MSc-Postgraduate Diploma-Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Leadership

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University of Leicester

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• Objectives
  To equip students with a body of knowledge which will enhance their understanding of educational leadership in a number of cultural contexts and to provide an opportunity for managers in schools and colleges to enhance their leadership knowledge and skills.
• Entry requirements
  Normally a minimum of three years teaching/lecturing experience plus either a first degree from a recognised university or its equivalent or UK Qualified Teacher Status or its equivalent.
• Academic title
  MSc/Postgraduate Diploma/Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Leadership
• Course description
  Course modules
  Core:
  
  -Research Methods
  -Dissertation
  
  Option modules (three from the following):
  
  -Educational Leadership and Strategic Management
  -Managing the Curriculum
  -Managing Finance and External Relations in Education Institutions
  -Human Resource Management in Education
  -Educational Policy: A Comparative Perspective
  
  Teaching and assessment methods
  
  The course is available for study by distance learning. It may also be studied in groups at or near to the participants’ place of work. Each student is appointed a tutor who will guide and advise the student, negotiate assignment topics and initially assess the student’s work. A particular strength of the programme is that it is supported by an excellent range of up-to-date, commercially published core texts and readers.
  
  Each module is assessed by a 4,000 to 5,000 word assignment. The dissertation is 15,000 to 20,000 words. In each case the focus is individually negotiated with the tutor

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