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Management - Diploma

Advance your career Potential and Professional Impact, take your career to the next level with UL’s one-year, part-time / blended Diploma in Management.

Key information

EU fees per year €4,100
Non-EU fees per year €4,100
NFQ Level NFQ Level 7
Duration One year
Attendance Part-time
Programme type Professional / Flexible
Delivery Online
Start date September
Award Diploma

This one-year blended part-time transversal skills-based programme is uniquely designed for professionals working across and within all sectors (public, private, service, health, voluntary, etc.).  

Delivered via Live, interactive online, skills-focused evening sessions which are supported with Brightspace, our virtual learning environment, in addition to self-directed and applied learning.  

This industry-informed and hugely popular programme is designed for both emerging and experienced professionals who want to move to the next level of their career and gain a formal, internationally recognised management qualification to advance their career potential and professional impact. (NFQ Level 7, 60 ECTS Credits). 

The Diploma in Management is book-ended with two compulsory on-campus Saturday workshops, allowing participants to meet the programme team, fellow professionals, apply knowledge, facilitate discussion and collaboration, and debate content covered within online sessions.  

This programme is for professionals seeking to advance their careers and reinforce experiential learning with an academic qualification in management, or graduates of other disciplines with three or more years of organisational experience seeking to explore the management process and develop the relevant skills for their first managerial role. 

During this programme, you will

  • Learn to apply a range of skills and techniques to manage themselves, their career, and their teams more effectively while gaining a unique perspective on their own personal and professional development that is relatable, practical and implementable.
  • Develop an understanding and appreciation of core management principles and explore the impact of the economic environment on their organisations and sectors.
  • Develop interpersonal confidence, communication skills and practical organisational techniques in a range of settings, and recognise, accept, and learn to control stress to better manage your work/life balance. 
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