Higher Education Management , MBA

About Higher Education Management , MBA - at University College London (UCL)

This masters degree will:

• offer an intellectual and professional challenge as a component in the professional formation of future senior higher education managers
• develop your understanding of the key concepts in the academic literature and in the field of professional practice relevant to higher education management
• increase your capacity for critical reflection on your own professional practice, drawing on a range of theoretical and practice-based perspectives
• create a community of practice, committed to mutual support and to enhancing and sharing professional insights.

Features

This masters degree provides the opportunity to:

• access high-level professional development in the area of higher education management
• gain a relevant, portable management qualification
• develop insights into new areas of management, to enable you to change career orientation if you wish
• become part of a senior higher education management network.

Who is this programme for?

People with management responsibilities in higher education.

Entry requirements

A good honours degree and appropriate experience of higher education management.

Core topics

• The strategic management of higher education institutions
• The management of financial resources in higher education
• The management of teaching and research in higher education.

Related topics

• The environmentally sustainable university
• Human resource management in higher education
• Institutional governance in higher education
• Internationalisation in higher education
• The management of physical resources in higher education
• Managing third stream activities in higher education
• Managing the student experience
• Marketing in higher education.

How are you assessed?

By coursework, including presented syndicate work, and a 10,000-word report on a consultancy project or a 20,000-word dissertation.

Fees

The set fees are for the whole two-year programme, not including residential costs. The fee for international students does not include costs for travel to and from the UK or for accommodation.

Attendance

Five face-to-face one-week intensive residential sessions.

Where do our students go?

Graduates of this masters degree are currently working as:

• university pro vice-chancellors
• head of university administration
• director of policy for a national higher education organisation.

More information

Download our course brochure 2012-13 (pdf, 0.3mb).

 

Core modules

• Higher Education Institutions as Organisations: Their Strategic Management
• The Management Of Financial Resources In Higher Education (Part 1)
• The Management of Teaching and Research in Higher Education

Recommended modules

• An Independent Study in Higher Education Management
• Human Resource Management in Higher Education
• Institutional Governance in Higher Education
• Internationalisation in Higher Education
• Lifelong Learning
• Managing the Student Experience
• Managing Third Stream Activities in Higher Education
• Marketing in Higher Education
• The Environmentally Sustainable University
• The Management Of Financial Resources In Higher Education 2
• The Management Of Physical Resources In Higher Education

Entry requirements for this course

Contact University College London (UCL) to find course entry requirements.

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