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Start date:
September 2024
Duration:
1 year (part-time)
Number of Credits:
60
The MSc Education Leadership and Management (top-up) is a programme which will allow students to top-up their existing diploma level qualification or exceptionally equivalent experience, to an MSc.
Did you know?
This is an accessible programme, designed to suit busy professionals with evening teaching to help fit your masters around work commitments.
Roehampton is ranked 2nd in London for research quality in education (Complete University Guide 2023)
Modules
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Skills
Gain the expertise you need to standout in today’s marketplace.
Designed with professionals in mind, the Roehampton Education, Leadership and Management top-up provides a highly flexible programme of study aimed at students and professionals seeking to deepen their knowledge and analytical enquiry.
By focusing on graduating with a professional skillset, you’ll become a confident, agile, independent thinker, with the ability to adapt rapidly to change. This incorporates:
- Studying leadership and management in educational contexts from international perspectives to develop your knowledge, understanding and practice
- Taking a people-focused approach, to understand the complexities of individuals and teams, and wider groups such as the staff, the organisation itself and beyond.
The aim of this master's programme is to strengthen students’ awareness of the social and communal influences that impact upon the ideas, frameworks and practices adopted by leaders and organisations within our communities.
Learning
Learn in a stimulating environment
The course is delivered through interactive workshops, lectures, and seminars at Roehampton. You will study a range of theoretical perspectives, critically looking at the values and assumptions underpinning these views. You’ll be able to shape your studies around your own interests and aspirations, with various modules including:
- Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Excellence: from Glass Ceilings to Sticky Floors
- Systems Leadership in Education
- Contemporary Education Policy Debates: National and International Perspectives and Relevance for School Leaders.
This gives you the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding in an area of education leadership and management that interests you or is relevant to your chosen career.
Career
Take the lead in shaping a sustainable future for the education sector.
Completing this Roehampton top-up, you will be prepared for careers in professional practice and leadership, including:
- Leadership and management in schools, colleges, universities and early years settings
- Working in government organizations and educational charities
- Consultancy
- Training industries
- Further academic study at PhD level.
Our careers team is available to support you from the start of your studies until after you graduate. We will help you build your CV, prepare for interviews, and meet and learn from successful graduates working at the top of their careers.
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Applying
UK postgraduate students apply through our direct application system.
Specific Entry Requirements
The programme is designed for students with existing Level Postgraduate Diploma level qualifications in Education Leadership and Management, equivalent to 120 Level-7 credits. We can also accept 120 Level-7 credits on a similar programme (programme covenor to check if this is applicable).
The programme will also allow, exceptionally, an APEL (Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning) entry for candidates who have extensive senior management experience that covers elements associated with the Education Leadership and Management subject areas. As recommended by Registry, APEL would need to be claimed through producing a portfolio which will evidence the request for academic credit. Two academic staff members will assess the APEL portfolio on the suitability of the claim and if there is a need for additional evidence. RPCL and APEL verification may include a written exercise and an interview with the Programme Convenor or equivalent. Please note this option may incur further charges, please contact us for more information.
General entry requirements
September 2024 entry tuition fees
UK: £3,150
We offer a wide range of scholarships and bursaries. See our 2024 financial support pages for UK students.
We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including free buses and on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London. Find out more about how we can support you.
International postgraduate students apply through our direct application system.
Specific entry requirements
The programme is designed for students with existing Level Postgraduate Diploma level qualifications in Education Leadership and Management, equivalent to 120 Level-7 credits. We can also accept 120 Level-7 credits on a similar programme (programme covenor to check if this is applicable).
The programme will also allow, exceptionally, an APEL (Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning) entry for candidates who have extensive senior management experience that covers elements associated with the Education Leadership and Management subject areas. As recommended by Registry, APEL would need to be claimed through producing a portfolio which will evidence the request for academic credit. Two academic staff members will assess the APEL portfolio on the suitability of the claim and if there is a need for additional evidence. RPCL and APEL verification may include a written exercise and an interview with the Programme Convenor or equivalent. Please note this option may incur further charges, please contact us for more information.
General entry requirements
September 2024 entry tuition fees
To be confirmed.
We offer a wide range of scholarships and bursaries. See our 2024 financial support pages for international students.
We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including free buses and on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London. Find out more about how we can support you.
