is equivalent to a Master's Degree, Integrated Master's Degree, Postgraduate Diploma,?

The Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Online – MBA Top-Up Route (120 Credits) is not a Master's degree, but it is academically equivalent to the taught component of one. Situated at RQF Level 7, it matches the master's level standard without the dissertation requirement. It is distinct from an Integrated Master's, which is an undergraduate progression. While similar in credit value to a Postgraduate Diploma, this OTHM qualification is specifically designed as a modular entry to an MBA top-up. Graduates gain the 120 credits needed to progress to a final master's year at partner universities, achieving full degree status upon completion of the dissertation.