Program Overview

MA in Leadership and Management

KEY FACTS

• Faculty: School of Business
• Study Options: Full/Part Time
• Start Date: Sept 2025
• Level: Postgraduate
• Course Length: 1/2/4 Years
• Qualification: MA
• Fees:
  • All Students: Full-time: £12,785* per annum (one year)
  • All Students: Part-time: £6,392.50* per annum (two years)
  • All Students Flexible: £3,196.25* per annum (four years)
  • (For 2025, international and EU fees will be the same as Home fees)

About this programme

The University of Gibraltar’s MA in Leadership and Management is a contemporary and career-focussed management programme that aims to challenge and inspire. It will provide you with the analytical and critical thinking skills necessary to succeed in a competitive business environment.

Designed to enhance professional skills and support both industry and government operating at the highest possible level, this programme is designed to provide you with a thorough understanding of management theory and leadership techniques.

The programme covers a broad range of topics, including leadership, management, marketing, accounting, and new technologies, as well as the option to undertake electives in a specific area of interest. It will provide you with a valuable network of peers and professionals, as well as the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in a dynamic and ever-changing business landscape.

For those of you employed within the public sector, the programme’s blended approach will provide you with the opportunity to undertake a mix of both online and face-to-face modules.

Real World Application

With a focus on ‘live’ workplace issues, you will be able to apply taught theory to your career and examine the practice of leadership and management informed by contemporary theory and practice. Small class numbers, participative face-to-face classes and live webinars with academics and global peer groups for the online modules ensure you will benefit from a highly personalised learning experience.

Modules

Delivered by expert teaching staff and industry experts, the MA in Leadership and Management is designed to ensure our graduates feel prepared to take on leadership roles.

• Year 1
  • Semester 1
    • Accounting and Reporting
    • Managing New Technologies
    • Elective module 1 *
    • Managing People
  • Semester 2
    • Leadership and Managing Change
    • Elective module 2 *
    • Elective Module 3 *
    • Strategic Decision Making
  • Semester 3
    • Capstone Project **

Elective Modules

Electives for the MA Leadership and Management aim to provide you with the opportunity to enhance your leadership and management knowledge in specific areas of interest. You have the option to undertake the following electives:

• Marketing Management
• Managerial Finance
• Business Law
• Compliance Leadership

Those of you employed within the public sector, will also have the choice of opting to study online elective modules ** (offered through Kings’ College London International School for Government):

• Behavioural Insights and Government Policy
• Financial Management for Policy Makers
• The Economic Analysis of Public Policy
• Ethics, Leadership and Governance
• Policy Analytics: Understanding and Using Data
• Communications, Media and Public Policy
• International Conflict Analysis and Resolution
• Multi-Level Government
• International Trade Policy

Entry Requirements

• Typically, all applicants will:
  • Possess a good undergraduate degree awarded by a UK university or overseas equivalent.
  • Be able to communicate ideas effectively in writing, in discussions and presentations. Basic IT skills, such as word-processing, email and Internet are expected.
  • Have work experience; we value diversity of experience in our student body and therefore welcome applications from recent graduates who have undertaken meaningful placements as well as those with all levels of work experience. We are more interested in the impact that you have had in your workplace than the length of time spent.
• English Language Requirements:
  • An overall IELTS test result of 6.5, including a minimum of 6.0 in all sub-tests. Equivalent awards will be considered (e.g. Pearson’s Test of English, Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English, Duolingo English Test, City & Guilds International ESOL 8984, or the TOEFL- IBT test of English proficiency).

Fees

Programme | Fee (per annum) | Years ---|---|--- Home Full-Time | £12,785 | 1 Home Part-Time | £6,392.50 | 2 Home Flexible | £3,196.25 | 4 International and EU | £14,500 | 1 (For 2025, international and EU fees will be the same as Home fees)

Study at your pace

Pursuing a degree at your own pace can help you achieve your educational goals while still maintaining a healthy work-study-life balance.

• Full-Time: Those who choose to study on a full-time basis will complete the MA in Leadership and Management in 1 year. Studying full-time requires 16 hours of class time a week, and 32 hours of at-home study a week. All classes are scheduled on weekdays after 5pm to accommodate typical working hours.
• Part-Time: Those who choose to study on a part-time basis will complete the MA in Leadership and Management in 2 years. Studying part-time requires 8 hours of class time a week, and 16 hours of at-home study a week. All classes are scheduled on weekdays after 5pm to accommodate typical working hours.
• Flexible: Those who choose to study on a flexible basis will complete the MA in Leadership and Management in 4 years. Studying flexi-time requires 4 hours of class time a week, and 8 hours of at-home study a week. All classes are scheduled on weekdays after 5pm to accommodate typical working hours.

Bursaries and Scholarships

The University of Gibraltar hosts or directly offers a limited number of scholarship programmes to support your studies. These scholarships are highly competitive; they are available to support undergraduate, Master’s degree and PhD programmes and are made available to students based on certain criteria.

QAA Global Accreditation

The University is delighted to have achieved global accreditation from the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), the UK’s independent quality body and a global leader in quality assurance for higher education.

WHY UNIGIB?

• 92%-97% Employment or Further Study within 6 Months
• 36+ Nationalities
• 96% Satisfaction from Student Body
• QAA Global Accreditation

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