Postgraduate Certificate in Business Administration at The Open University

Programme overview

This certificate enables students to make a real difference in management practice through active use of frameworks, theories and tools, giving a good grounding in the theory and practice of management.

Duration: 1 year part-time (60 credits) | Intake: November 2026 | Study mode: part-time distance learning | Location: Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

A 60-credit certificate whose compulsory modules are also compulsory in the MBA (F61) and Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration (E80), so the certificate, diploma and MBA can be claimed in turn.

Career pathways

Designed for professionals from a wide range of contexts who need to engage with the challenges of managing.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Academic requirement can be met in three ways: a bachelors degree with honours from a UK university or equivalent; a bachelors degree without honours plus one of the discontinued OU module Managing 1: organisations and people (B628), three undergraduate-level Business Management microcredentials, or a GMAT result of 640 or higher; or, with no bachelors degree, the discontinued OU Professional Certificate in Management (S01) or six undergraduate-level Business Management microcredentials. Applicants need a minimum of three years' experience in a managerial, technical or professional role. English language: a minimum IELTS score of 6.5 is recommended for applicants whose first language is not English.

Domestic applicants: GBP 7,740 for the whole programme (2026/27). Fee shown is the total for the qualification at current prices for students in England; fees are paid module by module. Source

Intake: November 2026

Duration: 1 year part-time (60 credits)

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