The University of Essex Online Postgraduate Diploma in Business and Management, offered through Stafford in the Middle East, is an expert-designed programme that enables professionals to gain a wide range of skills in management oriented skills.

Dubai, UAE -- (SBWire) -- 07/22/2015 --The best-in-class education can take a management professional to the highest level in an organisation. For career oriented professionals in the UAE the University of Essex Online Postgraduate Diploma in Business and Management, offered through Stafford, is a qualification that opens up a string of opportunities. The knowledge gained by these professionals enhances their professional growth and earning potential.

The programme helps the student gain confidence in strategic areas such as financial decision making, leadership in practice and cross-cultural management. A wide skill set in finance, leadership, and strategy increases their value as business professionals enabling them to get the recognition they want in the workplace.

This is an advanced qualification which, upon completion, is equal to a total of 120 credits at Level 7. Modules include Management: Principles and Practices, Leadership in Practice, Economics for Managers, Financial Decision Making and Marketing Principles and Practices. Module options include Quantitative Methods for Business, Project Management, Managing Across Cultures, Human Resource Management, Business Strategy, and Creativity and Organisation. Students need to choose a combination of module options equal to 20 credits.

Delivered entirely online through Kaplan Open Learning the expert-designed programme enables both students and tutors to actively take part in discussions and activities. The system also allows them to attend live lectures and seminars over the internet. They also get the opportunity to interact with fellow students, which helps in networking.

As for eligibility requirements, candidates who have applied for enrolment in a post graduate diploma in UAE generally require a Bachelor's degree or the equivalent, along with 3 years of relevant senior level work experience. Applicants who do not have an undergraduate degree require at least 5 years of relevant senior level work experience. If English is not their first language, they need to get an IELTS score of 6.5. When it comes to online degree programmes in UAE, this is among the popular courses.

About Stafford
Stafford is a frontline distance learning provider in the Middle East, offering online business management degree programmes in various streams. Formed in 1993, the institution offers several higher education options to professionals in the Middle East in collaboration with leading UK universities. Whether one wants to join a distance education course in Saudi Arabia, or the UAE, one can be sure of finding the right course with them.

Contact Information:
Stafford Headquarters
Email: info@staffordglobal.org
Tel: +971 7203 1204
Office: Education Free Zone,
Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates,
Office No. 204B, Business Centre 4