Leadership and Management
The Leadership and Management Pathway builds the knowledge, behaviours and skills needed to lead people, projects and organisations effectively. You will explore leadership theory alongside real-world practice, developing competencies valued by employers in a competitive global job market.
With a strong focus on self-awareness, global leadership and practical application, the pathway’s modules are designed to prepare you to lead with confidence, purpose and adaptability in diverse and multinational contexts.
You will learn how leadership theories manifest within the real-world and how global leaders make responsible decisions while navigating strategic and operational challenges. To further prepare you for a future of leadership, the pathway also covers change management, including strategies, limitations, and the role of leaders in communicating and implementing organisational change.
Key features:
- Comprehensive approach to understanding leadership – explore leadership and management issues across diverse business contexts and organisations.
- Critical skills toolkit – develop essential leadership and management capabilities that are valuable across career paths.
- Career-enhancing credential – supplement the technical skills of your main degree subject with highly marketable soft skills to gain a competitive advantage in the modern workplace.
- Future-ready preparation – build skills not just for your first job, but for ongoing career development and leadership opportunities.
- Structured and coherent learning – complete four 15-credit modules (60 credits total) designed to equip you as an aspiring leader for rapidly changing environments.
- Flexible, engaging delivery – benefit from flipped lectures, seminars, workshops, guest lectures, case studies, role-playing, and interactive discussions.
Module content:
Future Skills Pathways consist of 60 credits. You will study modules equivalent to 30 credits in year 2 of your degree and 30 credits in your final year. All modules are compulsory.
| Module Code | Module Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BEM2000 (Streatham) BEP2006 (Penryn) |
Introducing Leadership/ Management: Fundamentals of Practice | 15 credits |
| BEM2063 (Streatham) BEP2007 (Penryn) |
Leading in International Contexts | 15 credits |
| BEM3000 (Streatham) BEP3007 (Penryn) |
Contemporary Leadership Issues | 15 credits |
| BEM3049 (Streatham) BEP3008 (Penryn) |
Managing Change and Crisis in Organisations | 15 credits |
This minor is not available to students studying for degrees in Business or Management.