MSc Education Management and Leadership at University of Southampton

Become a clear, confident and comprehensive educational leader with our Masters in Education Management and Leadership pathway. Learn about professional development with strategies to overcome challenges faced by leaders in education all over the world. This educational leadership course is for teachers and those working in administrative positions in education who are looking for the leadership and research skills to make a positive change.

Faculty: Social Sciences  |  Department: Education  |  Duration: 1 year full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Southampton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The first semester sets out the theories of leadership to help you to sustain school improvement.You'll also learn about learning theories and how and when to use key research methods to develop good research practices. In your second semester, you'll learn about managing education institutions and choose between learning about education and policy from a global perspective and learning about the social context of education and lifelong learning. You'll also prepare for, and write, your dissertation, which should focus on an area of educational leadership and management.

Career pathways

Graduates commonly work in sectors including administration, business, child care, community and voluntary, education, health and social work, hospitality, public administration and defence. Careers directly related to the course include community education officer, early years teacher, education consultant, education mental health practitioner, english as a foreign language teacher, further education teacher, primary school teacher, secondary school teacher.

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