About this course

LJMU's Leadership and Management programme supports career progression for managers or those with ambitions to take up a management role.

The MSc in Leadership & Management Practice takes you on a personal leadership discovery of concepts and theories to help you understand your own position in relation to your organisational context and leadership journey: it puts you at the centre of your learning experience. It is a part-time 30-month programme.

The programme has a strong emphasis on recognising that the workplace is an important place to learn. The modules cover a variety of contemporary leadership topics within different areas of a business that open your eyes to new ways of working, help to build self-awareness and confidence in your leadership decisions. You will develop the ability to think critically about traditional, current, and future leadership theories & practices within your organisation, the impact this can have on others and ways in which practice can be improved. Thought leadership will also be employed on the programme, fostering intellectual skills, and addressing the ever-changing nature of leadership and management in the real world.

The programme is personalised to individuals and customised for businesses so that they can apply the necessary management practices to ensure that:

• learners make an immediate impact in their job.
• skills are practiced and knowledge applied.
• time away from work is kept to a minimum with learning happening in the workplace.

Who is it for?

LJMU's Leadership and Management programme has been designed with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) to meet employer-training needs for middle managers and leaders. It supports career progression for early to mid- career managers or those with ambitions in leader and leadership development from a personal, professional, or organisational perspective.

Career paths

Further your career prospects

LJMU has an excellent employability record with 96% (HESA 2018) of our postgraduates in work or further study six months after graduation. Our applied learning techniques and strong industry connections ensure our students are fully prepared for the workplace on graduation and understand how to apply their knowledge in a real world context.

It is expected that graduates from this programme will have an improved career trajectory and we are committed to giving you the next level of knowledge for a higher salaried position and to be able to move more quickly and with confidence up the career ladder. The curriculum covers the broad range of business disciplines that prepares and enables you to work at board level, or in new enterprises. Importantly, many graduates have used the confidence and skills they have developed on the programme to achieve their aspirations and move across sectors and industry boundaries.

You will see a marked improvement on:

• Your day-to-day performance, confidence and learning in the workplace.
• Utilise new skills combined with experience to show new management thinking.
• Confidence in decision making, contributions to idea generation and business improvement.

Another benefit of studying at the Liverpool Business School is joining a network of senior professionals. This enables alumni and staff to continue building meaningful, long-term relationships beyond the classroom, as part of the Liverpool Leadership Network.