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Educational Leadership and Management, MSc, PG Cert, PG Dip, University of Portsmouth

the United Kingdom

University of Portsmouth

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MSc, PG Cert, PG DipFull-time, Part-time, Distance1 - 2 yearSeptember, January--

About Educational Leadership and Management, MSc, PG Cert, PG Dip - at University of Portsmouth

Overview

If you're currently working, or aspire to work, in an education-connected role and want a qualification that demonstrates your leadership and management development, our MSc in Educational Leadership and Management is designed for you.

You can study this course full-time, part-time, or part-time by distance learning. The MSc takes one year full time or two years part time.

You'll work collaboratively with fellow students, teaching staff, and industry experts from educational institutions as you learn how to channel your passion for education into positive change across the sector. Through critical thinking and practical exploration, you’ll tackle common challenges such as time management and explore ways to innovate and improve practice.

You’ll be encouraged to critique how the education sector operates and prepare yourself to take decisive action as a confident educational leader. You’ll gain the skills to respond to key issues in education, including accessibility and classroom management, and to design and implement new approaches to teaching and learning.

If you're more interested in the theoretical perspectives that underpin education in general, please take a look at our MA Education Studies course.

Prefer to study with a work placement?

You can also study for this Educational Leadership and Management Master's (with Professional Experience).

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
  • 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
  • Choose between a January or September start

Career development

Careers this postgraduate degree prepares you for

You'll graduate with the skills and knowledge you need to 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 the rich academic knowledge, industry know-how and the confidence to advance your career in education. 

Graduates of this course have gone onto work in areas such as:

  • School management
  • Higher education institutions management
  • Teacher education
  • Course leading and management

Notes about fees for this course

https://www.port.ac.uk/study/masters-and-postgraduate-taught/fees-and-funding

Entry requirements

A minimum of a second-class honours degree, and experience in an educational setting.

English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 with no component score below 5.5.

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