POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (PGD-BA)

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The Kabboumb Academy’s Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration (Level 7) is a comprehensive executive qualification designed to develop strategic leaders with advanced managerial, analytical, and leadership skills. The programme reflects the academic demands and professional expectations of UK Level 7 business qualifications. It is ideal for managers, professionals, entrepreneurs, and graduates who want to transition into senior leadership roles or progress to an MBA Top-Up degree.

In a rapidly evolving global economy where 87% of employers highlight critical skills shortages in strategic thinking and digital competencies (World Economic Forum, 2024), this diploma offers a practical and intellectually rich learning experience. It combines theory with real-world application to ensure graduates can lead effectively in diverse and dynamic environments.

Graduates can pursue careers in:
• Executive management
• Project management
• HR management
• Marketing and brand leadership
• Supply chain and operations roles
• Sustainability and ESG leadership
• Entrepreneurship and business development
• Consulting
• NGO and public-sector leadership
• International business roles

Postgraduate business graduates earn 35–55% more globally compared to bachelor’s-level professionals (GMAC, 2024).

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What Will You Learn?

  • Graduates will develop advanced capability in:
  • • Strategic analysis and corporate-level decision-making
  • • Financial interpretation and managerial budgeting
  • • Leadership, emotional intelligence, and organisational behaviour
  • • Human resource planning and performance optimisation
  • • Supply chain design, Lean operations, and quality systems
  • • Strategic marketing and customer-oriented planning
  • • Business research, proposal design, and data interpretation
  • • Project management frameworks and risk mitigation
  • • Sustainability, ESG reporting, and climate-conscious leadership
  • • Digital transformation, analytics, and enterprise systems
  • • Global trade dynamics and international competitive strategy
  • • Entrepreneurial innovation and scalable business model design
  • Graduates qualify for:
  • • MBA Top-Up (Dissertation Stage)
  • • MSc programmes
  • • Professional certifications such as PMI, CIM, CIPD, CIPS
  • • Senior leadership roles across industries
  • • Entrepreneurship and SME development

Course Content

PGD701 – Strategic Management & Corporate Governance
This module develops advanced skills in strategy formulation, industry analysis, governance oversight, and ethical leadership. Students learn how strategic alignment drives performance, supported by research indicating that 72% of high-performing firms attribute long-term success to aligned strategy and governance structures (McKinsey, 2023).

PGD702 – Financial Management & Managerial Accounting
Learners develop financial intelligence through budgeting, investment appraisal, financial statement interpretation, and risk management. With over 80% of business failures linked to weak financial planning (ACCA, 2023), this module equips students to make data-driven decisions using NPV, IRR, cost-volume-profit analysis, and forecasting.

PGD703 – Global Marketing Strategy
This module explores global consumer behaviour, branding, product development, digital ecosystems, and competitive positioning. Digital marketing now accounts for 63% of global marketing spend (Statista, 2024), emphasizing the need for strategic integration of digital tools and global market insights.

PGD704 – Advanced Organisational Behaviour & Leadership
Students examine leadership theories, organisational culture, emotional intelligence, communication, and group dynamics. Companies with strong leadership development outperform peers by 45% in long-term growth (Deloitte, 2023), highlighting the value of evidence-based people leadership.

PGD705 – Operations, Supply Chain & Quality Management
This module focuses on process optimisation, Lean management, logistics, and supply chain resilience. Global supply chain disruptions rose by 31% between 2020 and 2023 (World Economic Forum, 2024), demonstrating the need for strategic planning, quality systems, and operational agility.

PGD706 – Strategic Human Resource Management
Students analyse workforce planning, performance systems, talent development, compensation strategies, and labour relations. Organisations with strong employee engagement see up to 23% higher profitability (Gallup, 2023), reinforcing HRM’s role in organisational performance.

PGD707 – Entrepreneurship & Innovation Management
The module develops entrepreneurial thinking, creative problem-solving, business model innovation, and venture scaling strategies. With SMEs representing 90% of African businesses (African Development Bank, 2024), innovation-driven entrepreneurship is essential for economic growth.

PGD708 – Business Research Methods
Learners explore quantitative and qualitative methods, data collection techniques, sampling strategies, and proposal development. Data-driven companies are 23 times more likely to outperform competitors (Harvard Business Review, 2022), making research literacy essential at Level 7.

PGD709 – Digital Transformation & Information Systems
Students analyse digital adoption, automation, cloud systems, AI tools, cybersecurity, and digital strategy. Over 70% of global CEOs identify digital transformation as a primary strategic priority (PwC, 2023), underscoring the importance of digital readiness.

PGD710 – Corporate Sustainability & ESG Leadership
This module explores ESG reporting, carbon management, sustainable strategy, and ethical governance. ESG-led companies demonstrate 28% higher profitability and significantly greater crisis resilience (KPMG, 2024), encouraging students to integrate sustainability into business models.

PGD711 – Project Management & Risk Control
Students develop mastery of PRINCE2, Agile, and PMBOK frameworks, learning how to manage scope, cost, scheduling, and stakeholders. With global project failure rates at 35–40% (PMI, 2023), mastery of risk analysis and project governance is critical.

PGD712 – International Business & Trade Policy
Students explore international trade agreements, cross-border investment strategies, foreign policy, and cultural intelligence. Global trade is expected to grow by 4% annually until 2030 (OECD, 2024), deepening the need for leaders capable of navigating global markets.

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