Educational Leadership at Liverpool John Moores University - UCAS

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Course summary

The MBA in Educational Leadership at Liverpool John Moores University guides and prepares senior and emerging leaders across all phases of the education sector.

  • Part-time MBA programme studied over 30 months allowing you to study while in work
  • An exciting opportunity to reflect on research informed knowledge exchange that can have a direct impact on the way in which educational leaders support the people and communities they serve
  • Taught in our city centre Education Building
  • MBA aims to develop well-supported and confident education leaders who will develop shared and collective insights across the sector
  • You will be able to apply new leadership learning, innovative strategy and professional appreciation to your workplaces and communities
  • MBA is a highly sought after qualification with international recognition
Starting in Year 1 (months 1-12), you will complete four modules focusing on ‘being’ a leader with support from expert practitioners and your Leadership Tutor. In Year 2 (months 13-24), you will continue with four modules focused on ‘enacting’ leadership and conclude the programme with an applied innovative consultancy project designed within your own setting. The final research module is an innovative consultancy project that will be started in Year 2, with students formally submitting the project and research outcomes in the final semester (months 25-30). Our innovative pedagogy guides the learner from leadership psychology through to innovative marketing strategy, from using performance and data analytics through to appreciating the leadership of people and communities. The programme strives to provide a critically reflective engagement with the purpose of educational leadership and the many competing and arguably contested perspectives and voices in this arena and engage leaders with the conceptual understanding and the diverse skillsets to respond. The programme is designed to work alongside the challenges of leadership roles and offers flexible and personalised provision that guides students step-by-step to success.

Assessment method

To cater for the wide-ranging content of our courses and the varied learning preferences of our students, we offer a range of assessment methods on each programme. Formative and summative assessments are integrated into the MBA programme in Educational Leadership to support the evaluation of learners' progress and provide valuable feedback. Formative assessments will include: Class participation Individual and group assignments Reflection papers and journals Contextual learning Summative assessments will be used to measure learners' overall achievement at the end of a module and then programme. Examples include: Capstone project: A significant project that integrates knowledge and skills acquired throughout the programme. This innovation research project could involve developing a business plan, conducting a research study, or creating an educational leadership initiative. Portfolios: learners create portfolios showcasing their accomplishments, reflections, and evidence of their learning journey throughout the module. The portfolios will be assessed holistically, considering the breadth and depth of the work. Role play: providing practical scenario-based options to demonstrate knowledge and acquired skills through active learning and processing. Posters: research-informed and designed to provide a succinct and engaging representation of knowledge and skills that apply to the workplace. Case studies: reporting on learning in context, applying theory to practice


Entry requirements

Undergraduate degree: -A lower second class (2:2) or higher honours degree. International requirements: -IELTS English Language requirement: 6.0 (Minimum 5.5 in each component) Extra Requirements: -LJMU welcomes applications from international candidates. Most of the studying and learning will be undertaken via distance learning in your home country and there are only a small number of residential days in Liverpool required. -As a practice-based programme in leadership there is a strong emphasis on the application of ideas developed in the context of the applicant's own school or setting. Relevant work experience must evidence that the applicant is in or has recent experience of an educational leadership post and can access a setting to undertake the innovative research project. -RPL is accepted on this programme and applicants who hold either the NPQH or NPQEL qualification (achieved within five years prior to application) are noted with advanced standing and eligible for 30 credits of Credit Transfer in Year 1. Applicants will be required to provide details of their NPQH or NPQEL qualifications. Successful applicants will be awarded advanced standing (30 credits level 7) on the basis of these qualifications. The NPQH / NPQEL awards are mapped against modules 7002ELMBA and 7003ELMBA and cover the following Programme Learning Outcomes: PLO 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 and 11.


Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £5090 Year 1
Northern Ireland £5090 Year 1
Scotland £5090 Year 1
Wales £5090 Year 1
International £7085 Year 1

Additional fee information

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Educational Leadership at Liverpool John Moores University - UCAS