Course Brief

The module enables students to explore their leadership identity, strategic leadership development objectives and how to achieve those. It is focussed on emerging leadership theories and behaviours that are associated with strategic leadership and effective collaboration. Indicative content includes:

•Exploring leader identity and leadership from a strategic perspective
•Reviewing and critiquing traditional and emerging leadership concepts, theories and models
•Impact of political, economic, socio-cultural and environmental influences on leadership
•Leadership for strategic change
•Analysing and using information management frameworks to support strategic leadership
•Developing collaborative leadership through coaching to engage others and support achievement of strategic organisational objectives
•Systems leadership for multi-disciplinary stakeholder collaboration

  • 60 Contact Hours

By the end of this module successful students will be able to do the following:

1. Critically debate the importance of and approaches to strategic leadership in organisations
2. Identify and articulate how strategic leaders can achieve stakeholder collaboration to support organisational success
3. Analyse and evaluate their own leader identity in order to shape their CV and professional digital profile
4. Produce a comprehensive leadership development plan to enhance career prospects

The assessment will be one individual assignment of 3000 words. All learning outcomes will be assessed.

  • BA (Hons) Business and Marketing Management (Top-Up)

                                                   

    In today’s fast-paced, global environment, marketing is crucial to the commercial success of any business. The University of Sunderland’s BA (Hons) Business and Marketing Management Top-up degree is a balance of focus, that combines both business subjects and a marketing specialism to prepare students for employment in a diverse range of careers in both disciplines. Studying business and marketing together grants a unique understanding of organisations and their management, and the varied ways marketing is used to determine and demonstrate the quality and usefulness of products, brands and services.

    The BA (Hons) Business and Marketing Management programme can be earned in 18 months on a Part Time basis.  As a graduate of this course, you will have excellent skills and knowledge in marketing management, planning, strategy and digital marketing.

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    BA graduates can seamlessly progress to one of our Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University MBA or MSc. programmes, which we have been offering for over 24 years.

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    In many organisations, employees are their most valuable assets. And for this reason, effective management of human resources is essential for every company. Human Resources helps in structuring teams, it builds the organisation's culture and it helps people with engagement and development. Human resource management creates a lot of difference in enhancing the productivity of the employees.

    The BA (Hons) Business and Human Resource Management programme can be earned in 18 months on a Part Time basis. As a graduate of this programme, you will have excellent skills and knowledge in strategies for enhancing employee relations, change management, developing training models and human resource planning.

    Our other Business degree options include:

    Next Step

    Expand your potential; go beyond your University of Sunderland BA Honours degree.

    BA graduates can seamlessly progress to one of our Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University MBA or MSc. programmes, which we have been offering for over 24 years.

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    The BA (Hons) Business and Management programme allows you to benefit from the University of Sunderland’s teaching of business and management without leaving your home region.

     

    Overview of the Business Management pathways
    Including BA (Hons) Business Management (Top-Up)

     

    The content of the course mirrors the Sunderland-based equivalent course Business and Management. This course builds on your existing knowledge and prepares you for managerial roles and professional roles in sales, finance, general business and the public sector. You will undertake four broad-based modules related to business consultancy projects, strategic leadership and collaboration, managing business continuity and resilience as well as leading and implementing organisational change.

    This programme is based at study centres, which makes it distinct from our programme with the same title that is based at the University of Sunderland. Courses delivered at study centres share the same ethos, material and approach as those delivered at Sunderland itself.

    This course is an outstanding way to gain the benefits of an education from our University without having to move to Sunderland.

    Sunderland has a strong record in business and management studies, with The Guardian University Guide 2015 naming the University as No.1 in North East England for Course Satisfaction and Student Satisfaction with Teaching in these subjects.

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    Expand your potential; go beyond your University of Sunderland's BA Honours.

    BA graduates can seamlessly progress to one of our Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University MBA or MSc. programmes, which we have been offering for over 24 years.

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