Which course is for me?

We offer courses at all levels, so - depending on your experience and your previous qualifications - we know you will find a course that suits you. Following is our quick guide to the difference between the different types of courses that we offer:

• our certificate and short courses including the Mini MBA
• our postgraduate organizational psychology courses

Our Certificate and short courses including the Mini MBA

• The Mini MBA: This is a crash course in management. This short course introduces you to the major skills and knowledge required to master management and will help you decide if you wish to pursue a full-blown MBA degree or other management award.
• People Management and Communications Skills (Graduate Certificate): Taught at final-year undergraduate level, this course is designed to expand your interpersonal skills and help you develop the analytical abilities required in a senior decision-making role. It can be taken as a stand-alone qualification or as preparation for a Master's degree, and is suitable for non-management graduates who wish to both develop their management capability and return to academic study.

Our postgraduate programmes courses

All of our organizational psychology courses are offered at postgraduate level only, and it is possible for you to take some of them via network learning.

• Career Counselling and Coaching (Postgraduate Diploma / Postgraduate Certificate): taught at first-year postgraduate level, this course is designed for those interested in understanding and developing individual and organisational careers. It will also be relevant if you want to develop expertise in career management, and is particularly appropriate for human resource practitioners and consultants, training managers and guidance workers.
• Career Management and Counselling (MSc): this postgraduate course combines an in-depth study of career management, counselling and coaching with practical training in career counselling skills, the development of research skills and the academic study of behaviour at work. It is one of the few courses in the UK to focus on adult career management and counselling.
• Human Resource Management and Organizational Behaviour (MSc): this postgraduate course is aimed at those who wish to develop their understanding of people and organisations. It focuses on strategic and individual-level improvements, through assessment of the role of human resource management in modern organisations, the issues involved in developing strategic aims (including on an international basis), employment relations, and selecting, motivating and developing staff.
• Occupational Psychology / Organizational Behaviour (MSc): offered both face-to-face and via network learning, these courses are aimed at those who wish to develop their understanding of people and organisations. You will gain a broad knowledge base in occupational psychology and organizational behaviour. Both degrees focus on discussions of current research, with the aim of encouraging you to engage in critical thinking and reflection on theory and practice. You will also acquire basic applied research skills.
• Human Resource Development (HRD) and Consultancy (MSc): this course is designed for non-management graduates, experienced HRD practitioners and those who may wish to pursue a career in HRD and consultancy. Intellectually challenging, this course integrates training, organisational development, lifelong learning principles and consultancy practice as well as offering a systematic approach to the design, management, and evaluation of programmes to improve personal effectiveness and organizational performance. It provides a pathway for career progression and professional development.
• Management Consultancy and Organizational Change (MSc): This unique and innovative programme is a practice-based perspective on management consultancy theory and application from the viewpoint of organisational and strategic change. It offers you the opportunity to develop your knowledge, skills and capabilities to operate as a consultant. You will learn to apply the tools and techniques used by some of the most successful management consultancies.  The programme is designed from the perspective of practising onsultants and provides a unique combination of the latest theoretical thinking with practical insights into successful organisational change. It enables you to put your knowledge, strategic thinking and imagination to work with other talented people in a supportive academic environment that encourages teamwork and active engagement in the learning process.