Business Administration - Executive (Chartered Manager)

On our future leaders' challenge module you'll tackle real-world challenges in an exciting and hands-on way. You'll use leadership, teamwork, and strategic thinking to create innovative solutions. Your project will be something impactful, such as a digital transformation plan, a business model, a marketing campaign, or a people development plan.

You'll take full ownership of a self-directed consultancy, business analysis, or entrepreneurship project. You'll manage your own project, applying advanced research, critical thinking, and professional decision-making skills. It’s your chance to integrate everything you’ve learned and tailor it to your career aspirations and future goals.

In this module, you’ll explore leadership, organisational behaviour, HR and change management to understand how people and culture shape performance. You’ll learn to manage talent, drive engagement and lead change with confidence, while building skills in communication, influence and conflict resolution. The focus is on aligning people strategies with organisational goals and creating inclusive, high-performing workplaces.

In this module, you’ll build the skills to lead in a fast-changing global business environment. You’ll learn to analyse markets, anticipate change and evaluate strategic options to create sustainable competitive advantage. The module also develops your ability to communicate insights to senior stakeholders and understand future trends shaping international business.

In this module, you’ll learn how to create strategic marketing plans that align with business goals and market trends. You’ll explore brand management, reputation and stakeholder trust as drivers of competitive advantage. You'll also understand how marketing connects with wider organisational priorities like ESG and corporate purpose. Through real-world challenges, you’ll apply advanced marketing theory and develop the confidence to lead with impact.

This module helps you make better business decisions by combining finance and economics. You will study financial statements, capital budgeting, and investment appraisal for strategic decision-making. The module also covers economic concepts like market structure, price elasticity, and resource allocation. You will use microeconomics, macroeconomics, and financial forecasting to evaluate globalisation, international trade, and risk, and to identify business opportunities.