MA Educational Leadership

MA Educational Leadership is a Masters program taught at University of Manchester, UK. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (1 year) options.

University of Manchester’s MA Educational Leadership is a Master of Arts focused on developing leadership skills that are transferable to a variety of educational settings and roles. Students explore issues impacting education today, including educational policy, school improvement, digital futures, and AI.

The programme has a duration of 1 year and is delivered full-time in person. Teaching is described as research-led, underpinned by critical scholarship and includes opportunities to apply learning through work with an external organisation and the University Living Lab.

The University states that the programme prepares students for a wide range of leadership roles across education and for further study. Students are also able to complete Ethical Grand Challenges and take part in interdisciplinary learning opportunities.

The minimum requirements for admission in MA Educational Leadership at University of Manchester for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by University of Manchester.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by University of Manchester as pre-requiste for admission in MA Educational Leadership.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

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.

• An initial qualification in teaching, if this is not formally part of your Bachelor\u2019s degree, would be desirable.
• Admission of candidates who do not meet our academic criterion may be approved if satisfactory evidence of postgraduate study, research or professional experience can be provided.

You are required to provide a valid English language qualification which meets our entry requirements for the Master's course or a pre-sessional course at the time of application.

• IELTS Academic or UKVI: 6.0 Overall with 6.0 in Writing, no more than one sub-skill at 5.5 and no other sub-skill below 6.0
• TOEFL iBT: 80 Overall with 20 in Writing, 20 in Speaking and no other sub-skill below 18
• TOEFL iBT (6-point scale): 4.5 Overall with 4.5 in Writing, and no other sub-skill below 4.0
• Pearson PTE Academic or Academic UKVI: 65 Overall with 65 in Writing, no more than one sub-skill at 59 and no other sub-skill below 65
• IELTS Academic or UKVI: 5.5 Overall with no sub-skill below 5.5
• TOEFL iBT: 72 Overall with 20 in Speaking and no other sub-skill below 18
• TOEFL iBT (6-point scale): 4.0 Overall with no sub-skill below 4.0
• Pearson PTE Academic or Academic UKVI: 59 Overall with no sub-skill below 59

Please check detail of study units at https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/masters/courses/list/08289/ma-educational-leadership

85 fully funded scholarships are listed for UK. See UK scholarships.