Business and Management Courses and Qualifications

Contact your local representative for advice on which study programme best suits your needs.

Professional Certificate in Management
Designed for applicants who are new to management and those without a university degree.
Programme costs GBP 2920

Professional Certificate in Accounting
Designed for applicants intending to go on to qualify with UK accountancy bodies.
Programme costs GBP 2620

Professional Diploma in Management
Designed for applicants with a management/business studies qualification, and with relevant organisational experience.
Programme costs GBP 3285

 

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MBA

An MBA is an internationally recognised and highly regarded management qualification.  It is a formal recognition of your management skills and an important tool in shaping your career and in opening up the path to promotion.  Studying in English, the worldwide language of business, will also give your career international credibility.  The OU Business School MBA is designed for managers with a university degree or equivalent and relevant management experience.  There are three routes to the MBA.  The route best suited to you will depend on your educational qualifications and organisational experience.
Programme costs:
via Diploma approx GBP 12235
via Fundamentals of Senior Management approx GBP 12490

MBA (Technology Management)
Designed for managers with a university degree (not necessarily in management/business studies) or equivalent and relevant management experience wishing to specialise in technology management.
Programme costs depend on course options selected.

MBA (Life Sciences)
Designed for managers with a university degree (not necessarily in management/business studies) or equivalent and relevant management experience wishing to specialise in pharmaceutical management
Programme costs
via Diploma - approx GBP 12585
via Fundamentals of Senior Management approx GBP 12840

Master of Public Administration (MPA)
Designed for managers with a university degree (not necessarily in management/business studies) or equivalent and relevant management experience wishing to specialise in state sector management
Programme costs depend on course options selected.

MSc in International Finance and Management
Designed for managers with a university degree (not necessarily in management/business studies) or equivalent and relevant management experience wishing to specialise in the financial management of international companies
Programme costs depend on course options selected.

MSc in Human Resource Management
Designed for managers with a university degree (not necessarily in management/business studies) or equivalent and relevant management experience wishing to specialise in human resource issues
Programme costs depend on course options selected.

MSc in Management and Business Research Methods
Designed for managers with a university degree (not necessarily in management/business studies) or equivalent and relevant management experience wishing to study for a PhD
Programme costs depend on course options selected.

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Courses

Professional Certificate in Management 
Professional Certificate in Management (online tuition only)
Professional Certificate in Accounting
Professional Diploma in Management
Professional Diploma in Management (online tuition only)
Fundamentals of Senior Management
Strategy
Making a Difference
Financial Strategy
Issues in International Financial Reporting
Issues in International Finance and Investment
Creativity, Innovation and Change
Managing Knowledge
Managing Human Resources
The Human Resource Professional
Marketing in a Complex World
Strategic Management in Life Sciences and Healthcare
Shaping Public Policy: Contexts and Processes
Current Issues in Public Management and Social Enterprise
Technology Management: an Integrative Approach
Technology Strategy
Technology Management Project
Business Operations: Delivering Value
Capacities for Managing Development
Leading and Managing for Effective Education

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Modular payment

Programme fees are paid on a modular basis; students therefore commit financially to individual courses only rather than to a programme as a whole. There is no registration fee.

There are several routes to help students finance course fees. Individual course fees may be paid in full at course begin, by credit card or bank transfer. Alternatively, the Open University offers a financing system whereby students pay course fees in monthly instalments, through the Open University Student Budget Account.  We accept payment in the currencies of all European Union countries, in Swiss francs or in US dollars.  We’ll use the exchange rate which applies on the day we process your registration agreement.