Master systems thinking and lead systemic change, enhancing your professional skills and advancing your organisation. Learn from top experts, apply theory in real-time, and benefit from personalised, flexible teaching within a small cohort.
Take your career to the next level with our Systems Thinking and Leadership Practitioner Level 7 degree apprenticeship. Develop strategic insights, drive impactful change, and become a leader equipped to tackle tomorrow’s challenges. Your journey to transformative leadership starts here.
The programme is delivered through a blend of online and in-person teaching.
You’ll study four core modules exploring systems methodologies, integrating perspectives with reflective practices, developing essential professional skills, and building a solid foundation in systems theory and leadership to enhance your diagnostic, intervention, and leadership capabilities.
Assessment include reports, presentations and coursework exams.
Systems Thinking refers to concepts, frameworks, approaches, methodologies, and interventions that help us to understand the relationships between the different parts in complex situations.
It draws inspiration from various disciplines under natural sciences, social and psychological sciences, and critical and complexity studies.
By the end of this degree apprenticeship, you will be equipped with the tools, methods, and leaderships skills needed to address complex, systemic challenges. You will develop the ability to:
Teaching will utilise a range of learning methods, including lectures, seminars, and workshops.
Study approach is composed 11-to-12-week modules which results in a total of:
The programme consists of seven 20-credit modules, leading to the award of a Postgraduate Diploma. Additionally, you have the option to complete a 60-credit dissertation project to achieve the full Master of Science qualification, for a top-up fee.
The modules listed below are an indication only and may be subject to change. Occasionally, it may be necessary to make changes to modules, for example, to ensure they remain current and relevant.
As a research-intensive University, our teaching is informed by the latest academic thinking and expertise of our staff. For more information on the circumstances in which the University may need to make changes to modules, please refer to the Terms and Conditions for applicants.
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To gain a place at Birmingham you will need to meet our general entry requirements, as well as those specific to your course. Your application will be reviewed by the course’s Admissions Tutor, who will decide whether your application should receive an offer.
Standard Entry Requirements:
To be considered, you'll either need:
If you are an international student, you will need to demonstrate you have a suitable level of English proficiency, usually through the form of an IELTS or equivalent qualification.
For this course we require IELTS 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in any band, which is equivalent to:
Improve your knowledge of spoken and written English in preparation for studying at Birmingham with our pre-sessional English courses. If you have a conditional offer, you can take one of these courses as an alternative to retaking IELTS or other similar qualifications.
The Executive Apprenticeship will be paid for through your employer, there will be no costs incurred by you. All employers who have a payroll over £3 million pay an Apprenticeship Levy. They can use this levy to fund your enrolment on the programme.
This course is fully funded via the employer Apprenticeship Levy, there will be no costs incurred by you.
All employers who have a payroll over £3 million pay an Apprenticeship Levy. They can use this levy to fund your enrolment on the programme.
To help you afford your studies, we’ve put more than £33 million into student support and scholarships. We also offer a range of advice on searching for funding and managing your finances.
Interested applicants will need to apply for the apprenticeship through their employer, who will have their own selection criteria.
For all enquiries relating to this apprenticeship programme or further information please contact the Central Apprenticeships Team.
Take your career to the next level with our Systems Thinking and Leadership Practitioner PGDip. Ideal for middle to senior leaders and project managers, this programme blends systems theory with practical leadership skills to drive systemic change. Gain insights from the Birmingham Leadership Institute and a network of experts and graduate with a unique qualification, ready to contribute to organisations' success. On successful completion of the PGDip, you will have the opportunity to gain a MSc. Please contact us for further details.
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