Level 7 Core 180 credit points

Level 7 

Programme Structure

IELTS English Language requirement: 6.0 (Minimum 5.5 in each component)

IELTS English Language requirement: 6.0 (Minimum 5.5 in each component) Offerings: All

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.

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. Offerings: All

A lower second class (2:2) or higher honours degree.

A lower second class (2:2) or higher honours degree. Offerings: All

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.

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. Offerings: All

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.

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. Offerings: All

To engage with new approaches to entrepreneurial education leadership, communication and technology that drives and enables equitable change.

To evaluate strategic, financial and data-led models of educational business performance, critically evaluating these through the application of theory to practice.

To develop leadership capabilities that lead through complex and challenging environments in both business and education, considering both the external and internal context of socially and economically sustainable organisations.

To develop personal reflections and reflexive practice around key aspects of effective business and ethical leadership in education.

To synthesise key issues in education, and critically apply knowledge and evidence to evaluate the delivery methods and improvement interventions required to achieve equitable change in education organisations.

To critically challenge traditional theories and emerging concepts applicable in leadership psychology, organisational performance, resource allocation, people and leading organisations.

To conduct a professional enquiry into a workplace issue through innovative consultancy, practical intervention and measurable impact.

To critically reflect on personal development and organisational characteristics and workplace practices, evaluating the transformative implications of responsive, socially responsible leadership as an educational professional leading within a community.

To construct well developed organisational strategies that balance the tensions between business imperatives and ethical educational goals, supporting visions with and for people and communities.

To critically engage with and collect appropriate information and evaluate the context of their application through the perspective of others.

To synthesise the implications of the 'future of work' and associated hybrid, digital and technical organisational practices, applying these to the emerging contexts of organisational practice and behaviour.

To analyse and evaluate concepts of advanced academic scholarship, practice, knowledge and skills within public sector organisations.

To advocate for people and communities and address specific regional needs that work in partnership with key stakeholders.

To generate an informed understanding of ethical leadership and communicate the wider social value and impact of education.

To understand the origins and key theoretical approaches to socially just education leadership in diverse settings across your region.

Course Catalogue

MBA in Educational Leadership - 36878 - MBA