The Diploma in Business Studies qualification consists of 4 mandatory units plus 2 optional units for a combined total of 60 credits, 600 hours Total Qualification Time (TQT) and 360 Guided Learning Hours (GLH) for the completed qualification.
Managing and Leading in the Public Sector (20 credits)
Public Service Reform and Innovation (20 credits)
Policy and Politics – Theory and Analysis (20 credits)
Managing Public Finance (20 credits)
Managing Public Sector Projects (20 credits)
Advanced Research Methods (20 credits)
The qualification is designed to be delivered over one academic year for full-time study, but it is also flexible in its delivery in order to accommodate part-time and distance learning.
The qualification is delivered face-to-face, through lectures, tutorials, seminars, distance, online by approved centres only.