Master Award in
Strategic Leadership
Master Award could transfer 20 credits and 50% tuition fees to Master’s programs of UKeU and/or Partner University.

Master Award in Strategic Leadership
The aim of this award is to develop learners’ understanding of the key principles and practice of leadership. This will enhance the individuals’ knowledge, skills and attributes to effectively engage in the role and responsibilities required of an effective team player and leader of a team; being proactive in innovation and improvement to inform strategy and business planning within the organisation.
Could transfer 20 credits and 50% tuition fee to the Master of Business Administration (MBA) of SIMI Swiss.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Understand the principles, concepts, differences, and approaches to contemporary leadership.
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1.1 Explain the meaning and importance of leadership.
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1.2 Contrast the main approaches to the study of leadership.
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1.3 Critically evaluate the role of leadership in strategic management.
2. Understand how leadership influences individuals, teams and the organisation.
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2.1 Critically compare the relationships between leaders of work groups, and leaders of teams.
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2.2 Distinguish between the influence of leadership on groups and teams, and on formal and informal groups.
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2.3 Critically evaluate the characteristics of an effective work group and team.
3. Understand the impact of leadership on the organisational performance.
- 3.1 Assess the nature of organisation effectiveness and performance.
- 3.2 Critically explore the main features and requirements of leadership development.
- 3.3 Provide criteria for assessing an organisations strategic effectiveness from a leadership perspective.
4. Understand ethical decision making and organisational value.
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4.1 Critically explore the exercise of leadership power and influence.
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4.2 Critically review the importance of ethics, values and corporate social responsibilities to an organisation’s value.
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4.3 Critically evaluate leadership and sustainability concepts and trends.
Topics:
Meaning and importance of leadership
Course Coverage:
- The definitions of leadership in a range of organisational contexts; leadership as a strategic competitive advantage; the relationship between management and leadership; characteristics of strategic leaders.
Approaches to the study of leadership
Course Coverage:
- The qualities or traits approach; the functional or group approach, including action-centered leadership; leadership as a behavioural category; styles of leadership; contingency theories; transitional or transformational leadership; inspirational or visionary leadership; authentic leadership.
Leadership in strategic management
Course Coverage:
- Leadership and strategy; vision, mission and values, stakeholder relationships, change and change management; levels of leadership; future thinking, storytelling and scenarios.
Work groups and teams
Course Coverage:
- Distinguish between groups, workgroups and teams; types and forms of teams: project teams, self-managed teams, virtual teams, and operational teams, etc.; group values and norms; formal groups, informal groups.
Characteristics of an effective work group and team
Course Coverage:
- Factors contributing to group cohesiveness and performance, advantages and disadvantages; member compatibility, Belbin et al., team development and maturity; creative leadership and team development; inter-team conflict.
Organisation effectiveness and performance
Course Coverage:
- Distinguish between organisation efficiency and effectiveness; innovation, culture and creativity, excellence models, Peters and Waterman, McKinsey 7S, learning organisations.
Leadership development
Course Coverage:
- Coaching, empowerment and support, training and learning, knowledge management, succession planning and career progression, EFQM Excellence Model.
Strategic effectiveness and leadership
Course Coverage:
- EFQM Excellence Model; Balanced Scorecard, Strategy Maps.
Leadership power and influence
Course Coverage:
- Leadership and ethics; process of decision-making, power and control; French and Raven sources of power, power involvement and compliance; strategic control, power, order and flexibility, delegation, trust and empowerment.
Ethics, values and corporate social responsibility
Course Coverage:
- Models of ethics, ethical decision making; value-based leadership; values and corporate social responsibility; the concept of corporate social value; codes of business conduct; UN global compact; ethical leadership.
Leadership and sustainability concepts and trends
Course Coverage:
- Concept of sustainability leadership, sustainability leadership model, leadership and sustainable development, leadership and the triple bottom line.
Indicative reading list
- Adair, J. (2007). How to grow leaders: the seven key principles of effective leadership development. London: Kogan Page
- Bass, B. M. and Riggio, R. (2005). Transformational Leadership. 2nd ed. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
- Covey, S. (1989). Seven habits of highly effective people. New York: Simon & Schuster
- Goleman, D. (1996). Emotional Intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ. Bantam Books
- Handy, C. (1999). Understanding Organisations. 4th ed. Penguin Books
- George, B. (2003). Authentic Leadership. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass
- Hargreaves, A. Fink, D. (2006) Sustainable Leadership. San Francisco: Jossey Bass
- Mullins, L. (2010) Management and Organisational Behaviour. London: Pearson Ltd.
- Northouse, P. (2010). Leadership: Theory and Practice. 5th Ed, Sage Publications
- Sinclair, A. and Agyeman, B. (2004). Building Global Leadership: Strategies for success. Roffey Park Institute
Journals/newspapers:
- European Management Journal
- Management Today (Haymarket Business Media);
- The Leadership Quarterly
- People Management (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development);
- Professional Manager (Chartered Management Institute);
- Journal of Leadership and Organisational Studies
- Journal of Leadership Studies
Websites:
- www.aqa.co.uk AQA professional development
- www.cipd.co.uk Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development Continuing professional development
- www.cityandguilds.co.uk City & Guilds professional development
- www.businesslink.gov.uk Interactive tools for creating a personal development plan through assessment of management and leadership skills
- www.managementhelp.org Articles on leadership development planning and self- assessments for personal and professional development
- www.management-standards.org.uk Chartered Management Institute
- www.mindtools.com Time-management tools and activity logs
Entry requirements
To enroll The Master Award, the learner must possess:
- Graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or achieved a Level 6 Diploma according to the European Qualifications;
- For a degree from non-recognized universities; The learner should have followed Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning for Qualifications (APEL.Q) policy of MI Swiss and/or University Partners;
- Learners must be over 21 years old.
English requirements
If a learner is not from a predominantly English-speaking country, proof of English language proficiency must be provided.
- Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) level B2 or equivalent;
- Or A minimum TOEFL score of 101 or IELTS 5.5; Reading and Writing must be at 5.5 or equivalent.
The UKeU reserves the highest decision-making authority regarding admissions and may accept or reject applicants following a thorough review of each applicant’s profile, ensuring that only those capable of benefiting from the course are admitted. Qualifications from diploma mills or fake universities/institutions will not be accepted by UKeU and/or Partner University.
After graduating with Master Award, learners receive all certified documents from the UKeU.
Certified Documents:
- e-Certificate from the UK eUni Worldwide (UKeU);
- Hard copy certificate from UK eUni Worldwide (UKeU) (Optional);
- Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning for Qualifications (APEL.Q) certified from UKeU for credit and tuition fee transfer.
Because the course is accredited and recognized, learners can easily use their qualifications in the workplace and enjoy many opportunities for career advancement. In addition, if you wish to pursue a degree from UKeU and/or a Partner University, all credits and 50% paid tuition fees can be transferred.
The UKeU’ Master Award means:
UKeU Master Award is the award at the master level and is equivalent to:
- Level 7 certificate of Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) of UK
- Level 10 certificate of Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF)
- Level 7 certificate of Credit and Qualifications Framework (CQFW)
- Level 7 certificate of European Qualifications Framework (EQF)
- Level 9 certificates of the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF)
- Level 7 certificate of ASEAN Qualifications Reference Framework (AQRF)
- Level 9 certificate of the African Continental Qualifications Framework (ACQF)
Learners can transfer all credits and 50% of their tuition fees when enrolling in UKeU and/or Partner University academic programs if they wish to pursue an academic degree.
Credits transfer:
Learners can transfer 20 credits from the Master Award course when participating in the Master program. Please see the credit transfer policy HERE.
Tuition fee transfer:
When enrolling in the Master program, graduates from the Master Award will receive a fee reduction equal to 50% of the tuition fees paid for the Master Award. Please refer to the tuition fee transfer policy HERE.
The UKeU Micro Degree course allows learners to transfer credits and 50% of their tuition fees toward full degree programs offered by UKeU and/or Partner University. UKeU reserves the right to limit admissions once enrollment exceeds the set quotas.
Apply Policy:
- To participate in the UKeU Micro Degree course, learners need to meet the entry criteria corresponding to each level. Please see the “Entry” tab for more details.
- UKeU will not accept applicants whose entry qualifications are from fake universities or institutions that are not accredited.
- For Master Award courses, if an entry bachelor is unavailable, learners must demonstrate a minimum of 5 years of work experience in the relevant field. Please note that a bachelor’s degree is required for the Master’s program at UKeU and Partner University so that you could study Master Award but could not move to the Master’s program of UKeU and/or Partner University.
- English is not a mandatory entry requirement for Micro Degree course, but candidates need to ensure that English is used in reading documents, listening to lectures, and doing assignments. Applicants should note that English is a mandatory requirement when switching to an academic program at UKeU and Partner University.
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- Step 1: To request a consultation for a course that best suits your needs, please email support@ukeu.uk. Our admissions department will contact you to guide you through the required documentation and the next steps in the application process.
- Step 2: Once your application documents are approved and the application fee is paid, UKeU will issue a Letter of Acceptance (LOA). You will then follow the provided instructions, including payment of the tuition fee.
- Step 3: After the tuition fee is paid, UKeU will issue a confirmation letter, provide your login details for the e-learning system, and send you all relevant documents.
- At this point, you have officially become a UKeU student. Welcome, and enjoy your learning journey!
The UKeU Micro Degree course is fully online, allowing you to study anytime and anywhere. You also have the option to attend live classes with UKeU. Final exams will be uploaded to the system and assessed by the UKeU academic board. Learners are required to submit assignments on time; failure to do so will require payment of a resit fee (with up to two attempts allowed). Continued non-compliance on a third occasion will result in being considered as having discontinued the course, and tuition fees will not be refunded.
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- Live Class (Optional)
- Full online videos
- e-Books
- Self study contents
- Online tutor videos
- Assignment guide
- e-Certificate
- Hard copy certificate from UKeU and/or Partner Universities
- APEL.Q certified from UKeU for credit and tuition fee transfer
- Deliver hard copy certificate and all certified documents to your home
- Transfer full credits & 50% tuition fees to equivalent academic programs
- Opportunity to get scholarships when becoming Partner Universities' international students
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