University of Huddersfield - Education Leadership and Management MA

University of Huddersfield

Education Leadership and Management MA

If you’re currently in a position of responsibility either in the education or public service sector and would like to take on more of a leadership role, then this course could be for you. This course will focus on developing your own effectiveness as a manager by considering wider theories, research and strategies whilst also developing your skills as a leader.

Why Education (Leadership and Management)?

  • You’ll consider the role of the leader, how that role links to and differs from management and the development that may be required. You’ll look at the concepts of vision, values, culture, strategic planning.
  • You’ll have the opportunity to reflect upon your personal professional practice, considering current theories and research about learning and development through a variety of teaching and learning strategies. You’ll be supported to enhance your understanding of the policy and practice context in which practitioners and managers are operating. The course could help you to progress into middle and senior management roles.
  • The course is tailored around you.You can expand on your teaching and learning focus by choosing from a range of options to match your role, experience or organisation to help you progress as an informed, reflective and inspirational practitioner.
  • On this course you’ll have the opportunity to develop an understanding of critical reflection and how to employ independent learning strategies to enable you to evaluate and inform your professional practice.You’ll also develop and deepen your knowledge and understanding of educational research and be able be able to use these skills in researching an aspect of leadership and management for your dissertation.
  • You’ll be taught by an outstanding team of teachers, and will have access to 

    our extensive professional and academic network which feeds directly into course design and delivery and to excellent facilities and specialist equipment.

Entry Requirements

  • You should have an honours degree in a relevant subject at 2:2 or above, or a professional equivalent.
  • The University will determine whether a degree can be recognised as UK equivalent.
  • IELTS is 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5, or equivalent will be considered acceptable


Career Prospects

This MA course provides you with a broad range of module options allowing you the opportunity to tailor the programme to suit your current role and/or future career ambitions. Successful study at this level supports you in your current role, helps give you the confidence to tackle a wide range of workplace challenges and supports you in taking advantage of wider promotional and developmental opportunities.

The course offers a recognised qualification, a broadening of horizons and a chance to pursue particular areas of interest.

Course Details

Core Modules

Developing Effective Leadership
Methods of Enquiry
Introduction to Action Research
Dissertation

Option Modules

International Approaches to Early Childhood Education
Exploring Teaching and Learning
Understanding Curriculum Development in Primary and Early Primary Education
Children, Childhood and Society
Mentoring and Coaching
Education, Extremism and Community Cohesion
Comparative Approaches to Learning
Managing Learning and Development in Organisations
Critical Social Policy in Education and Public Services
Education, Society and Development
Special Educational Needs and Disability: Evaluating Policy and Practice
Understanding E-Learning
E-Tutoring

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