MSc Strategic Leadership with AI
Reimagine Everything®. Lead with Integrity.
Strategic leadership is tested by uncertainty, and recent years have supplied plenty of it. This MSc, delivered by Robert Kennedy College in exclusive partnership with the University of Lancashire, develops leaders who are self-aware, ethically grounded and able to shape organisations through volatility rather than simply absorb it.
The programme begins with your own leadership philosophy, values and self-awareness, then works outward through team leadership, coaching and ethical decision-making before reaching foresight, scenario planning and crisis leadership. It ends with a self-directed Impact Project rather than a traditional dissertation.
Welcome video from Professor Janice Allan
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic Leadership), University of Lancashire
Swiss Quality. Since 1998. British Excellence. Award-Winning Innovation.
This programme combines the excellence of Swiss-quality education with the prestige of a British degree from an award-winning university. For over two decades, Robert Kennedy College has been at the forefront of online education, while the University of Lancashire’s recognition as University of the Year and ranked in the top 7% of universities worldwide ensures you receive exceptional value alongside academic excellence.
Why This Programme?
- Starts With Self-Awareness: Develop a personal leadership philosophy grounded in reflection, values and ethical principles
- Leadership You Can Practise: Coaching, mediation, influencing, negotiation and conflict resolution, applied to real team dynamics
- Foresight and Crisis Leadership: Scenario planning, adaptive leadership, risk mitigation and organisational agility
- AI Fluency Without Coding: A dedicated module on responsible, practical AI in professional practice, with no programming required
- No Dissertation. Real Impact: Replace a traditional dissertation with a self-directed consultancy, business analysis, or entrepreneurship project — tailored to your career goals
- Flexible Online Learning: Study at your own pace with 100% online delivery through our interactive OnlineCampus
Your MSc Strategic Leadership with AI degree is:
- Recognised worldwide by business and industry leaders
- Awarded directly by the University of Lancashire
- Identical to degrees earned on campus
- Fully recognised by the UK government
Career Outcomes
Graduates are prepared for roles such as:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Managing Director
- General Manager
- Strategy Director
- Head of Transformation
- Organisational Development Director
- Operations Director
- Programme Director
- Leadership and Executive Coach
- Management Consultant
12 months to 2 years
100% online via OnlineCampus (an interactive online learning environment) with intensive class discussion and collaboration.
We offer rolling admissions throughout the year. Register at any time and begin your learning journey immediately.
Standard Programme Fee: CHF 12,600
Dean’s Bursary Now Available
Bursary value: CHF 2,700
Final Programme Fee: CHF 9,900
Flexible Payment Options
Interest-free monthly installments matched to your programme duration:
12-month programme: CHF 825 per month (12 installments)
24-month programme: CHF 412.50 per month (24 installments)
Payment plan corresponds to your chosen study timeline
This covers everything: tuition, online study materials, and University fees
Programme not eligible for UK Government student finance.
The University of Lancashire MSc and MBA programmes, offered online in exclusive partnership with Robert Kennedy College, are recognised worldwide. Once you complete your studies at Robert Kennedy College, you will receive a degree from the University of Lancashire.
The University of Lancashire received its University title and degreeawarding powers from Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council. It is fully recognised by the British Government and duly listed on the United Kingdom’s Department for Education list of recognised UK awarding institutions.
The University of Lancashire's recent accolades include University of the Year (The Edufuturists Uprising 2023) and ranking in the top 7% of universities worldwide (Center for World University Rankings 2024)
Programme Outline
Introductory
Not-for-credit
- Induction
This is the first module of the programme which gives an orientation to the course and the online learning style. It does not carry credits, and students are encouraged to go through the material in this module at their own pace and get accustomed to the online medium.
The MSc Strategic Leadership with AI consists of 180 credits delivered through six comprehensive modules:
Stage 1: Self and Teams (60 credits)
Module 1: Leading with Integrity (30 credits)
Module 2: Impactful Leadership (30 credits)
Stage 2: Strategy, Futures and AI Practice (60 credits)
Module 3: Leading and Shaping the Future (30 credits)
Module 4: AI for Business and Professional Practice (30 credits)
Stage 3: Professional Development and Impact (60 credits)
Module 5: Learning without Limits (30 credits)
Module 6: Impact Project (30 credits)
Module Descriptions
Module 1: Leading with Integrity (30 credits)
Leadership begins with knowing yourself. This module develops your personal leadership philosophy through structured self-reflection, grounds it in the major leadership theories, and establishes the ethical and values-based principles you will lead by.
❚ Self-awareness and personal growth: reflection techniques and development goals
❚ Key leadership theories and models, and their practical application
❚ Values-based and ethical approaches to leadership
❚ Developing a personal leadership philosophy
❚ Academic literacy, mental wellbeing and resilience
Module 2: Impactful Leadership (30 credits)
Develop the interpersonal skills and behaviours that make leadership work in practice — coaching, mediation, influence and negotiation — and the frameworks to navigate ethical dilemmas with a global perspective.
❚ Interpersonal relationships and communication; coaching and mediation techniques
❚ Influencing, negotiation and conflict resolution
❚ Leading teams and organisations: relationships and group dynamics
❚ Building resilient and diverse teams; introduction to change
❚ Motivating and inspiring others, and leading by example
❚ Ethical decision-making frameworks with a global perspective
Module 3: Leading and Shaping the Future (30 credits)
Move from leading people to shaping direction. This module explores strategic leadership in a complex and uncertain world, equipping you to respond to external shocks, set direction, and lead through crisis with resilience.
❚ Strategic leadership principles and their role in organisational success
❚ Responding to global economic, political and social trends
❚ Vision and mission development, aligned with organisational culture
❚ Adaptive leadership: responding dynamically to uncertainty and change
❚ Strategic foresight and scenario planning
❚ Crisis leadership, risk mitigation and organisational agility
Module 4: AI for Business and Professional Practice (30 credits)
Build a critical, practical command of artificial intelligence and its responsible use in professional work. You will learn what current AI can and cannot do, use and evaluate AI tools and workflows in a strategic leadership context, and design an AI-enabled solution proposal. No coding, model development or deployment expertise is required.
❚ AI literacy: generative AI, machine learning, automation, predictive analytics, large language models and intelligent agents
❚ Prompt design, AI-assisted research, source checking, hallucination, reliability and bias
❚ AI-supported analysis and decision-making with human-in-the-loop judgement
❚ Responsible AI: privacy, GDPR, intellectual property, transparency, explainability, inclusion and accountability
❚ AI-enabled solution planning: problem framing, stakeholder analysis, workflow mapping, risk controls and success measures
Module 5: Learning without Limits (30 credits)
Take ownership of your own professional development. You will analyse industry skill trends, map the capabilities you already hold against those the market is demanding, and build an authentic professional identity that communicates your value to employers and collaborators.
❚ Analysing sector reports and future-of-skills research (e.g. World Economic Forum)
❚ Sector-specific versus transferable skills across industries
❚ Recognising learning from work, volunteering and micro-credentials
❚ Skills mapping, peer feedback and reflective video diaries
❚ Personal branding: elevator pitches, LinkedIn, digital portfolios, vlogs and podcasts
Module 6: Impact Project (30 credits)
Take full ownership of a self-directed consultancy, business analysis, or entrepreneurship project. This is your opportunity to apply everything you have learned to a real challenge that is independent, career-focused, and tailored to your future goals.
❚ Applied research methods and evidence-based decision-making
❚ Project scoping, management, and impact-driven outcomes
❚ 3,000-word plan or report, accompanied by either a 5-minute video or a voice-over presentation
❚ Translate project experience into career growth and employability