The Master of Educational Leadership program is designed to prepare future leaders to foster an environment of accountability and high standards in educational settings by promoting strategic, servant, and value-based leadership. The program recognizes the significance of preparing educational leaders to be innovative change agents capable of making an impact in complex and dynamic educational environments in the twenty-first century and beyond. As a result, it equips prospective school leaders with the knowledge, skills, and competencies required to develop and improve their capabilities in communication, finance, budgeting, staffing, problem-solving, and, finally, e-leadership and learning.

Program Objectives

At the end of the program, students should be able to:

• Articulate and integrate theoretical knowledge of educational leadership into practice and resolution of challenges within education contexts
• Relate personal and corporate challenges, to a world of shared power and multiple institutional levels;
• Demonstrate and articulate knowledge and skills in formation, direction, motivation and evaluation of individual and institutional activities in education contexts.
• Apply appropriate methodologies in research to address educational issues at the national and international levels

Duration

This program lasts 2.5 years and is taught full-time online and in a few face-to-face settings. It consists of coursework, practicum, and research courses delivered in a friendly, professional, and flexible learning environment.

Admission Requirements

Applicants with the following qualifications are eligible:

• A holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in Education or its equivalent from an accredited university (upper second-class honours or its equivalent and a minimum of 3.0 cumulative Grade Point Average);
• A holder of a Bachelor’s Degree with a least lower-class second-class division plus a relevant Postgraduate Diploma with at least a credit from a recognized institution of higher learning;
• A holder of a Bachelor’s Degree with at least a lower-class division plus at least two years of professional experience in the public or private sector and/or one year of experience in a leadership position, preferably within an education setting.

Intakes

January, May, and September