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Master of Educational Leadership Program

Overview

The Master of Educational Leadership Program at Dar Al-Hekma University seeks to meet the needs of the educational sector by qualifying its students to take the lead in educational institutions and to be the front-runners in the teaching and learning processes for the development of the local community. The program provides students with advanced knowledge and skills, with a high focus on critical, analytical, and creative thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

Program Tracks

• Educational Policies and Evaluation: This track aims to enable graduates to contribute to the growth and the strengthening of educational institutions by developing educational policies and practices.
• School Leadership: The school leadership track aims to enable students to acquire advanced knowledge and skills to lead schools in order to achieve institutional excellence.
• Teaching and Learning: This track aims to enable students to acquire advanced knowledge and skills related to all the components of the teaching and learning processes.

Program Mission

Preparing qualified educational leaders to create a learning-teaching environment with a clear vision to support scientific research, analytical, critical, and creative thinking skills, and employ modern technologies to develop the local community.

Program Goals

• Enhancing awareness of the vision, mission, and educational goals in educational institutions.
• Supporting academic, professional, ethical practices, integrity, and responsible trustworthy citizens in educational institutions.
• Creating partnerships among all stakeholders in educational institutions to develop the local community and find solutions to relevant issues.
• Providing students with opportunities to acquire educational leadership skills and modern technologies based on theories and recent developments in the field.
• Stimulating the skills of analytical thinking, critical thinking, planning, creativity, problem solving, decision-making, and effective communication in educational institutions.

Why Choose the Master of Educational Leadership Program at Dar Al-Hekma University?

• The Master's Program in Educational Leadership offers distinguished tracks under educational leadership introducing different tracks.
• It takes the lead in introducing new courses related to educational leadership to keep pace with the rapid progress in all educational institutions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and to contribute to Vision 2030.
• The plan of study of the program is characterized by the integration of educational leadership courses with the new courses by focusing on all components of educational institutions in order to develop and strengthen them.

Admission Requirements

• A Bachelor Degree in Any Field
• No Pre-Requisite Program
• Pass Interview
• Proficient in Arabic Language

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this program, graduates will be able to:

Knowledge

• Relate theories, principles, and concepts of educational leadership, curricula, learning, and teaching to field practices and recent developments.

Skills

• Apply scientific research techniques and analytical and critical thinking skills in data-driven decision-making.
• Employ diverse resources and methods in dealing with different viewpoints to generate innovative ideas and to disseminate and manage knowledge.

Values

• Present innovative initiatives to find constructive solutions to current issues, produce responsible citizenship, and promote life-long learning in educational institutions.

Plan of Study

The program is designed to be completed in 2 years, with a total of 42 credit hours.

Career Prospects

The program equips students with the necessary skills that qualify them for a variety of career paths/jobs in the market, including:

• Educational leader for schools, educational centers, and educational and community institutions.
• Administrative leader of community centers and institutions.
• Educational supervisor in private schools and in educational supervisory departments in the Ministry of Education.

Track Plan of Study

Track 1: Educational Policy and Evaluation

• Educational Policy and Practices
• Development and Evaluation of Academic Programs and Learning Outcomes
• Designing Creative Learning Environments and Experiences

Track 2: School Leadership

• School Leadership
• Managing Resources: Human and Materials in Education
• Fundamentals of Special Education and Inclusion

Track 3: Teaching and Learning

• Instructional and Learning Strategies
• Managing Classroom and Student Behavior
• Psychology and Counselling

Program Details

• Program Name: Master of Educational Leadership
• Academic Degree: Master
• Credit Hours: 42
• Program Length: 2 Years
• Mode of Study: Full-time / Part-time

Faculty

• Dr. Randa Hariri, Program Director - Assistant Professor
• Dr. Rabab Saleh Al Harbi, Visiting Assistant Professor

Director's Profile

Dr. Randah Ahmed Hariri, Director, Master of Educational Leadership Program, holds a PhD in Education from the University of Sheffield, UK, and has extensive experience in educational administration and policy studies.