For the 1st 6 months of the full-time and the 1st year of the part-time option, students take the School of Management’s Master of business administration core modules, studying alongside students drawn from all sectors; in part 2 of the programme, students take 4 compulsory defence modules (2 major themes and 2 minor themes) and select 1 elective theme from a choice of 3; students are also required to take appropriate elements of the School of Management’s personal and professional development module and complete a defence management independent research project.