MA Educational Leadership Part-time

This programme addresses the professional development needs of experienced practitioners in education and public sector roles. This MA is designed to develop your abilities as an educational leader.

By the end of the course, we anticipate that you’ll have developed reflective and critical capabilities, alongside the necessary knowledge and skills to respond to a variety of educational leadership challenges within your organisation. As a graduate of a master’s degree from the University of Bolton you’ll also possess a number of career-enhancing skills such as interpersonal skills, research skills, oral and written skills, and the ability to work independently.

What Can I Do With This Qualification?
This MA programme aims to prepare you for leadership roles in education institutions worldwide, including schools, colleges, universities, early years settings and pupil referral units. As a graduate of the course, you’ll be prepared for additional responsibilities at a more senior level.

Alternative Career Options
Educational charity work
Educational policy
Quality and inspection
Training
Lecturing
Social Work
Educational consultancy
Local government

Normally, you’ll have at least an Upper Second Class (2.1) Honours degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject, and appropriate work experience.

An initial qualification in teaching, if this is not formally part of your first degree, is desirable and experience in the education sector is strongly advised because you’ll need to critically reflect on your experience and relate theory to practice.

Our team of highly experienced, enthusiastic and dedicated experts offer face-to-face and blended sessions as well as one-to-one support.
We embed the concepts and practice of inter-professional working throughout the programme.
Our academic team is actively involved in educational research, helping you to explore issues from a robust research-informed knowledge base.
We’ll support you to develop critical thinking and research evaluation skills and apply these during your independent master’s-level project.
Our well-stocked library offers a comprehensive selection of relevant texts and access to an extensive online database of multimedia sources including eJournals, podcasts, vodcasts and eBooks.