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Course Overview

The MSc Management and Corporate Governance course will provide you with the knowledge, professional and transferable skills that will equip you for senior appointments in industry, the social economy, voluntary, charitable and public sectors.

The course equips students to enter employment in roles such as corporate secretary, corporate administrator, and head of compliance. These are the professionals who ensure that organizations operate within financial and legal good practice guidelines.

The course equips students for a career in professional services through:

• Development of transferable intellectual skills necessary for senior management roles;

• Application of corporate governance to the organization;

• Study of management and organizational behavior;

• Management of the finances of the organization;

and

• Management of the legal environment of the organization.

Entry Requirement 

Academic Requirements:

You should have a second class honors degree in any subject from a recognized institution or have obtained an equivalent standard in a professional or other qualification recognized by the University for this purpose, for example, the ICSA Diploma in Business Practice.

If you do not meet the above requirements, you may be admitted at the discretion of the Course Committee. In this case, normally you will be interviewed to assess your capability to undertake a rigorous course of study. The award of GradCG will depend on whether you meet The Chartered Governance Institute entry criteria.

Students who have achieved relevant professional or postgraduate qualifications may be granted exemptions from modules on the course, in accordance with the University's accreditation of prior learning (APL) policy.

Other qualifications

If you do not meet the above requirements, you may be admitted at the discretion of the Course Committee and in accordance with the University's APL policy. In this case, normally you will be interviewed to assess your capability to undertake a rigorous course of study. The award of GradCG will depend on whether you meet The Chartered Governance Institute entry criteria.

Conditions of claiming the graduate status of ICSA

• You must have registered with The Chartered Governance Institute as a collaborative student and pay the fee to become a registered student member of The Chartered Governance Institute.

• Those with the relevant work experience can apply for chartered secretary status and use the post-nominal: ACG.

English Language Requirements:

English language requirements for international applicants

International students will be required to have achieved IELTS 7 (with no contributing band at less than 6.0) or equivalent.

Ulster recognises a number of other English language tests and comparable IELTS equivalent scores.

 

Fees

Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland Fees

£6570

International Fees

£14910


This information was accurate on : 16/04/2021
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