Anglia Ruskin PG Prospectus - Navitas

ChelmsfordTaught coursesCorporate Governance(MA, PGCert, PGDip plus Grad ICSA)Length of courseFT 3 semestersStart dateSeptemberEntry requirements• Entrants will normally be expected to holda degree from a UK university in a cognatediscipline. Usually this will be at a minimumof lower second-class honours.• Holders of other awards, including thosefrom non-UK universities will be consideredon the equivalence of their qualifications.• Applicants for whom English is not a firstlanguage will be expected to demonstratea certificated level of proficiency of at leastIELTS 6.5 or equivalent.• The MA is open to non-graduates who havesuccessfully completed the ICSA Foundation andPre-Professional Programmes (or equivalent).FeesFind out how much your course will cost byvisiting our online course fees calculator atwww.anglia.ac.uk/coursefees or for moreinformation call one of our Contact CentreAdvisers on 0845 271 3333.For further informationCall our Contact Centre on 0845 271 3333or email: answers@anglia.ac.ukor visit: www.anglia.ac.ukHow to applyApplication details are available from ourContact Centre.The Masters Degree is dividedinto three stages. The certificatestage provides a firm foundationof the nature, role and functionof those operating in thecorporate governanceenvironment. It providesgrounding in disciplinesthat provide the basis forprogressive managementpractice in compliance withthe law, developing bestpractice, taking overallresponsibility for the corporatesecretarial function, handlingthe responsibilities of corporateadministration in both strategicand functional contexts andthe skills of corporatefinancial planning.The diploma stage represents the complexitiesof strategic implementation for those in acorporate secretarial function. Structure isdesigned to build on the certificate stage and toenable you to consider issues externally as youconsider the development of a business strategy.This stage also incorporates an underpinningmodule to facilitate successful completion ofthe dissertation, but also to develop furtherthe skills necessary to undertake assessmentssuccessfully at the diploma stage.The masters stage is an opportunity todemonstrate strategic thinking and anintellectual contribution/critique withinthe corporate governance domain.This programme will prepare you for a careeras a chartered secretary through the standardsof the professional body, ICSA.Course contentThe programme contains modules in:Corporate Governance; Corporate Secretaryship;Strategic Financial Management;Comparative European Company Law;Research Methods; Staff Management;and Trusts and Pensions.Plus one option from the following list:Language; Accounting for Non-FinancialManagers; or Company Law forNon-Law students.Methods of teaching and learningStudents who enter the programme will holdundergraduate awards in cognate disciplinesand, therefore, the emphasis of the teaching andlearning strategy will be to ensure that you areable to raise your level of engagement to thatcommensurate with postgraduate study; to applyyour studies to enable you to deal with ill-definedand complex challenges in practice and to satisfythe requirements of the professional body, ICSA.To facilitate this, teaching and learning methodswill include lectures, tutorials, seminars,case studies, and presentations (both groupand external-speaker led).AssessmentThe assessment methods will be varied toenable an appropriate and effective testingof the learning outcomes of modules and thewider expectations and demands of the course.Assessment will seek, where appropriate,to relate current academic and practitionerthinking to the changing demands of practice.Methods used will include: reports; individualand group presentations; informal questionand answer sessions; formative and summativewritten and oral contributions, and examinations.Benefits to youAspiring chartered secretaries are likely tobe employed in a senior position in theirrespective organisation and will face manychallenges requiring the application of a varietyof sophisticated cognitive and practical skills.Successful completion of this programme willprovide you with the opportunity to developyour cognitive skills to a level where you areable to contribute to the demands of practice.With regard to practical skills, whilst the confinesof an academic environment cannot fully becompared to professional practice, many ofthe skills required to be successful as a studentare similar to those required for success inthe workplace.These include: application of knowledgeand skills to new settings; being proactive;being adaptable; managing one’s time andoperating effectively; being self–directed;and taking personal responsibility.Benefits to your organisationYou will benefit from the development of‘transferable skills’. These will have a currencywhich transcends the curriculum to a wider field- your organisation. This programme will enableyou to develop your existing skills and acquireand develop higher skills which will be of greatutility to your organisation. Indeed, previousstudents have commented on how they havebeen able to take the skills learnt in one sessionand apply them immediately the following dayin their own organisation. Specifically, yourorganisation will benefit from the developmentof confidence to enable you to work bothindependently and as a member or leader of agroup; to show flexible and creative approachesto problem solving; to communicate clearly andappropriately; to produce output that is literate,numerate and coherent, and to manageinformation in a range of media.Special featuresThis programme is a ‘dual’ qualification leadingto a Masters Degree in Corporate Governance(awarded by Anglia Ruskin) and graduatemembership of the ICSA (Grad ICSA).CareersOn successful completion of this programme,participants obtain a valuable Masters Degree.Evidence from previous successful graduatesindicates that this degree has been beneficialand significant in the development of theircareer progression.Links with industry or businessAIBS has significant links with internationalpartners. These include: Malaysia, Trinidad,Germany, Holland, and others. These linksare resulting in applications to this mastersprogramme. One benefit of this is that it enablescomparative consideration of various aspectsof the programme and a sharing of ideas andculture. This enables and develops the reflectiveethos of the course and further identifies issuesof ‘best practice’.28 Call our Contact Centre 0845 271 3333 for more informationweb www.anglia.ac.ukemail answers@anglia.ac.uk 29