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Advanced Leadership CMDA Programme

Chartered Manager Degree Programme

Want a degree that transforms theory into practice? Academic rigour meets real results? We’re the only provider where business theory lives in your actual workplace. Real application. Real projects. Real degree.

 

 

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The UK’s only leadership degree where theory meets your reality

Every other degree programme teaches theory through fictional case studies. Generic examples. Made-up companies. We’ve partnered with Hartpury University to revolutionise this. Learn cutting-edge business theory by applying it directly to your role. Academic frameworks solving your actual challenges. Scholarly thinking improving real performance. The first and only programme where theory becomes practice in your workplace.

Theory that works as hard as you do.

Traditional degrees teach theory in isolation. You learn concepts, write essays, then hope it might apply at work someday. Our revolutionary approach brings academic theory straight to your desk. Learn it Monday, apply it Tuesday, measure results by Friday. No abstract assignments. No fictional scenarios. Just rigorous academic thinking applied to your real challenges. Finally, a degree where every theory improves your practice.

Our Advanced Leadership programme delivers:

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  • A full BSc Business Management degree from Hartpury University
  • Cutting-edge business theory applied to your actual role
  • Innovation frameworks transforming your real challenges
  • Critical thinking skills using live business problems
  • Strategic models tested in your organisation
  • Academic rigour grounded in workplace reality
  • Chartered Manager status with your degree
  • Theory that delivers measurable results
  • Learning that improves performance while you study

Built for ambitious leaders

Aspiring Senior Leaders
Master theory while delivering results

Operational Managers
Add academic depth to practical expertise

Level 3 Graduates
for more experienced team leaders looking for career advancement

Level 5 Graduates
Natural progression to degree-level thinking

Established Seniors
Finally connect experience with scholarship

Graduate Trainees
Blend academic learning with real application

The power of practical scholarship

We don’t skip theory – we make it work harder. Every academic concept is immediately tested in your workplace. Every framework must prove its worth in practice. Every assignment improves both your thinking AND your performance. This is how modern leaders learn: theory and practice as one.

Academic excellence. Practical mastery. Real impact.

The only degree programme where scholarly thinking drives workplace performance.

begin your journey

  • 12 Advanced Workshops bringing theory to life in your role
  • 29 electives applying academic concepts to real challenges
  • Executive coaching bridging theory and practice
  • Academic projects using your actual work
  • Learning experiences connecting scholarship with reality
  • Partnership with outstanding-rated Hartpury University
  • Your workplace becomes your learning laboratory

Delivered your way. Always practical.

Support bridging academia and workplace

  • Academic tutors who value practical application
  • Workplace mentors who understand theoretical frameworks
  • Programme managers coordinating both worlds
  • Peer learning with leaders on the same journey
  • Hartpury University’s outstanding teaching excellence
  • The perfect blend of scholarly rigour and workplace realit

Pathway options

Investment in academic and career excellence. Graduates see average salary increases of 38% within 18 months. Because degrees that blend theory with practice create exceptional leaders.

  • Apprenticeship Levy

    £11,000 Complete degree programme

  • Commercial funding

    Complete degree programme

  • Everything included

     No hidden academic costs

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Improved performance – theory meets practice

Why Hartpury University?

We chose a partner who shares our vision: theory is powerful when applied. Hartpury’s outstanding Ofsted rating and teaching excellence comes from their belief that the best learning happens through doing. Together, we’ve created the UK’s first degree where academic theory transforms workplace practice.

Stop choosing between theory and practice. Start mastering both together.

The UK’s only degree programme where Monday’s theory solves Tuesday’s problem. Where academic frameworks drive quarterly results. Where scholarly thinking creates competitive advantage.

I finally understand why theory matters – because I see it working in my department every day. Academic thinking that actually helps.

Rachel Kumar, Operations Director

Elective Workshops: Unlimited access. Zero waste.

Your programme includes unlimited access to 30+ elective workshops. Target your exact gaps. From handling that difficult team member to understanding budgets. From building resilience to strategic thinking. Every elective solves a specific challenge with tools you’ll use tomorrow. No mandatory modules. Just the skills you actually need, when you need them. Because you’re too busy for irrelevant training.

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Other degrees teach you theory. This one teaches you to use it. My assignments didn’t just earn grades – they earned results.

David Chen, Head of Innovation

Join the revolution in leadership education

Be part of the first generation earning degrees through practical scholarship. Where academic excellence drives workplace excellence.

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