University of Leicester Online Masters in Educational Leadership
The University of Leicester Distance Learning Masters in Educational Leadership is designed to meet the needs and interests of a wide spectrum of practitioners including teachers, school managers and educators within formal and informal settings. The Masters in Educational Leadership focuses on three key learning themes: Leadership, Learning and Change.
The course is relevant to a wide range of practitioners in diverse settings internationally who work in an educational setting and have an interest in how leadership and learning are connected in driving change and improving outcomes.
Throughout the Masters in Educational Leadership, students are supported in developing a flexible set of professional inquiry skills to inform practice in their work setting. This personal development will equip graduates to lead change in their respective organisations.
The MSc Educational Leadership is a rigorous qualification which builds upon your professional knowledge and expertise.
Throughout the programme, students are constructively engaging with ideas surrounding developing organisations, while considering a range of co-ordinated strategies for promoting high-quality learning in their organisation.
Students then go on to critically examine different ideas about educational leadership, learning and change, and the challenges in their workplace.
Career Path
Students will develop a Professional Development Portfolio, which can be used to underpin applications for promotions and new career pathways in educational leadership.
Progression
- MSc Graduates looking to pursue a particular area of research can enroll on to a DBA or other Doctorate level programme.
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Entry Requirements
Applicants should normally be teachers, with at least a second-class Honours degree or its equivalent from a non-UK university (GPA 3.0 or above) plus two years full-time teaching experience.
Those who are not native speakers of English need to have a proficiency level equivalent to GCSE Grade C, IELTS 6.5 (minimum of 6.0 in each element) or TOEFL 575 paper/IBT 90 (including a minimum of 4.0 in the TWE); Cambridge Proficiency Grade C or above.
All applications are evaluated by the university on an individual basis.
Educational Leadership, Learning and Change
In this module you will explore current ideas about educational leadership which can support you in developing leadership in your own educational context.
You will use online discussion boards and wikis to engage in a focused way with your peers and with academic staff. You will also be supported in developing your critical reading and literature reviewing skills.
External Influences on Educational Leadership
In this module you will consider external influences on educational leadership such as policy contexts, social justice and agency. The literature used will relate to working and learning within diverse educational settings globally. You will also be introduced to the methodological frameworks that underpin empirical work in the field of leadership, learning, and change.
This module is designed to increase your understanding of how your institution and local inquiry fit within wider contexts and discourses. Online activities will enable you to discuss issues with your peers internationally.
Research Methods
This module builds on the research skills you have developed in earlier modules. You will reflect on your experiences of inquiry and expand your understanding of analytical methods and techniques. These skills and reflections, along with the support of your tutor and a range of online activities, will enable you to develop a research proposal for your dissertation module.
Organisational Effectiveness, Improvement and Transformation
In this module you will explore current thinking on how organisations are judged as effective or improving. You will be introduced to, and challenged to critique, contemporary research in these areas. We will focus on drawing out the practical implications of these literatures and you will engage, through data collection and online activities, with the views of colleagues both in your own local context and globally. By the end of the module, you will be equipped with evidence-based ideas on how to develop your own organisation.
Research Methods
This module builds on the research skills you have developed in earlier modules. You will reflect on your experiences of inquiry and expand your understanding of analytical methods and techniques. These skills and reflections, along with the support of your tutor and a range of online activities, will enable you to develop a research proposal for your dissertation module.
