This programme is distinctive to The University of Reading and combined with Open Learning it makes a powerful and attractive method of developing and updating professional managers. The programme is built upon the twin pillars of Quality and Excellence and the need to achieve them, both at organisational and individual level. The programme is structured as follows:

1. Executive and Organisational Development
2. Managing the Organisational Environment
3. Managing Organisational Strategy
4. Managing Organisational Development
5. Managing the Human Resource
6. Finance and Managerial Economics)
7. Making Strategy Work
8. Managing Markets
9. Creating Total Quality
10. Managing Information Systems
11. Managing Change
12. Managing Projects
13. Seminars
14. Strategy
15. Finance
16. Marketing
17. Strategy Specialisms - One Elective from:
18. Personal Effectiveness
19. Service Industry Management
20. People and Ethics
21. Effective Direction
22. Manufacturing Management
23. Managing Environmental Risk