Educational Leadership (Taught)

Course summary

MA Educational Leadership is the ideal programme if you are - or aspire to be - an educational leader, school-based practitioner or educational policymaker. You will be taught by internationally renowned academics in the fields of leadership, management, and school improvement, as well as senior educational experts such as headteachers and policymakers. This range of voices - and the creative pedagogies we use - will equip you with the knowledge, skills, insights and capabilities to become an inspirational and impactful leader within Education, in any context.

Entry requirements

We require a UK Honours degree with a First or Upper Second (2.1) classification or the overseas equivalent. When assessing your academic record we take into account the grades you have achieved and the standing of the institution where you studied your qualification.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

For fees for entry in 2025, please view the course listing on our website.

Sponsorship information

We offer a number of postgraduate taught scholarships and merit awards to outstanding applicants and international students, including: Manchester Humanities International Excellence Scholarship : partial discount on tuition fees for selected Master's programmes, available to international applicants from a number of countries. Manchester Alumni Scholarship Scheme : £3,000 reduction on tuition fees to University of Manchester alumni who have achieved a First Class Bachelor's degree and are progressing to a postgraduate taught Master's course. For further information on available scholarships and bursaries as well as their full eligibility criteria, please visit our funding page or Master's fees and funding pages.