BACHELORS IN ARTS IN STRATEGIC ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT

About the IAM Bachelor of Arts Degree in Strategic Administrative Management
Studying for this specially designed degree will take candidates into the strategic dimension of their organisation and enable you to look at your job role and career development from new perspectives and provide you with ideas and insights that will help you to contribute more effectively to your organisation’s performance and in turn to help you to achieve your personal goals.

As an experienced professional administrator, you already know the value of first class qualifications in supporting your career development. The IAM, as the leading Institute for professional administrators, strives to ensure that you have access to the best qualifications to help you do your job better – and to meet your changing educational needs as you take on more responsibility in the work place. The BA (Hons) Strategic Administrative Management has been specially designed to meet these needs as a dedicated progression from the IAM’s Advanced Diploma.
The IAM has developed this degree programme to help you develop your skills and enhance your career prospects. This tailor-made qualification is available to anyone who holds the IAM’s Advanced Diploma in Administrative Management, and is in membership of the Institute. It builds on the learning and develops the themes introduced in the in Advanced Diploma.

To commence study for the degree you must firstly complete a short Preparatory Unit which introduces you to the skills you will need to use when studying for a British university degree. It will help you understand how to undertake a programme of study at this level, and alleviate any concerns you might have about working towards a degree. This unit is available from the IAM and must be completed before you register for the degree – it will take 200 study hours to complete this interactive online unit.

The degree programme has five elements - three compulsory modules, one Optional Module and a final dissertation. The compulsory modules require you to develop your existing knowledge and skills by:

• Examining your personal effectiveness as an Incorporated Administrative Manager

• Considering how you can contribute to improved performance management in your workplace

• Developing a strategic overview of your own and your organisation’s goals and objectives

The two optional modules enable you to look in depth at one area of specialised management – Culture and Change Management, or International Marketing. A dissertation then enables you to examine in depth an appropriate topic.

Entry Criteria
Entrance to the BA SAM is designed for those who:
• hold the IAM Advanced Diploma in Administrative Management and
• are current members of the IAM in the appropriate grade for the qualification held - MInstAM(AdvDip) or FInstAM(AdvDip). Information on reinstatement of membership or upgrading to these membership grades is available from the IAM Head Office.

Content
The degree programme has five elements - three compulsory modules, one optional module and a final dissertation:
Degree module one: Personal Effectiveness
Degree module two: Administrative management in Context
Degree module three: Strategic Management
Degree option - module four: Culture and Change Management
Degree option - module five: International Marketing
Dissertation: a major piece of independent work on a subject of the student’s own choosing

Preparatory Unit
The purpose of this module is to develop the skills students will require for completion of the BA in Strategic Administrative Management and to give students a greater understanding and knowledge of learning through critical reflection and analysis.

Assessment Methodology
Students will submit one assignment per module for learning and feedback purposes and then sit an examination for each module – exams are held in June and December.
There is also a dissertation - the final submission will be 11,700 - 13,000 words.

Time for completion
The programme is designed to be completed in around 15 to 18 months dependent on the amount of time you can devote to your studies – although up to 4 years is available should you wish to take a little longer

Tution Fee
£3600/- (per year)

Most of the above information was provided from the IAM Website.