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Course Includes:

  • Intakes:January / April / July / October
  • Duration:12 Months
  • ECTS:60 credits
  • Mode:Face-to-face
  • Language:English
  • MQF Level / EQF Level :Level 7
Teacher

David Martinez

Category

Management

Review

Post Graduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship

Students will be prepared for careers in entrepreneurship and/or for working in small or growing businesses.

About the Post Graduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship

Students will gain a deeper understanding of how to identify and evaluate business opportunities, and how to develop strategies and tactics required to bring those opportunities to fruition. This program provides a unique learning environment for students, where students from varied backgrounds and disciplines are introduced to topics such as branding, marketing, business theory and practice, and business planning and finance at postgraduate level. In addition, students leave the program having cultivated the mindset and abilities to turn ideas into reality and to take calculated risks.

  • GENERAL INFORMATION
    • Duration: 12 months full-time
    • Mode: Face-to-face
    • Address where the program will be delivered: 23, Vincenzo Dimech Street, Floriana, Malta
    • Language of instruction: English language

    Assessment

    When it comes to assessment methods, we have included quite a variety that will allow learners with different learning styles and abilities to complete the programme successfully. Students will also have to prepare individual, and team reports and presentations, apart from written and multiple-choice examinations. In addition, they will have to prepare a thesis, and submit assignments.

    MQF Level / EQF Level / RNCP

    Level 7

    ACCREDITING BODY

    Malta Further & Higher Education Authority

    ECTS

    60 Credits

    Accreditation category

    Higher Education Programme

  • PROGRAMME UNITS

    Semester 1:

    • Principles of Venture Formation, MQF/EQF Level 7, 8 ECTS
    • Principles of Entrepreneurship, MQF/EQF Level 7, 12 ECTS

    Semester 2:

    • Principles of Brand Formation, MQF/EQF Level 7, 8 ECTS
    • Project Management, MQF/EQF Level 7, 12 ECTS

    Semester 3:

    • Professional Development -12 ECTS MQF / EQF LEVEL 7
    • International Marketing – 8 ECTS MQF / EQF LEVEL 7
  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

    Students who have no training in the field must have completed a bachelors in a relevant subject or have completed an MQF/EQF Level 6 qualification.

    • A bachelor’s degree or graduate degree in humanities, sciences, human resources, organisational behaviour, business, administration, management, communication, journalism, psychology, arts or a related field
    • Minimum 180 ECTS at MQF/EQF Level 6 previously acquired at a Higher Education institution
    • Outstanding written and oral communication skills
    • A minimum of one year of work experience in a business environment will be considered as an asset
  • RELATIONSHIP TO OCCUPATION
    • Business Development Managers
    • Strategic Operations Managers
    • Executive Managers
    • Business Continuity Planners
    • Business Operations Specialists
    • Management Analysts
    • Public Relations Managers
    • Chief Executives
    • Marketing Specialists
    • Marketing Managers
    • Market Research Analysts
    • Brand Specialists
    • Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers and Athletes
    • Product Marketing Manager
    • Entrepreneur
  • LEARNING HOURS
    • Principles of Venture Formation – 200 (Contact Hours : 40 | Self-Study : 106 | Supervised, Placement and Tutorials : 10 | Assessment : 44).
    • Principles of Entrepreneurship – 300 (Contact Hours : 60 | Self-Study : 140 | Supervised, Placement and Tutorials : 10 | Assessment : 90).
    • Principles of Brand Formation – 200 (Contact Hours : 40 | Self-Study : 100 | Supervised, Placement and Tutorials : 10 | Assessment : 50).
    • International Marketing – 200 (Contact Hours : 40 | Self-Study : 100 | Supervised, Placement and Tutorials : 10 | Assessment : 50).
    • Project Management – 300 (Contact Hours : 60 | Self-Study : 150 | Supervised, Placement and Tutorials : 10 | Assessment : 80).
    • Public Speaking and Presentation Skills – 150 (Contact Hours : 30 | Self-Study : 102 | Supervised, Placement and Tutorials : 10 | Assessment : 8).
    • Cross Media Marketing – 100 (Contact Hours : 20 | Self-Study : 30 | Supervised, Placement and Tutorials : 10 | Assessment : 40).
  • PROGRAMME OUTCOMES
    • a) Apply project and resource planning principles to addressing business problems both as a project manager and also as a consultant
    • b) Strategically engage in peer review and feedback seeking activities
    • c) Conduct empirical work using appropriate methodologies and ethical frameworks
    • d) Develop and implement communication and presentation strategies that align with organisational goals and objectives
    • e) Execute effective marketing plans for international markets, including product development, pricing, distribution and promotion strategies
    • f) Predict, recognise, adapt to and manage human capital barriers to entrepreneurial growth (cultural attitudes, histories of entrepreneurship, networks, worker talent and universities (as creators of human capital)

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