MSc Educational Leadership and Management (with Professional Experience) at University of Portsmouth

Programme overview

Pair one year studying, with 8-10 months getting hands-on experience. You'll be encouraged by academic experts and your peers to understand and tackle challenges faced in the education sector today - before putting this into action in a school, college, early years, SEN or pupil referral setting. Get valuable sector experience and earn a Master's qualification on this 2-year MSc Educational Leadership and Management (with Professional Experience) degree.

Duration: 2 years full-time with work placement | Study mode: full-time (sandwich/placement option) | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Leadership, Policy and Strategy: The Management of Educational Change; Research Methods in Education; Dissertation; Human Resource Management in Education; Decision Making in Education; Education in a Global Context; Professional Experience.

Career pathways

Graduate roles include school management, higher education institutions management, teacher education, course leading and management.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A second-class honours degree in a Social Sciences, Business, Law or other relevant subject, or the subject specialism and professional experience of a qualified teacher now wishing to pursue the MSc Educational Leadership and Management. Applicants with pre-existing Masters credits will be considered for RPL depending on the direct relevance of prior study to the MSc Educational Leadership and Management course. English language: IELTS band 6.5 (or equivalent) with no component score below 6.0.

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 2 years full-time with work placement

Apply through the official page: https://www.port.ac.uk/study/courses/postgraduate-taught/msc-educational-leadership-and-management-with-professional-experience

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