Program Overview

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Leadership and Management for England HTQ

Study level: Undergraduate

HNC/HND courses
HTQ courses

Year of entry

• 2026

Location

• CU London (Dagenham, London)

Study mode

• Full-time

Duration

• 2 years full-time

Course code

• CUCLU074

Start date

• September 2026
  November 2026

Course overview

The course is designed to develop you as an independent-thinking professional, who can meet the demands of employers and adapt to a constantly changing world. It is ideal for you if you are interested in leadership and management positions and want a broad understanding of management concepts.

Why you should study this course

This course provides you with the opportunity to gain knowledge, skills and behaviours highly sought after by employers. It has been designed to prepare you to enter employment or progress onto degree-level study.

You should develop key employability skills such as:

• problem-solving skills
• independent skills
• interpersonal skills
• commercial skills
• business skills.

This course empowers you to develop and apply your ideas, tackle uncertainty and complexity, explore solutions, demonstrate critical thinking and leverage both theory and practice, in a wide range of business situations.

By the end of the course, you should have gained a sound understanding of the principles of leadership and management. You should be familiar with how to apply these principles more widely in a business setting, preparing you for employment or further study.

Accreditation and professional recognition

The course is being delivered under the Intellectual Property License of Pearson Education Limited.

This course is approved by the Institute of Apprenticeships and Technical Education as meeting the standards of Higher Technical Qualification (HTQ).

What you'll study

Year one

• The Contemporary Business Environment and Marketing Processes and Planning
  • 30 credits
• Management of Human Resources and Leadership and Management - 30 credits
• Accounting Principles and Digital Business in Practice - 30 credits
• Managing a Successful Business Project, and Operational Planning and Management - 30 credits

Year two

• Organisational Behaviour Management and Business Strategy - 30 credits
• Managing and Leading Change, and Developing Individuals, Teams and Organisations - 30 credits
• Principles of Operations Management, and Business Communications and Relationship Management - 30 credits
• Business Information Technology Systems, and Business Data Analytics and Insights - 30 credits

How you'll learn

We understand that everyone learns differently, so this course will consist of structured teaching sessions which can include:

• on-campus lectures, seminars and workshops
• group work
• self-directed learning.

Teaching contact hours

As a full-time undergraduate student, you will study modules totalling 120 credits each academic year. A typical 20 credit module requires a total of 200 hours study. This is made up of teaching contact hours, guided and independent study.

Teaching hours:

Teaching hours vary depending on year of study and due to module selection. During your first year you can expect 15-18 teaching hours each week. You will also have the option to attend optional sessions including time with a progress coach or to meet with staff for advice and feedback. As you progress through your studies, teaching hours may reduce.

Guided and independent study:

Throughout your studies, you will be expected to spend time in guided and independent study to make up the required study hours per module. You’ll be digging deeper into topics, review what you’ve learned and complete assignments. This can be completed around your personal commitments. As you progress through your studies, you’ll spend more time in independent study.

Online learning:

As an innovative university, we use different teaching methods including online tools and emerging technologies. So, some of your teaching hours and assessments may be delivered online.

Assessment

This course will be assessed using a variety of methods which will vary depending upon the module.

Assessment methods may include:

• essays
• group work
• presentations
• reports
• projects
• coursework
• individual assignments.

Entry requirements

Typical entry requirements:

• UK: 80 UCAS tariff points. GCSE maths and English at grade 4 / C or Functional Skills Level 2, or other equivalent Level 2 awards. Minimum two A2 levels or BTEC equivalent qualification.
• International: IELTS: Applicants must possess a minimum IELTS: 6.0 overall (with no component part lower than 5.5).

Fees and funding

Student | Full-time | Part-time
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UK, Ireland*, Channel Islands or Isle of Man | TBC per year | Not available
International | TBC per year | Not available

Facilities

CU London Dagenham campus is in the Civic Centre building and is easily accessible by road, bus and rail.

Facilities include:

• classrooms with interactive teaching capabilities
• high-specification digital technologies, including class VR, simulation software and audio visualisation
• comprehensive library and learning services
• study areas, laptops/open-access computers and social spaces
• student support and careers advice teams.

Careers and opportunities

The course aims to develop your leadership and management skills, knowledge and understanding, to achieve high performance in the business environment. Upon successful completion, it should:

• enable you to have the ability and confidence to lead and manage within different business functions, be able to respond to change and tackle a range of complex business situations
• provide you with insight into business operations and the opportunities and challenges presented by a global marketplace, so you can create and deliver operational plans that achieve goals and objectives
• develop your understanding of the major impacts that digital technologies have upon the business environment, data security and management, and how to effectively use technology in an organisation
• provide the core skills required for a range of careers in leadership and management, including operations management, talent management, marketing, and sales
• develop behaviours that are inclusive, agile and professional, to enable you to strive for a positive impact in all aspects of your work, and demonstrate resilience and accountability
• offer a balance between employability skills, behaviours and knowledge essential for your employment or academic ambitions
• equip you with knowledge and understanding of organisational values, culturally diverse organisations, cross-cultural issues, and diversity.

Those who successfully complete the first year, Level 4 Higher National Certificate, should be able to perform key business functions and tasks, understand processes and operations. Typical employment roles in different business fields are:

• HR Assistant
• Recruitment Coordinator
• HR Advisor
• Marketing Executive
• Marketing Communications Assistant
• Accounting Clerk
• Bookkeeper
• Payables Officer
• Supply Chain Analyst
• Procurement Specialist.

Those who successfully complete the second year, Level 5 Higher National Diploma, should have the skills to enhance business performance through strategic business planning, to meet and fulfil business aims and objectives. You should understand managing business functions that could allow you to work effectively in lower-middle management positions. Typical employment roles in different business fields include:

• Assistant Recruitment Manager
• HR Consultant
• Assistant Marketing Manager
• Operations Manager
• Departmental Manager
• General Manager.

How to apply

UK students

Full-time UK undergraduate students apply through UCAS. Otherwise, you will need to apply to CU London directly.

International students

International students should apply directly to CU London directly.