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The Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Online – MBA Top-Up Route (120 Credits) is explicitly designed to facilitate dual progression pathways: immediate career advancement and academic completion. Professionally, it equips managers with strategic direction, governance, and organisational capability skills, enabling progression into senior roles such as Director, Head of Department, or Strategic Lead. Academically, it serves as the final step for an MBA top-up. Graduates can progress to a full MBA degree by completing a dissertation or final project with a partner university. This regulated qualification (Ofqual 603/2181/7) ensures your prior learning is recognised, allowing you to bridge the gap between operational management and master’s-level strategic leadership efficiently.