Course Overview

The University’s commitment to critical thinking, equality, diversity, inclusion, responsible citizenship, and leadership are all reflected in this program. It provides opportunities to engage with up-to-date research over a broad range of issues and current thinking relating to education leadership and management. The focus is local, national, and global with all modules drawing upon students’ diversity, diverse experiences, and research literature to develop a research-informed understanding of leadership and management in different social and educational contexts.

You will study leadership and management in educational contexts from international perspectives to develop your knowledge, understanding, and practice. Specifically, modules will cover aspects such as leading teaching and learning, developing staff and teams, organizational theory, and strategy. These modules will take a people-focused approach, to understanding the complexities of individuals and teams, and wider groups such as the staff, the organization itself, and beyond.

The program enables you to specialize in particular areas of interest by giving a choice in your assignment and dissertation topics so your study has immediate relevance and also prepares you for your future development as a practitioner and as a researcher.

If you are currently in a senior management position, then a special route may be possible for you depending upon your experience and courses completed with organizations such as the National College for Teaching and Leadership.

A key aspect of the Education Leadership and Management MA is the undertaking of a piece of research. You will study the foundational skills and concepts in academic inquiry, and planning for your specialist research. Your research will be in the form of a dissertation, as a means of critically enquiring into and developing knowledge about an issue or question relevant to your study.

This program has an international profile and brings together students at the postgraduate level from around the world.

General Eligibility

1. A degree in the field of education, a teaching qualification such as a PGCE, or a degree in a closely related cognate field.

2. Demonstrated formal or informal leadership experience in an organizational context that the applicant expressly explores in their personal statement.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• IELTS 6.5 overall with a minimum 5.5 in each component.