Professional Certificate in Management
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Certificate
- Code
- C31
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Made up of
- 70 (60 via the previous modular route)
Description
The Professional Certificate in Management provides a broad-based, practical introduction to the key ideas, techniques and overall competencies you need in order to manage effectively and productively in modern organisations in any part of the world. It will enable you to use and understand the methods, techniques and language of the various functional areas of your company or organisation.
The Professional Certificate in Management is ideally suited to the needs and aspirations of both those who are new to management and those who need wider managerial understanding and abilities. The emphasis is on your own professional development. Everything you study is related to the management roles and responsibilities you exercise, and the elements of the programme – course texts, activities and assignments, online resources, and personal and group support – ensure that you can immediately apply newly learned skills, knowledge and techniques in very practical ways. You can build on your experience and make direct links to your management development needs wherever you are in the world, whatever the size of your organisation and whether it is in the commercial or the public sector.
The Professional Certificate is a recognised qualification in its own right, and is also a route into our Professional Diploma in Management (D64) , which gives direct access to our MBA (F02). It can also count as an option in the BA (Honours) Business Studies (B04) degree. The two courses, B628/BZX628 and B629/BZX629 are compulsory options in the BA (Hons) Leadership and Management (B54) degree.
Planning your studies
There are no entry requirements for the Professional Certificate in Management. You need not be employed as a manager, however it is highly desirable that you have some personal knowledge and experience of managing in an organisation. You will also need a personal computer with access to the internet. You have the option to choose between courses which have both face-to-face and online tuition or tuition that is entirely online.
The Professional Certificate in Management can be gained by taking the two modules Managing 1: organisations and people (B628) (or version BZX628) and Managing 2: marketing and finance (B629) (or version BZX629), each of which lasts for six months, and the 10-point residential and examination course Managing 3: the integration challenge (B690).
Further information about this qualification can be found in the Professional Certificate in Management Information and sample course material booklet.
Courses
For this certificate, you require:
70 points from the following compulsory courses:
| Undergraduate Level 3 compulsory courses | Points | Next start |
|---|---|---|
|
30 | May 2010 |
| or | ||
|
30 | May 2010 |
|
30 | May 2010 |
| or | ||
|
30 | May 2010 |
|
10 | May 2010 |
If you are studying via the old modular route, you require:
60 points from the following compulsory courses:
| Undergraduate Level 3 compulsory courses | Points | Next start |
|---|---|---|
|
0 | |
|
0 | |
|
0 | |
|
0 | |
|
0 | |
| or | ||
|
0 | Jul 2010 FINAL |
|
60 | Aug 2010 FINAL |
Please note: If you are studying the Certificate in Management via the previous modular route, please take note of the end dates of the modules when you are planning your route through this qualification as the courses on this route are being phased out. If you have only partly completed the certificate using discontinued modules you may be able to complete this qualification by studying one or more of the current courses. For more information please email us.
Learning outcomes
The learning outcomes of this qualification are described in four areas:
- Knowledge and understanding
- Cognitive skills
- Practical and professional skills
- Key skills
Read more detailed information about the learning outcomes, and how they are acquired through teaching, learning and assessment methods.
Credit for previous study elsewhere
If you have already successfully completed study at higher education level we may be able to give you exemption from certain modules (please note there is no exemption available against BZX646). You can find out more on our Credit Transfer site. If you make a successful claim for transferred credit it may affect your choice of courses so you are advised to investigate this option as soon as possible.
Credit transfer details for this qualification:
On completion
On successful completion of 70 points’ worth of required courses (or 60 points via the previous modular route), you will be awarded a Professional Certificate in Management entitling you to use the letters Cert Mgmt (Open) after your name.
If you are intending to gain the Professional Certificate in Management on your way to completing a degree, you need to successfully pass all three courses (B628/BZX628, B629/BZX629 and B690) and be awarded your Certificate before you are awarded the degree. This requirement arises from the University award regulations regarding the amount of credit that you are counting uniquely for each qualification you get.
Regulations
As a student of The Open University, you should be aware of the content of the Award Regulations and the Student Regulations.
Award Regulations
- Introduction to the Award Regulations
- General Award Regulations
- Professional Certificate in Management
Student Regulations
The Student Regulations (including the Code of Practice for Student Assessment and the Code of Practice for Student Discipline) are available on our Policy Documents for Students website.
How to register
To register for this qualification, read the description and check you meet any specific requirements (for example, some of our qualifications, require you to be working in a particular environment, or be sponsored by your employer). Then select the course you wish to study first and ensure it is suitable for you before following the registration procedure for that course.
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An undergraduate qualification in Business and Management.
Study explained
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