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Study mode

Online

Duration

24 months

Start date

APR

Key information
DATA SOURCE : IDP Connect

Qualification type

MA - Master of Arts

Subject areas

Education Studies Headmaster/Headmistress/School Leadership

Course Summary

The master's in education leadership programme at Queen Margaret University takes a critical theory-informed perspective on the engagement with educational leadership at a micro, meso and macro level of synthesis and analysis, and is aimed at professionals seeking to deepen their knowledge of education leadership and its role in society. This programme will provide professionals working in the education sector with the theoretical basis of education leadership in order to inform their practice, and understand the role of effective leadership as a catalyst for social change.

The Master’s programmes are delivered entirely online and can be studied from anywhere in the world, with no need to ever attend campus. They have been carefully designed to fit around the busy schedules of working professionals, ensuring that work and family commitments need not be reasons to put your ambitions on hold. You can study whilst continuing in your current role and immediately apply what you learn to your professional context.

Modules

This module aims to introduce you to the notion of the ?reflective practitioner? and teachers as ?agents of change?.Brookfield?s lenses of reflective practice are revisited as a model for developing a critically reflective questioning stance towards practice.Important issues of teacher professionalism, professional values and identity are explored through political, policy and theoretical perspectives giving you an understanding of what it means to be an ?activist teacher? in the 21st century. You will learn about the role of reflective practice within the wider professional development agenda, including the need for CPD over the career span and for professional learning leading to achievement of the Standard for Full Registration.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£3,750

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£3,750

Entry requirements

Good first degree in a relevant subject