, skills and behaviours of particular roles. The standard combines on-the-job experience, and off-the-job training with an academic qualification.

This Cranfield Masterships ® MSc course fulfills the needs of the Government Senior leader master's degree apprenticeship standard. This means your organisation may use its levy funds to sponsor you on our MSc programme. Sponsored employees must have the right to work in the UK with their main place of work being England. Please read more on www.cranfield.ac.uk/masterships

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Financing your studies If you are not being sponsored by your employer through the Apprenticeship Levy, we can provide information and a range of online tools to help you put together the funding package you need for your course and living costs.

There is more information on our website: www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/mscfunding

The use of salary sacrifice in the UK can help you and your employers reduce the net cost of paying for work-related study. Your organisation enters into an agreement to fund your study, with you agreeing to a reduction in your salary for a defined period corresponding to an agreed portion of the course fees.

How to apply Read more about how to apply on our website: www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/apply

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Meet us

We look forward to meeting you at our Open Day, events or webinars at Cranfield or around the world. www.cranfield.ac.uk/events

Take a virtual tour to see inside some of our facilities: virtualtour.cranfield.ac.uk

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This course is delivered at Cranfield University campus with some off-site learning at Grant Thornton's central London office. There are convenient transport links by rail and road connecting the two locations.

Cranfield University, Bedfordshire

Grant Thornton, London

Cranfield School of Management Cranfield MK43 0AL, Bedfordshire, UK T: +44 (0)1234 758081 E: studysom@cranfield.ac.uk www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/mml

@cranfieldmngmt /cranfieldmanagement

/cranfieldsom Cranfield School of Management

For a full list of Cranfield School of Management courses, please visit our website www.cranfield.ac.uk/som

Every effort is made to ensure that the information in this brochure is correct at the time it is printed. Please check our website for the latest information. SOM-MML-June 2020.