MA Educational Leadership
Hatfield, United Kingdom
MA
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The MA Educational Leadership at the University of Hertfordshire develops professionals' knowledge through enquiry and research. You select modules and focus 50% of study on educational leadership, including the dissertation. The programme explores relational, collaborative and democratic leadership, critical reflection and practitioner-researcher approaches. Applicants need substantial practice experience or an education qualification. Student support includes wellbeing, academic support, accommodation and childcare. International and EU applications accepted.
Career Outcomes: The programme helps you secure promotion, new leadership roles or doctoral study. Potential careers include school leader, curriculum leader, educational consultant, policy adviser, training manager across education and community organisations, settings. Keywords: leadership development, professional development, organisational leadership, educational policy, research-informed practice.
"Due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, examinations may be replaced by an alternative form of assessment during the academic year 2021/2022. Please refer to the Programme Specification on these pages for further details."
Why choose Herts?
- Excellent reputation: We develop and train excellent teachers and education professionals who work within a wide range of educational settings across the home counties.
- Employment prospects: Graduates have secured promotions with their current employer. Some venture into research, advisory, and policy-making roles.
- Industry connections: Benefit from our strong partnerships with over 300 schools and training providers across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Cambridgeshire.
About the course
The programme supports you in developing your knowledge and understanding of issues and practices through enquiry and research. The programme provides a range of module choices, but you are encouraged to bring your own ideas and focus on your own particular professional interests. This award is gained through taking an educational leadership focus for 50% of the study, including the Dissertation.
This award enables experienced professionals to build upon their interests and experience in educational leadership. Less experienced professionals are supported in developing their knowledge of issues relating to educational leadership.
Applicants must have substantial experience of practice in educational settings. Less experienced applicants must have an education qualification.
Why choose this course?
The MA Educational Leadership award is designed for professionals who want to enhance their careers through exploring the leadership of learning in their own context. We will encourage students to challenge traditional notions of 'leaders' and 'leadership' and explore relational, collaborative and democratic leadership models.
Through this programme you will:
- Develop and deepen your knowledge and understanding of issues relating to education practice through critical reflection, analysis and enquiry
- Develop your ability to critically analyse educational theory and how it links to practice
- Become a member of a supportive learning community and learn from professionals from a range of educational settings
- Become a successful practitioner-researcher
Student experience
At the University of Hertfordshire, we want to make sure your time studying with us is as stress-free and rewarding as possible. We offer a range of support services including; student wellbeing, academic support, accommodation, and childcare to ensure that you make the most of your time at Herts and can focus on studying and having fun.
Additional information
- Sandwich placement or study abroad year: n/a
- Applications open to international and EU students: Yes
What will I study?
Taught sessions are built around discussion, discovery, shared learning and peer review with tutor support and expertise immediately at hand. All modules are constructed so that the focus of the work should be upon your individual interests and professional requirements.
- For each 30 credit module, attendance at between 7/8 twilight sessions per module
- A significant amount of private study and reading
- Independent research
- An assignment of 4,500 words or equivalent for 30 credit modules
- A final 60 credit module over a year with a 12,000-word assignment
- Full access to the University’s Learning Resource Centre (L.R.C.) and virtual learning environment
Level 7
- Exploring Approaches to Research II 30 Credits II Compulsory
- Educational Leadership Dissertation II 60 Credits II Compulsory
- Developing Subject and Professional Knowledge II 30 Credits II Optional
- Creativity: You and Your Practice II 30 Credits II Optional
- Early Childhood: Foundations for Life II 30 Credits II Optional
- Equality, Diversity and Inclusion II 30 Credits II Optional
- Leadership and Management II 30 Credits II Optional
- Education, Social Justice and Social Change II 30 Credits II Optional
- Inclusive Perspectives on Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities
MA Education Framework
The MA Education Framework is designed for professionals working in a range of educational settings, or interested in a range of educational issues in different contexts.
The framework offers the following awards:
- MA Education gained through taking any educational focus of interest in any of the chosen modules throughout study.
- MA Educational Leadership gained through taking an educational leadership focus for 50% of the study, including the Dissertation.
- MA Early Childhood Education gained through taking an early childhood focus for 50% of the study, including the Dissertation.
- MA International Education gained through taking an International Education focus for 50% of the study, including the Dissertation.
- MA SEND and Inclusion gained through taking a SEND and inclusion focus for 50% of the study, including the Dissertation.
Postgraduate Scholarships for UK and EU students
We offer a range of tuition fee discounts and non-repayable scholarships to support our postgraduate students. You can get funding for postgraduate study through studentships, loans, bursaries and grants - you might also get help from your employer.
Tuition fee discounts
- Herts graduate/alumni discount - 20% off
Postgraduate loans
- Postgraduate Masters Loan - £11,570
- Doctoral Loan - £27,265
Scholarships
Education
Helen Burchell Scholarship
A scholarship of £750 is available each year to a student on the doctoral or masters’ programmes in the School of Education.
To apply: Eligible students are invited to complete an application form in the first year of their programme.
Physics, Engineering, and Computer Science
Dannenberg Scholarship (M.Eng.)
The School of Physics, Engineering, and Computer Science will award prizes annually up to the value of £1,000 for students on the M.Eng. programme. Nominations will be made by the Board of Examiners to the Engineering Prize Committee, who will then select the awardees; no application is required.
Bursaries
Our bursaries are awarded to students from specific economic or under-represented backgrounds who wouldn't otherwise be able to study at the postgraduate level. You can apply for funding for the following bursaries:
- Education and Teaching
- Healthcare and medical
- Social work
- Medical students
Scholarships and grants from charities, trusts, and government
There are various other sources of funding available from a variety of sources with more including charities, trusts, and societies. If you would like to see the government’s response to support for postgraduate study, please visit the Government website. We’ve listed a few useful resources below:
- Turn2us
Turn2us is a national charity that runs a database of charitable grants across the country. They make it easy for you to search this database and to find out what funding you might be eligible for.
The Alternative Guide to Postgraduate Funding
Co-written by two former Ph.D. students with experience of self-funding, this guide offers a look at less well-trodden ways of funding your studies. Many universities subscribe to the Alternative Guide to Postgraduate Funding, which provides practical advice and application tips, as well as a searchable database of over 1,000 grants.
Scholarships for international students
We have invested hundreds of thousands of pounds in scholarships for high-achieving and enterprising students from around the world. We look for enterprising and aspirational students who want to excel in an international university.
Please be aware that you do not need to apply for the Chancellor's International Scholarship as we automatically assess your course application form alongside your supporting documents. If you are successful we will email you to confirm the amount you have been awarded.
You do not need to email us to apply or be considered.
September 2021 scholarship opportunities
Global scholarships
- Chancellor's International Scholarship
- Chevening Scholarship
- 20% Alumni Discount
- 20% Study Abroad Discount
- Sports Scholarships
Africa and the Middle East
- Gordon Memorial College Trust Fund
- Aga Khan Foundation
- Middle East Government Scholarships
- Qalaa Foundation
South Asia
- South Asian Government Scholarships
- Goa Education Trust scholarships
- Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation loan scholarships
- Aga Khan Foundation
East Asia and Southeast Asia
- East & SE Asian Government Scholarships
- PETRONAS Education Scholarships
- LPDP (Indonesia Endowment for Education)
- Brunei Shell Petroleum scholarships
Europe and the Americas
- European/Americas Government Scholarships
- TUK-TAM Foundation
- Entente Cordiale scholarships
- SOCAR scholarships
- Bec.ar Scholarships
- Becas Chile (CONICYT)
- Colfuturo scholarships and loans
- CONACYT scholarships
- Santander Latin America Scholarships
- Fulbright Awards
What job can I get?
The programme aims to equip students with the necessary knowledge, skills, and creative capacity to respond to a variety of leadership challenges faced in contemporary organisations. Studying Educational Leadership has helped graduates to build deeper awareness and confidence within practice dilemmas and to secure promotion with current employers or to take on new leadership roles in new contexts. The programme also enables students to progress on to doctoral study.
