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MSc Educational Leadership (online) at University of Strathclyde

University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom

Programme overview

A part-time online MSc for education professionals who hold or want leadership roles, covering educational leadership, school improvement and the policy contexts shaping leadership, with research methods leading to a dissertation or leadership project. Year 1 includes eight 90-minute online sessions per class.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences  |  Duration: 36 months part-time, online  |  Intake: September & January  |  Study mode: online  |  Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Part-time over three years. Year 1: Educational Leadership for the 21st Century, Developing as a Leader of Change and Leadership in Your Educational Context (each 20 credits). Year 2: Research Methods & Reasoning, Critical and Dynamic Leadership and Leading Sustainable Strategic Change (20 credits each, two optional). Year 3: a 60-credit leadership project, either a research dissertation or a work-based project.

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Entry requirements

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

Intake: September & January

Duration: 36 months part-time, online

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