Business Management

University of Essex Online

Postgraduate PgCert Online study 8 Months

Business Management PgCert is a postgraduate degree at University of Essex Online, based in Leeds, taught online study over 8 months.

About this course

If you’re seeking a way to gain essential business skills and knowledge while keeping your future study options open, our short postgraduate certificate course in business and management is a great choice.

You will begin the course with a critical introduction to the main principles and practices of contemporary management and organisational behaviour. Our optional modules allow you to create a personalised course that caters to your interests and career aspirations, with areas of study including:

- the key concepts that underlie marketing and how to develop a strategy

- theories of leadership and how they apply in practice

- human resource management and its distinction from personnel approaches

- financial decision-making in the short and long term

Throughout your studies you will be collaborating with your fellow students and tutors through interactive discussion forums, live Q&A sessions and completing thoughtful and well-researched assignments. These will help you develop many of the key transferable skills that will take you far within the ever-changing business world.

After you complete your studies, you have the option to progress onto our postgraduate business pathways in management or finance.

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Course Details

Qualification
Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert
Study Mode
Online study
Duration
8 Months
Start Date
2025

2025-entry data — 2026 offers may differ

Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Leeds
Scheme
Postgraduate