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Level up your career with our Education Leadership and Management Masters degree. Develop the specialist knowledge and skills you need to drive change and innovation in educational practice.
Whether you're an experienced practitioner, a determined policymaker, or a curious researcher ready to kick-start your career, we'll give you the tools to put your learning into practice in the real world. With a thorough grounding in key education theories, policies, and practices, we'll prepare you to lead change in the classroom, in schools and in other educational settings, produce world-leading research, and create evidence-based policies.
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This course will run over 12 months in a full-time mode.
Join our top-ranked School of Education and be part of a vibrant learning community. Our MA Educational Leadership and Management programme activates your potential with a diverse curriculum covering leadership, management to support school improvement, regulation and policy implementation, education in international settings, special educational needs and inclusion, and social justice. Graduates are prepared for a rewarding career in education or research.
Our School of Education is ranked 3rd in the UK for its 4* research in the REF
Our Education Leadership and Management Master's degree goes beyond theoretical learning and research. We focus on critical analysis and evidence-based learning, enabling new and aspiring education leaders to deliver change in their institutions and beyond.
The modules listed below are an indication only and may be subject to change. Occasionally, it may be necessary to make changes to modules, for example, to ensure they remain current and relevant.
As a research-intensive University, our teaching is informed by the latest academic thinking and expertise of our staff. For more information on the circumstances in which the University may need to make changes to modules, please refer to the Terms and Conditions for applicants.
The following modules must be taken.
Module Title | Credits | Semester |
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Assessing and Improving School Performance | 20 | Semester 1 |
Research Methods in Education | 20 | Semester 1 |
Education Policy, Governance and Regulation | 20 | Semester 2 |
Leadership and Management in Education | 20 | Semester 2 |
Dissertation | 60 | Full Term |
You need to choose a further two 20 credit modules from the list below (one from semester one and one from semester two)
Module Title | Credits | Semester |
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Education, Policy & Society | 20 | Semester 1 |
Disability and Inclusive Development | 20 | Semester 2 |
Education Futures | 20 | Semester 2 |
Education, Curriculum Design, Planning and Social Justice | 20 | Semester 2 |
Special Educational Needs of Pupils with Autism (Campus) | 20 | Semester 2 |
Language, Discourse and Society | 20 | Semester 2 |
Citizenship, Human Rights and the Environment | 20 | Semester 2 |
To gain a place at Birmingham you will need to meet our general entry requirements, as well as those specific to your course. Your application will be reviewed by the course’s Admissions Tutor, who will decide whether your application should receive an offer.
If you are an international student, you will need to demonstrate you have a suitable level of English proficiency, usually through the form of an IELTS or equivalent qualification.
For this course we require IELTS 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in any band, which is equivalent to:
Improve your knowledge of spoken and written English in preparation for studying at Birmingham with our pre-sessional English courses. If you have a conditional offer, you can take one of these courses as an alternative to retaking IELTS or other similar qualifications.
Full-time
Application deadline for UK and non visa requiring applicants. We will close applications as soon as the programme is full. Early applications are encouraged.
Application deadline for international students requiring a visa. We will close applications as soon as the programme is full. Early applications are encouraged.
Our MA Educational Leadership and Management proramme will equip you for an exciting range of careers in education leadership and institutional management. You will be in an ideal position to transform the future improvement and overall performance of your school, having learnt to use research and evidence to develop new, and in some cases challenge, educational practices. With a strong focus on connecting research to practice, this course also enables ambitious researchers to pursue further study on a PhD programme.