Program Overview

Leadership and Development MSc

Key Information

• Study mode: Full time, Part time
• Duration: One year full-time, September to September, two years part-time
• Credit value: UK 180 / ECTS 90
• Application status: Open
• Start date: September 2025

Course Essentials

The Leadership and Development MSc programme is designed to provide students with a deep understanding of the increasingly key role that leadership plays in the context of development and transformation, with a particular focus on global south contexts.

Entry Requirements

UK Applicants

• Standard requirements: A minimum 2:1 undergraduate Bachelor’s (honours) degree
• Programme-Specific Requirements: Minimum of a 2:1 Degree in the social sciences, arts and humanities, law and other relevant disciplines.

International Applicants

• Equivalent International qualifications: Select a country to view equivalent qualifications
• English language requirements: English language band B

Teaching and Structure

• Teaching methods: Face-to-face teaching will be complemented and supported with innovative technology
• Location: Primarily taught at the King’s College London Strand Campus
• Assessment methods: Written and oral exercises, essays, written reflections, seminar presentations, policy papers, multi-media presentations, posters, video submissions, and participation and attendance

Modules

Required Modules

• Leadership & Society (30 credits)
• The State and Development in Africa and Asia (15 credits)
• Emerging Powers in Global Leadership (15 credits)
• Dissertation: MSc Leadership and Development (60 credits)
• Research Methods in Global Leadership (15 credits)

Optional Modules

• Gender, Leadership and Society (15 credits)
• Youth and Society in the Developing World (15 credits)
• African Issues in Global Affairs (15 credits)
• Applied Global Leadership (15 credits)
• Building Gender-Inclusive Organisations and Outcomes (15 credits)
• Principal’s Global Leadership Award (15 credits)
• Governance of Security (15 credits)
• President’s Global Leadership Award (15 credits)

Careers

As a graduate of this MSc in Leadership and Development, you will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to analyse leadership and development around the world. This can be applied to careers in various fields, from academic research and teaching, to roles in the public and private sectors, transnational corporations, international organisations, and non-governmental organisations.

Fees and Funding

Tuition Fees

• UK: Full time £14,500 per year (2025/26), Part time £7,250 per year (2025/26)
• International: Full time £31,600 per year (2025/26), Part time £15,800 per year (2025/26)

Deposit

• Home deposit: £500
• International deposit: £2000

Additional Costs

• Leadership Weekend Workshop: £400
• Books, library fees, personal photocopies, printing programme handouts, society membership fees, stationery, travel costs, and graduation costs.