Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership

About this Course

Most managers are skilled at delivering against a plan. Fewer are equipped to set the direction in the first place — to read a market, challenge an existing strategy, and lead an organisation through change with confidence.

The OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership is built for managers ready to make that shift. It develops the high-level understanding of strategic management and leadership needed to operate at senior level, combining practical skills development with the theoretical grounding to support it. You'll study core strategic management and leadership alongside two specialist areas of your choosing — from financial management to entrepreneurship to corporate governance — shaping the qualification around the direction you want your career to take.

This is a postgraduate-level qualification, equivalent in academic standing to a master's degree, suitable for mature learners with a background in academic study or industry.

Skills Gained

Strategic management and change leadership — review and apply strategic and change management models in real organisational contexts

Strategic leadership — lead with confidence, applying leadership principles and practice at a senior level

Strategic human resource management — understand how effective HR strategy supports organisational goals

Advanced business research — design and develop a postgraduate-level research proposal on a strategic management topic

A specialist area of your choice — deepen your expertise in two optional units, from financial management to corporate governance to strategic marketing

Critical and analytical thinking — evaluate, challenge, and synthesise the management tools and models shaping modern organisations

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