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LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY
REGULATIONS FOR THE POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES IN
MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
(HIGHER EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION)
(for candidates entering in September 2011 and thereafter)
These Programme Regulations apply to the conduct of the programme in the 2011-12
session and should be read in conjunction with University Regulation XXI and the
relevant Module Specifications. These Programme Regulations may be subject to
change from time to time. Notice of change will be given by the School responsible
for the programme.
1.
STRUCTURE
1.1
Administrative responsibility for the programme rests with the Business School.
1.2
The programme is normally offered on a part-time basis. The minimum period of
study for the award of MSc is thirty calendar months. The minimum period of study
for the award of Postgraduate Diploma is eighteen calendar months.
1.3
The programme leads to the award of Postgraduate Diploma, or Postgraduate
Diploma with Distinction, MSc, or MSc with Distinction. Candidates who do not
complete the programme may be eligible for the award of Postgraduate Certificate in
accordance with paragraph 4.1 below.
1.4
Entrance Requirements to the Postgraduate Diploma are:
Either
i)
Or
ii)
Or
iii)
possession of a degree or equivalent.
possession of at least three years’ administrative/managerial experience, and
normally with employment in an appropriate administrative position, as
determined by the Programme Director.
possession of the Loughborough University Postgraduate Certificate in
Management.
1.5
Candidates who were awarded the Loughborough University Professional Diploma in
Management prior to 2001 may count 100 credits towards the award of an MSc.
1.6
Candidates who were awarded the Loughborough University Professional Diploma in
Management after 2001 may count 120 credits towards the award of an MSc.
1.7
Candidates who have been awarded the Association of University Administrators
Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Practice awarded by the Open University
may count up to 40 credits towards the Loughborough University Postgraduate
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Diploma in Management and Leadership at the discretion of the Programme
Director.
1.8
Candidates who have been awarded any of the following awards may, at the
discretion of the Programme Director, be exempt from two modules of the
Postgraduate Diploma in Management and Leadership (HEA):
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Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Leadership and Management
(Nottingham University)
Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Leadership and Management
(Birmingham City University)
Postgraduate Certificate of Special Study in Supporting Learning (University of
Westminster)
Postgraduate Certificate in Management and Leadership (Sheffield Hallam
University)
Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Management (Bath University)
Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Management (Southampton
University)
1.9
Candidates who are members of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and
Accouting (CIPFA) may, at the discretion of the Programme Director, count 20
credits towards the Diploma.
2.
CONTENT
2.1
Compulsory Subjects (total modular weight 100)
Module Weight
2.2
BSP856 Financial Management 2
20
BSP861 Planning and Operations 2
20
BSP866 Human Resource Management 2
15
BSP871 Information Management 2
20
BSP876 Leading Administrative Issues: Higher Education
Environment 2
20
BSP877 Personnel Management 2: Policy and Procedural Issues
BSP761* Research Project Proposal
15
10
MSc Subjects
BSP763† Masters Project
†
60
by Partial Distance Learning (>50%)
2.3
The choice of optional subjects will be made from those available. Information on
the up-to-date position is available form the Business School.
2.4
For full details of the specific assessment requirements for each module see the
Module Specification.
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3.
ASSESSMENT
3.1
Modular credit corresponding to the weight of the module will be awarded to each
candidate who receives a Module Mark of not less than 50%.
3.2
Candidates who have the right of re-assessment in a module may choose to be reassessed in the University’s special assessment period.
4.
AWARDS: SPECIFIC PROGRAMME PROVISIONS
Candidates are required to obtain the following in order to be eligible for an award:
4.1
To be eligible for the award of Postgraduate Certificate, candidates must have
accumulated at least 60 credits from the modules listed in 2.1.
4.2
To be eligible for the award of Postgraduate Diploma, candidates have accumulated
at least 100 credits and achieved module marks of not less than 40% in further
modules with a total module weight of 20 from the modules listed in 2.1.
4.3
To be eligible for the award of MSc candidates must have satisified all the
requirements outlined in 4.2 and in addition must have achieved 60 credits from the
modules listed in 2.2.
4.4
Distinctions will be awarded to candidates achieving a Programme Mark of not less
than 70%.
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