MSc Educational Leadership and Management
Southsea, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 up to 2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
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TUITION FEES
GBP 9,400 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for full time per year for UK/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students/EU residents I Full time: £16,200 per year : international students
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Introduction
If you're currently working or aspire to work in an education-connected role and want to gain a qualification that demonstrates that you have developed your leadership and management skills, our Educational Leadership and Management course is for you.
You'll work collaboratively with other students, teaching staff and industry experts from educational institutes as you learn how to take your enthusiasm for education and use it to better the sector through challenging conventional thinking, identifying common problems in the sector, such as time management, and creating solutions for them.
You’ll be encouraged to critique how the education sector works and prepare yourself to take positive and decisive action as an educational leader, able to respond to issues in education such as accessibility and classroom management and to create and implement new approaches to teaching.
Course highlights
- Challenge conventional thinking and develop the skillset and confidence you need to identify problems in the educational sector and find solutions for them.
- Begin your postgraduate education with a choice of an MSc, PgDip or PgCert course.
- Benefit from the rich industry knowledge and experience of teaching staff as you gain theoretical knowledge and professional know-how on this industry-led course.
- Use the skills you acquire to ready yourself for your next promotion, to change jobs or go international with your career.
- Network with industry professionals from the education sector, guest lecturers and other students through events, lectures, seminars and social media channels.
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Curriculum
Full-time
Core
- Human Resource Management in Education – 30 credits
- Leadership, Policy and Strategy: The Management of Educational Change – 30 credits
- Research Methods in Education – 30 credits
- Dissertation – 60 credits
Optional
- Decision Making in Education – 30 credits
- Education in a Global Context – 30 credits
Part-time
Year 1 - Core
- Human Resource Management in Education – 30 credits
- Leadership, Policy and Strategy: The Management of Educational Change - 30 credits
Year 1 - Optional
- Decision Making in Education – 30 credits
- Education in a Global Context – 30 credits
Year 2 - All modules are core
- Dissertation – 60 credits
- Research Methods in Education – 30 credits
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Career Opportunities
Careers this postgraduate degree prepares you for
You'll graduate with the skills and knowledge you need to seek out ambitious job roles and take on new responsibilities in educational leadership and management.
This course is ideal for teachers, trainers, lecturers and instructors across the educational sector who aspire to senior leadership and management positions. Build on your previous studies and experience to bring your skills, theories and expertise to a postgraduate level.
Designed as an industry-led course, teaching staff work with and consult experts in the education sector to build a curriculum that reflects the current field, its methods and challenges. Helping you to graduate with rich academic knowledge, industry know-how and the confidence to advance your career in education.
Graduates of this course have gone on to work in areas such as:
- School management
- Higher education institutions' management
- Teacher Education
- Course leading and management
Career planning
During your course, you'll have expert career support from your tutors and from our Careers and Employability Centre, which you can access for five years after you graduate.
You'll benefit from
- Networking events
- 1-to-1 appointments
- CV and cover letter advice
- Interview preparation and practice
- Workshops to enhance your employability skills
- Recruitment events, including the Student and Graduate Opportunities Fair
- Support starting your own business