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Develop leadership skills to navigate complex business challenges. Explore how strategy, marketing and finance integrate with responsible management, while considering social and environmental impacts in today’s global business landscape.
Year of entry
2025-26
Location
Coventry University (Coventry)
Study mode
Full-time
Duration
1 year full-time
Course code
CBLT018
Start date
September 2025
November 2025
January 2026
March 2026
May 2026
July 2026
This course is designed for aspiring leaders and combines practical learning with sustainability, innovation and core business skills. It aims to support your development as an ethical, effective manager that is prepared for a range of roles across sectors.
You will have the opportunity to develop your understanding of strategic decision-making, finance, marketing and innovation, while exploring how to respond to societal and environmental challenges.
The course combines theoretical insights, practical applications and industry engagement to help you build skills in leading teams, adapting to change and supporting organisational goals.
It also encourages critical thinking, creativity and responsible management, helping to prepare for a career where you can make a positive impact.
This course is designed to include the criteria set by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) for the CMI Level 7 Certificate in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice. It is expected that students who successfully pass the People, Relationships and Leadership in Practice module will be eligible to gain the award as an additional qualification.1
Build your understanding of strategic decision-making, finance, marketing and innovation, alongside exploring how to respond to social and environmental challenges.
Through theory, practical learning and industry input, you can develop skills to support organisational goals, lead diverse teams and adapt to change.
The course also encourages critical thinking, creativity and responsible management, helping you prepare for a career where you can make a positive impact.
We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated.
Teaching and learning methods may include:
As a full-time postgraduate student, you will study modules totalling 180 credits each academic year. A typical 30-credit module requires a total of 300 hours of study. Study hours are made up of teaching contact hours, and guided and independent study.
Teaching hours may vary, depending on where you are in your studies, but on average you will have between 8 and 12 teaching and learning hours each week. You will also have the opportunity to attend optional sessions including time with a Success Coach or to meet with staff for advice and feedback.
Throughout your studies, you will be expected to spend time in guided and independent study to make up the required study hours per module. You will be digging deeper into topics, reviewing what you’ve learnt and completing assignments. This can be completed around your personal commitments. As you progress to the end of your studies, you’ll spend more time on independent learning.
As an innovative university, we use different teaching methods, including online tools and emerging technologies. So, some of your teaching hours and assessments may be delivered online.
This course will be assessed using a variety of methods which could vary depending on the module. Assessment methods may include:
The Coventry University assessment strategy aims to ensure that our courses are fairly assessed and allows us to monitor student progression towards achieving the intended learning outcomes.
Typical entry requirements:
Student | Full-time | Part-time |
---|---|---|
UK, Ireland*, Channel Islands or Isle of Man | £11,200 per year | Not available |
EU | £11,200 per year with EU Support Bursary** £18,600 per year without EU Support Bursary** |
Not available |
International | £18,600 per year | Not available |
For advice and guidance on tuition fees3 and student loans visit our Postgraduate Finance page and see the university's Tuition Fee and Refund Terms and Conditions.
We offer a range of International scholarships to students all over the world. For more information, visit our International Scholarships page.
Tuition fees cover the cost of your teaching, assessments, facilities and support services. There may be additional costs not covered by this fee such as accommodation and living costs, recommended reading books, stationery, printing and re-assessments should you need them.
The following are additional costs not included in the tuition fees:
The rights of Irish residents to study in the UK are preserved under the Common Travel Area arrangement. If you are an Irish student and meet the residency criteria, you can study in England, pay the same level of tuition fees as English students and utilise the Tuition Fee Loan.
Following the UK's exit from the European Union, we are offering financial support to all eligible EU students who wish to study an undergraduate or a postgraduate degree with us full-time. This bursary will be used to offset the cost of your tuition fees to bring them in line with that of UK students. Students studying a degree with a foundation year with us are not eligible for the bursary.
Offering skill-based training that uses simulation games, role-play activities and scenario-based learning, the business simulation suite is an all-encompassing space for experimental business learning and training.
Working together can help us come up with new ideas. Our open study spaces make it easy for students from different courses to share ideas and work together. There are also spaces if you need a quiet corner to get your head down and study on your own.
Facilities are subject to availability. Access to some facilities (including some teaching and learning spaces) may vary from those advertised and/or may have reduced availability or restrictions where the university is following public authority guidance, decisions or orders.
On successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
This course is aimed at recent graduates from any discipline and early-career professionals who want to enhance their management expertise and broaden their career prospects in organisations across the private, public or voluntary sector.
The course aims to help graduates navigate complex organisational structures, address contemporary challenges, and create strategic and responsible decision-making processes across industries.