Master of Education Administration
Tbilisi, Georgia
MA
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2025
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
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Key Summary
The program aims at providing the student with modern knowledge and professional skills related to the management of the educational system, leadership, pedagogical trends and challenges, so that he/she can take a global position in management in the field of education; the program enables the students to understand and criticize the theories and practices relevant to the field of educational management in the context of modern research and professional experience.
The program provides the development of necessary competencies to deal with the cross-cultural challenges of educational management and provides the student with efficient strategies of management. Along with the theoretical aspects, the most important aspect of the program is providing the students with the competency of analyzing practical cases related to modern problems; all the mentioned allows the graduate to perform managerial functions of the organizations working on education issues or in the field of education. The graduate will have in-depth knowledge of educational issues and specializations meeting the demands of a wide range of employers.
The program trains a future leader who can take a managerial position in secondary and higher, both national and international educational institutions; in governmental and non-governmental, as well as private consulting and training organizations working on education-related issues, or to pursue studies at the next academic level of education - Ph.D.
The program consists of 120 ECTS: 66 credits - core courses and 30 credits - master's thesis. The remaining 24 ECTS can be obtained through program electives as well as through the courses offered by other English-language master's programs (considering their prerequisites).
Learning Outcomes
- Identifying and analyzing significant challenges in educational institutions, develops an optimal organizational policy and recruitment strategy; Investigates, allocates and effectively utilizes appropriate human, fiscal and technological resources.
- Based on the research and systematic knowledge, manages complex organizational processes, demonstrates professional leadership and managerial skills by addressing modern challenges of organizational development such as anticipating new educational needs and requirements; considering the potential legal and moral consequences of decision-making, evaluates strategies for changing and improving organizational culture and its role, functions and activities of human resources management in the educational space; adapts electronic systems of teaching and management, etc.
- Plans and manages teaching-learning processes, designs a comprehensive and consistent curriculum considering specific educational contexts, evaluates the quality of the educational system and monitors the results of the educational program, creates a less restrictive environment for students with special educational needs, and applies available resources to encourage inclusive practices.
- Evaluates conflict situations in the process of organizational activity and investigates innovative ways for their resolution and prevention.
- Identifies the political and social forces that determine the educational strategy and policy at the local and national levels.
- Researches educational management issues of different content and context in modern educational organizations and institutions; critically analyzes complex and often incomplete information, draws reasoned conclusions, and shares results with the academic and professional community.
- Explanatory method
- Teamwork
- Demonstration methods
- Usage of video and audio learning materials
- Literature review
- Implementation of small studies
- Practical work
- Presentation
- Problem-oriented activities
- Projects
- Role-playing
- Case studies and analyses
- Searching required literature electronically and in library
- Methods of written work
- Methods of working with books
- Group assignments
- Debates
- Discussions
- Interactive lectures
- Critical analyses
- Action-oriented teaching
- Problem-based learning
- Lectures-seminars
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