MSc in Executive Leadership

Course details

This programme is designed and delivered by the University of Ulster. The collective performance of people is the primary business driver in today’s complex and competitive business environment.

High performance organisations recognise the critical importance of leadership. It is the key to unlocking human potential. It is the means by which organisations secure and maintain their competitive edge. It is the means by which they create and capture value.

Great leadership is at the heart and soul of great organisations.

Who should attend?

• The MSc in Executive Leadership is targeted at senior executives in a leadership role within their organisation. Typically participants will have significant budgetary and/or people management experience gained over at least 5 years in a senior managerial role. Applicants will normally hold a degree or equivalent professional qualification.
• Exceptionally however, consideration will be given to those who can demonstrate a recognised track record in the practice of management. The programme will also be of interest to organisations addressing succession planning issues at a senior level.

Course Structure and Content

Creating the future

• Auditing and assessing organisational competence
• Change Leadership
• Assessing the current environment, forecasting and scenario planning

Leadership for the future

• Exploring the IQ and EQ components of leadership
• Assessing individual leadership capability
• Creating and implementing a personal leadership agenda

Business Excellence

• Business process improvement
• Business excellence models and methodologies
• Supply Chain management and customer focus

Best practice study visit, Boston College, USA

• Leading-edge management and leadership theory and practice
• Company visits hosted by senior executives from leading organisations
• International networking at the highest business levels

Strategic Financial management

• Identifying and achieving financial objectives
• Analysing, appraising and interpreting financial reports
• Performance measurement frameworks

Corporate governance and business ethics

• The roles and responsibilities of the Board and the Executive
• Legal structures and values-based principles for good corporate governance
• Ethical approaches to conducting business

The Learning Organisation & Knowledge Management

• The learning organisation
• Knowledge creation, management and transfer in organisations
• Creating competitive advantage through accelerated organisation learning

Research methods

• Evaluating a range of research methodologies and problem solving techniques
• Conducting a literature review and executing an empirical research study

Dissertation

Major in-company management project

• Applying knowledge and skills acquired during the course
• Initiating and assessing the impact of an applied organisational development strategy

Certification

• Assessment is by a company-based assignment at the end of each module. On successful completion of all eight modules participants will be awarded the Postgraduate Diploma in Executive Leadership. Those who go on to complete the dissertation will be awarded the MSc in Executive Leadership.