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Study Details: 2 years full-time
Get valuable sector experience and earn a Master's qualification on this 2-year MSc Educational Leadership and Management (with Professional Experience) degree.
During year 1, you'll study with us at University, learning how to rethink the practices of leadership and management in education. Alongside other students, industry specialists and our expert academics, you'll debate the big issues affecting the sector, such as school reform, policies and spending, and child development. You'll hone the critical perspectives you'll need to come up with fresh approaches to common challenges, such as accessibility, classroom management and budgeting.
In your second year, you'll apply your studies on an educational work placement, developing your management skills in a school or college, or within a setting such as early years, SEN or pupil referral.
A second-class honours degree in a Social Sciences, Business, Law or other relevant subject, or the subject specialism and professional experience of a qualified teacher now wishing to pursue the MSc Educational Leadership and Management.
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A leadership role in education gives you the potential to be a 'leader of learning'. You'll be able to impart your vision, mission and values to all you work with. That includes teachers, support colleagues, governors, children and parents/carers.
This Master's in Educational Leadership and Management (with Professional Experience) will spark new perspectives and prepare you to tackle common problems affecting everyone in the education sector and beyond.
Core modules:
Leadership, Policy and Strategy: The Management of Educational Change - 30 credits
Research Methods in Education - 30 credits
Dissertation - 60 credits
Human Resource Management in Education - 30 credits
Professional Experience - 120 credits
Optional modules:
Decision Making in Education - 30 credits
Education in a Global Context - 30 credits
Theory and Practice of TESOL - 30 credits
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