MA in Leadership and Management | University of Gibraltar

KEY FACTS

Faculty:
School of Business

Study Options:
Full/Part Time

Start Date:
Sept 2026

Level:
Postgraduate

Course Length:
1/2/4 Years

Qualification:
MA

Fees:

All Students: Full-time: £13,235* per annum (one year)
All Students: Part-time: £6,617.50* per annum (two years)
All Students Flexible: £3,308.75* per annum (four years)

*(For 2026, international and EU fees will be the same as Home fees)

*Fees are for the academic year 2026/27 and are subject to indexation.

Due to immigration constraints, we cannot accept part-time applications for visa requiring students for this programme.

Apply:
Applications are now closed.

About this programme

The University of Gibraltar’s MA in Leadership and Management is a contemporary and career-focussed management programme that aims to challenge and inspire. It will provide you with the analytical and critical thinking skills necessary to succeed in a competitive business environment.

Designed to enhance professional skills and support both industry and government operating at the highest possible level, this programme is designed to provide you with a thorough understanding of management theory and leadership techniques.

The programme covers a broad range of topics, including leadership, management, marketing, accounting, and new technologies, as well as the option to undertake electives in a specific area of interest. It will provide you with a valuable network of peers and professionals, as well as the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in a dynamic and ever-changing business landscape.

For those of you employed within the public sector, the programme’s blended approach will provide you with the opportunity to undertake a mix of both online and face-to-face modules.

The Programme Specification School of Business

Hear From Past Students

Hear what some of our alumni have to say about their experience on this dynamic, career-focused programme designed to inspire, challenge, and prepare you for leadership in today’s competitive business world.

Alumni Perspective Blogs

Read stories from our alumni on the MA Leadership and Management, sharing how the programme shaped their thinking, strengthened their skills, and supported their development in real-world leadership contexts.

Explore their journeys and see what studying this career-focused programme has meant for them.

Alumni MALM News Archive

21 May 2026

Studying at the University of Gibraltar | A Student Perspective

The decision to study the MA in Leadership and Management at the University of Gibraltar came at an important stage in my professional journey.

Leah Pou

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Alumni MALM

19 May 2026

Studying at the University of Gibraltar | A Student Perspective

Completing the Master’s in Leadership and Management (MALM) at the University of Gibraltar was a rewarding and transformative experience.

Leah Pou

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Chartered Management Institute – Dual Accreditation

About Dual Accreditation

This course is Dual Accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), giving you a competitive edge in your career. You’ll receive:

A dual qualification: Earn an additional, highly respected CMI professional qualification alongside your degree, boosting your CV and giving you a competitive advantage in the job market. Upon graduation, you will be eligible to attain a level 7 certificate in strategic management and leadership practice.
Chartered Status: Achieve Foundation Chartered Manager (fCMgr) status upon registration with the CMI. Upon graduation, you will then be eligible to apply for Chartered Manager status *. This is the highest accolade in management, signalling your expertise and commitment to professional excellence.
CMI membership: Receive complimentary CMI membership for the duration of your programme, providing you with essential career tools, study resources, exclusive events, and a powerful professional network to fuel your career growth.

With CMI Dual Accreditation, you’re not just earning a degree; you’re building the foundation for a successful career.

* to apply for Chartered Manager status, a separate application must be made to the CMI.

Real World Application

With a focus on ‘live’ workplace issues, you will be able to apply taught theory to your career and examine the practice of leadership and management informed by contemporary theory and practice. Small class numbers, participative face-to-face classes and live webinars with academics and global peer groups for the online modules ensure you will benefit from a highly personalised learning experience.

"The MA Leadership and Management is a well-structured award, combining expert, on campus tuition with blended online options. It has the right balance of critical theory and practical, real world, application. If I had to do it all over again, would I? I certainly would. I really enjoyed my University experience and I got a lot out of completing the programme. The reality is that you get a lot out of the MA Leadership and Management."

Frederick Martin, MA in Leadership and Management valedictorian

"The MA in Leadership and Management is designed to provide you with the necessary tools to tackle future challenges. The programme's aim is to produce graduates who can confidently take on the responsibilities of leadership"

Áine Panter, Head Of School (Business)

School of Business Impact Report 2026

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Modules

Delivered by expert teaching staff and industry experts, the MA in Leadership and Management is designed to ensure our graduates feel prepared to take on leadership roles.

Year 1

Semester 1

Accounting and Reporting **

This module examines accounting from a holistic perspective by examining not only financial and management accounting topics, but also those sources of value that include the social, environmental, and governance impacts of business activities.

Managing New Technologies

This module provides the theoretical framework that will allow students to gain a critical understanding of the importance of management information systems in an organisation and explore its application in their own business environment. They will also be introduced to dynamic new technologies and will examine the possibilities that new technologies would bring to their own organisations.

Elective module 1 *

For this elective module you can choose between Marketing Management or the online (King’s College London) module.

Managing People

This module concentrates on how people are managed as a resource, and how best to leverage the important resource they provide, while also behaving responsibly and ethically. The module also includes a focus on written skills, as this is key to most business settings where HR and other managers must compete for limited resources.

Semester 2

Leadership and Managing Change

This module focuses on responsible leadership of change which is leadership that not only anticipates, plans and implements change efficiently and effectively but does so in an environmentally sustainable way, with a high regard for ethical principles and due care for the interests of stakeholders.

Elective module 2 *

For this elective module you can choose between Comparative Management or Managerial Finance**.

Elective Module 3 *

For this elective module you can choose between Business Law, Compliance Leadership or the online (King’s College London) module.

Strategic Decision Making

This module focuses on strategic management as a dynamic process that deals with the challenges posed by the highly turbulent and global environment of the 21st century. It is designed to sharpen students’ ability to think strategically, to evaluate organisational situations from a strategic perspective and to reach sound strategic decisions.

Semester 3

Capstone Project ***

The aim of this module is to consolidate students’ learning acquired throughout their MA into a single Capstone Project. Students will carry out an independent study on a topic of their choice. They will have the opportunity to apply the comprehensive theoretical knowledge, understanding and skills that they obtained throughout the MA to an area of interest within either their own workplace setting, an organisation of their own choosing, a company quoted on the New York or London Stock Exchange, or an agreed large public sector department.

* Students can select their preferred electives from a list of Elective Modules.

** Qualified accountants will be eligible to apply for exemption from these modules.

*** Students can choose a project that has a general focus or a more specialist focus such as Fintech, New Technologies, Events, Tourism & Hospitality or Gaming.

Elective Modules

Electives for the MA Leadership and Management aim to provide you with the opportunity to enhance your leadership and management knowledge in specific areas of interest.
You have the option to undertake the following electives :

Marketing Management

This module offers a conceptual basis for making marketing decisions in a fast-changing business environment where organisations face competitive, social and environmental challenges in delivering customer value and achieving their business objectives. Marketing management requires a broad understanding of consumer behaviour and contemporary marketing strategies related to product development and management, pricing, distribution and communication, to enable decision making that reflects an understanding of their ethical, social and sustainability impacts.

Managerial Finance

In this module, we provide a framework for firms to make optimal decisions to achieve the firm’s objective. Conventionally, we regard this as being to maximise the value of the firm, but very early in the module, we critically discuss the limitations and implications of this assumption in light of corporate social responsibility and sustainability.

Business Law

The module initially provides students with an overview of legal systems as well as theoretical and policy frameworks for the regulation of business and government activity, with a view to enhancing students’ legal risk management skills.

Compliance Leadership

This module will provide a deep theoretical understanding of compliance, its role in society and the economy, the models and approaches used, and the fundamental policy, legal and regulatory instruments of compliance. In addition to providing a comparative global overview of gambling compliance, the module will provide a detailed examination of compliance frameworks in key jurisdictions: Gibraltar, the UK and one member country of the European Union (to be selected annually). Guest experts will offer local knowledge and experience.

Those of you employed within the public sector, will also have the choice of opting to study online elective modules ** (offered through Kings’ College London International School for Government):

Behavioural Insights and Government Policy
Financial Management for Policy Makers
The Economic Analysis of Public Policy
Ethics, Leadership and Governance
Policy Analytics: Understanding and Using Data
Communications, Media and Public Policy
International Conflict Analysis and Resolution
Multi-Level Government
International Trade Policy

Learning What Works
Embracing uncertainty: policymaking in turbulent times
Public Sector Leadership
Foresight and Horizon-Scanning in Policymaking
Artificial Intelligence in Public Policy
Approaches to Policymaking
Empathy and Emotion in Policymaking
Anti-Corruption and the Rule of Law

*Note that each face-to-face module is worth 15 credits.
** Note that each online module is worth 5 credits, entry points vary and admission cannot be guaranteed. Note titles are subject to change.

“This educational journey has not only enriched my knowledge but has also significantly advanced my professional growth. The skills and insights acquired during this programme have already made a positive impact on my career.”

Romina Moreno, MA in Leadership & Management Valedictorian 2023

Study at your pace

Pursuing a degree at your own pace can help you achieve your educational goals while still maintaining a healthy work-study-life balance.

Full-Time

Those who choose to study on a full-time basis will complete the MA in Leadership and Management in 1 year.
Studying full-time requires 16 hours of class time a week, and 32 hours of at-home study a week.
All classes are scheduled on weekdays after 5pm to accommodate typical working hours.

Part-Time

Those who choose to study on a part-time basis will complete the MA in Leadership and Management in 2 years.
Studying part-time requires 8 hours of class time a week, and 16 hours of at-home study a week.
All classes are scheduled on weekdays after 5pm to accommodate typical working hours.

Flexible

Those who choose to study on a flexible basis will complete the MA in Leadership and Management in 4 years.
Studying flexi-time requires 4 hours of class time a week, and 8 hours of at-home study a week.
All classes are scheduled on weekdays after 5pm to accommodate typical working hours.

Entry Requirements

Typically, all applicants will:

Possess a good undergraduate degree awarded by a UK university or overseas equivalent.
Be able to communicate ideas effectively in writing, in discussions and presentations. Basic IT skills, such as word-processing, email and Internet are expected.
Have work experience; we value diversity of experience in our student body and therefore welcome applications from recent graduates who have undertaken meaningful placements as well as those with all levels of work experience. We are more interested in the impact that you have had in your workplace than the length of time spent.

English Language Requirements:

An overall IELTS test result of 6.5, including a minimum of 6.0 in all sub-tests. Equivalent awards will be considered (e.g. Pearson’s Test of English, Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English, Duolingo English Test, City & Guilds International ESOL 8984, or the TOEFL- IBT test of English proficiency).

If you do not meet our entry requirements, you can still apply as we will consider your application.

Find Out More

Offers are based on a combination of qualifications or predicted grades, the applicant’s personal statement and references. For guidelines on personal statements and references please click here.

QAA Global Accreditation

The University is delighted to have achieved global accreditation from the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), the UK’s independent quality body and a global leader in quality assurance for higher education.

“In achieving QAA’s global accreditation, the University has displayed its compatibility with international best practice.”

Vicki Stott, UK Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) Chief Executive.

WHY UNIGIB?

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Employment or Further Study within 6 Months

QAA

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Fees

Programme	Fee (per annum)	Years
Home Full-Time	£13,235	1
Home Part-Time	£6,617.50	2
Home Flexible	£3,308.75	4

Fees are subject to indexation.
For 2026, international and EU fees will be the same as Home fees.

Apply

Applications are now closed.

Application deadline for visa requiring students is 30th June 2026.

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*Part Time option only available for non-visa requiring applicants

Bursaries and Scholarships

The University of Gibraltar hosts or directly offers a limited number of scholarship programmes to support your studies. These scholarships are highly competitive; they are available to support undergraduate, Master’s degree and PhD programmes and are made available to students based on certain criteria.

Am I Eligible?

If you have been resident in Gibraltar for more than five years then, once you receive your offer letter from the University of Gibraltar, you can apply to the Department of Education for funding.

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