Program Overview

Leadership through Transformational Learning

Course Overview

The aim of this module is to enable you to understand the concepts of contemporary leadership, transformative learning and reflection as it relates to your personal leadership style, including links to developing and understanding professional identity. This module can be studied as part of a programme or as a short course.

Key Course Details

• Location: Online
• Duration: Part-time, 12 weeks, Part-time, Single Module
• Start date: September, January, April
• Entry Requirements: Programme specification (PDF)

Graduate Destinations

This programme has been specifically developed to meet the continuing professional development needs of individuals who are leading, managing, supervising at a strategic level (or aspiring to do so) in health and social care settings. The programme is designed to enable you to apply your learning to your own health and social care context. Leadership and management skills and knowledge are valuable assets within health and social care environments. If you are looking to access better opportunities or want to enhance your performance in your current post, this course will help you to impress by recognising innovative ways to utilise management and leadership skills and knowledge.

Course Outline

Course Summary

The aim of this module is to enable you to understand the concepts of contemporary leadership, transformative learning and reflection as it relates to your personal leadership style, including links to developing and understanding professional identity. This module can be studied as part of a programme or as a short course.

Modules

Programme Specification

Programme specification (PDF)

Assessment, Feedback, and Teaching and Learning methods

Full details are available in the programme specification.

Timetables

The teaching timetable should be available from the end of August. Access to the timetable is through the Student Hub – you will be able to access the Student Hub after you have completed online registration. The teaching day is 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday; please keep your other commitments open until confirmation of your teaching timetable, and bear in mind that many courses will offer placements or fieldwork which sometimes extends into the evenings and weekends.

Entry Requirements

• Entry Requirements: See course specific entry requirements listed below.
• Selection criteria:
  • 1st or 2nd class honours degree.
  • Students with other qualifications may be admitted to the course at the discretion of the programme leader.
  • Contact the Enquiry Centre for further details.
  • Additional Requirements – Applicants must be a health or social care professional.
  • All applicants must complete a pre-entry study skills package such as “preparing for postgraduate study” if they are new to this level of study or have had a break from study for a period of 4 years.

Application Information

Application information

Student Finance

We have a wide range of scholarships, bursaries, grants and funds available to support you throughout your studies with us. This includes the Cumbria Bursary - a non-repayable bursary designed to support first year students with a household income of less than £25,000.

Resources and Facilities

We are amongst the UK's leading health and wellbeing faculties and are proud of the high level of support we are able to offer to our students. We provide a wide range of high-quality courses supported by expert academic and clinical practice staff. If you join us you will enjoy great facilities and learn alongside caring, committed and experienced professionals. Our employment record is excellent.

Meet the Staff

Our academic staff are passionate about their field and have a wealth of real-world experience to back up their knowledge. Find out more about your tutors.

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