Program Overview

MSc Educational Leadership

The MSc Educational Leadership is a part-time blended learning course designed for professionals working in education who are already in or want to move into leadership roles.

Key Facts

• Start date: September & January
• Study mode and duration: Online over 36 months, part-time

Study with Us

This course will enable you to:

• Enhance your professional practice in leadership
• Develop your understanding of leadership and the purposes which educational leadership serves
• Gain insights into your own professional development and an understanding of yourself as a leader

Why This Course?

If you're already in employment and looking for a qualification to enhance your professional practice, this is the course for you. The course will be delivered by a high-quality team of staff, including experts in their fields of study with experience of leadership in educational settings.

Course Content

The course draws on recent insights into educational leadership across the world. It focuses on leadership in a range of educational settings:

• Pre-school
• School
• Further education
• Higher education
• The voluntary sector

You'll develop your understanding of leadership, the purposes which educational leadership serves, school improvement, and the international, national, and local policy contexts that shape how leadership is enacted.

Year 1

You'll undertake three classes, normally one class per semester. There will be eight 90-minute online sessions per module, usually on Monday evenings. Each session will be accompanied by online materials to support your learning. Each class should take 200 hours including self-study. If you decide to complete your studies after Year 1, you'll graduate with a Postgraduate Certificate.

Year 2

You'll undertake three classes, normally one class per semester. These normally include two optional classes and the compulsory Research Methods & Reasoning class. The compulsory class, delivered online via Myplace in Semester 1, provides the basis for undertaking the Masters-level dissertation. Each class should take 200 hours including self-study. If you decide to complete your studies at the end of Year 2, you'll graduate with a Postgraduate Diploma.

Year 3

You’ll carry out a leadership project of your choice worth 60 credits. This will be either a research dissertation or a work-based project. In both cases, a supervisor, matched with the best fit for your specialist area, will provide one-to-one support while you carry out and report your work.

Learning & Teaching

Teaching will involve a highly interactive approach with clearly set readings and tasks, some of which will be undertaken independently and others in groups.

Assessment

You'll undertake formative tasks throughout the course, including maintaining a reflective journal. Assessments will take a range of forms including written assignments and presentations. Many include a piece of reflective writing encouraging you to think about your professional learning and your understanding of yourself as a leader.

Programme Leader

Iain Moore is the course leader. A Strathclyde graduate, Iain has worked as a Principal Teacher, a Senior Teaching Fellow, and is currently the STEM sub-theme lead within the Strathclyde Institute of Education.

Entry Requirements

• A good undergraduate degree, or relevant professional qualification, and a teaching qualification (or its equivalent) or relevant experience within an educational setting.

Fees & Funding

Fees may be subject to updates to maintain accuracy. Tuition fees will be notified in your offer letter.

• Scotland: £5,550
• England, Wales & Northern Ireland: £5,550
• Republic of Ireland: If you are an Irish citizen and have been ordinary resident in the Republic of Ireland for the three years prior to the relevant date, and will be coming to Scotland for Educational purposes only, you will meet the criteria of England, Wales & Northern Ireland fee status.
• International: £5,550
• Available scholarships: Take a look at our scholarships search for funding opportunities.
• Additional costs: International students may have associated visa and immigration costs.

Careers

This course is designed to enhance your career prospects in educational leadership. For students already working in their field, the course will help you progress in your chosen field by developing your leadership capacities and skills. The course will enable you to build on your existing knowledge, understanding, and skills, and develop insights into your own professional development and your understanding of yourself as a leader.

Modules

• Educational leadership for the 21st Century
• Developing as a leader of change
• Leadership in your educational context
• Research Methods & Reasoning
• Critical and dynamic leadership
• Leading sustainable strategic change
• Dissertation
• Work-based project