入学要求 Requirement：
学术要求：A good honours degree, or the overseas equivalent, in a related area. An initial qualification in teaching is also required if this is not formally part of your first degree.
英语要求：IELTS 7.0 with 7.0 in the writing component
学费 Tuition Fee：2011/2012 £11,700
课程特征 Course Features：
The course aims to: develop an understanding of the key issues pertaining to the leadership, management and improvement of schools and educational systems; provide relevant and current theories for examining these issues from a range of perspectives; enable colleagues at all levels within an organisation to diagnose and problem solve key issues related to school improvement.
The course aims to:
•Develop participants' understanding of the key leadership issues that influence teachers' performance in primary and secondary schools and other educational settings.
•Provide an overview of relevant and current theories/frameworks for examining these issues from a leadership perspective.
•Enable colleagues at all levels within educational institutions to identify issues and develop appropriate strategies to generate and sustain school improvement.
•Develop knowledge and understanding of practical approaches to School Improvement and School Effectiveness and of current theories, issues and debates in the field.
•Develop a range of learning and transferable skills which integrate current research and best practice in the areas of School Leadership and School Improvement applicable to different students on different programmes.
This course is taught by leading academics in the fields of leadership, management, school effectiveness and improvement. Tutors include Professors Gunter, Muijs and West and Doctor Chapman. Shaun Best leads the research methods element of the programme. Other senior educational experts also contribute to the degree, these include Headteachers, inspectors, local authority (school district) officers and policy makers.
课程内容 Course Content ：
Typical course units include: Leadership and Management of Schools as Organisations; Leadership and Management of People in Schools; Research Methods in Educational Leadership and School Improvement; School Improvement; School Effectiveness; Educational Change and Gender and Education.
教学与评估 Teaching and Assessment：
The programme is a professional, as well as academic programme, where possible all teaching encourages student participation, shared experiences and opportunities for practical application. Depending on your background and experience you may find the approach rather different from your previous experiences of University.
Teaching methods draw on a range of styles including formal lectures, workshops and other collaborative activities including role play, presentations and other types of group tasks.
Assessment is by 8 X 3,000 word assignments and a dissertation of 12,000 - 15,000 words.
其他 Other：
Career opportunities
Over the past decade graduates of this course have returned to over 40 countries around the world. They have mainly either entered or returned to teaching, lecturing or educational administration, while others have proceeded to further advanced studies.