Graduate Diploma in Applied Management

Southern Institute of Technology

If you are a working professional and want to move up to a leadership and management role study the Graduate Diploma in Applied Management to help your career progression. Youll learn strategic analytical and problemsolving business skills with a focus on management.The aim of the Graduate Diploma in Applied Management is to provide students who already have a degree or extensive applicable experience with advanced theoretical and applied knowledge in Applied Management.Students will learn how to analyse strategic issues facing organisations understand costing and financial management processes and develop and implement appropriate policies in operations and general management.The programme offers a blend of theoretical and practical learning with an emphasis on the development of soft skills for management such as communication presentation interpersonal and problem solving skills in addition to the development of specific business knowledge.Career opportunitiesStudents who have completed a Graduate Diploma in Applied Management will gain employment in organisations where they will critically analyse strategic issues develop and implement appropriate policies in the areas of operations and general management and understand costing and financial management processes. They will solve problems both independently and as part of a team.Satisfactory CompletionFor students to be considered to have satisfactorily completed this programme and be eligible for the awarding of the qualification Graduate Diploma in Applied Management they must have completed all scheduled course work requirements and assessments successfully completed assessment requirements for all papers and achieved a total of 120 credits as specified in the programme schedule. The timeframe for completion of this programme is five years.