MSc Leadership and Management
Discounted Early Booking Fees Currently Available
A Master’s in Leadership and Management Delivered Internationally, Online
Overview
The MSc in Leadership and Management is a two-year, part-time online master’s for experienced professionals who want to deepen their leadership capability, broaden their strategic influence and deliver meaningful organisational change. Validated by the University of Sussex, this internationally recognised programme blends rigorous academic study with practical, real-world application.
This MSc develops your ability to think strategically, act ethically and lead confidently in complex environments. Through workshops, dialogic group learning and independent study, you’ll refine your leadership identity, strengthen critical thinking skills and gain tools to navigate today’s organisational challenges — from digital disruption to sustainability and inclusion.
Studying alongside a diverse global cohort, you’ll build long-lasting professional relationships while applying theory directly to your own leadership practice.
Who is this
programme for?
Perfect for professionals who want to:
- Advance or pivot into senior leadership roles
- Strengthen their theoretical grounding in leadership and management
- Lead sustainable, ethical and inclusive change
- Enhance credibility and confidence in high-impact roles
This programme suits mid-career professionals from any sector, as well as graduates of Roffey Park’s executive education programmes.
Benefits for you and your organisation
- Gain an internationally recognised master’s degree
- Build practical skills in communication, influence and change
- Develop deeper insights into ethics, diversity and sustainability
- Strengthen your ability to lead teams and navigate organisational complexity
- The Dissertation provides an opportunity to conduct real-world research in the field of OD for your organisation
- Join a global community of leaders and managers
The programme is grounded in real work and is designed for professionals balancing study with demanding roles.
Programme Outline
The modules you’ll complete on this course are:
This module is intended to provide learners with baseline skills and understanding of the reading and writing requirements of the course.
This module introduces the learners to the principles of dialogic practice and the specific function of the Dialogic Learning Group in developing practical and applicable strategies.
This module will focus on leadership and management issues associated with working with others in a professional context. It will encourage students to develop a broad critical appreciation of the history of and practice in the field of leadership and management and how they may be applied in today’s diverse workplaces.
This module will focus on emerging and contemporary issues relating to leadership and management practice. Students will develop critical awareness of equality, diversity and inclusion, place-based leadership and management and how sectoral differences affect expectations of leaders and managers in their practice.
This module requires each learner to develop an extensive reflective case study of an organisational development process (either in their own organisation or in another by research).
This module prepares learners for their dissertation by outlining and practicing key research methods. Learners will explore ideas for their research and consider different research traditions/methodologies. The module also covers the research ethics process.
The course concludes with the dissertation module in which learners will work independently, supported by a supervisor and with formative support through their DLG, to produce their dissertation. The dissertation includes original research within the cognate area of the programme based on a workplace context.
Course Fees
Course fees are fully inclusive of all the resources and learning materials you’ll need.
For self-funding students an interest-free 24-month payment plan is available. Contact us for further details
Standard Rate: £10,500*
Early Booking Rate £9,975*
* Plus VAT where applicable
Join our next webinar
Roffey Park’s MSc in Leadership & Management provides a rich learning experience like no other. You will walk away with a Masters qualification and the knowledge to transform people and their organisations. Moreover, you will have spent two years learning alongside an international cohort of Leadership practitioners and faculty team.
Roffey Park will be hosting a complimentary webinar for those interested in enrolling on this course. We will provide an overview of the course and our unique approach to learning. You will have the opportunity to meet members of our faculty team and ask further questions about the course itself. At the end you will have enough information to start your application to join our MSc.
Entry Requirements
Applicants are normally expected to hold at least a 2.2 UK bachelor’s degree (or international equivalent) and have a minimum of four years’ relevant professional experience.
We also welcome applicants who do not fully meet these criteria. We take a holistic view, assessing suitability based on qualifications, experience and evidence of ongoing personal development. The application form requests career and qualification history plus a short statement on what you hope to gain from the programme. All applicants attend an online interview before an offer is made.
The programme is taught entirely in internationally accessible English. If English is not your first language, you will need a minimum IELTS score of 6.5.