The University of Law

MA Higher Education Administration, Management and Leadership

The University of Law

Course overview

Develop your skills and boost your career with our MA Higher Education Administration, Management and Leadership. Designed for those working in higher and further education management, administrative or support roles, this unique programme will help you to achieve your career aspirations. On our educational leadership course, you will broaden your understanding of current issues within the Higher Education sector, whilst also building on your professional skills in leadership, management, self-reflection and performance.

We have designed this online, part-time course to fit around existing work commitments. You can also choose to study this course as a one-year Postgraduate Certificate or two-year Postgraduate Diploma. Whilst the course can be studied in your own time, you will have the opportunity to attend weekly, online, interactive two-hour workshops.

These will take place during normal office hours and will be recorded for those who cannot attend.

Key highlights

  • Designed for staff in higher and further education management roles
  • Explores current issues facing the Higher Education sector
  • Builds leadership, management, self-reflection and performance skills
  • Weekly two-hour interactive online workshops, recorded for later viewing
  • Flexible online study designed to fit around existing work
  • Exit options as Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma

Entry requirements

  • Other English test — English language qualification required; ULET or equivalent accepted (see English Language Qualifications PDF)

Scholarships

  • Bar Practice Course (BPC) Award

    Winners of our advocacy awards and scholarships will be required to become a member of our Advocacy Committee.

  • Baroness Warsi and Sadiq Khan Full Fee Scholarship

  • Business First Scholarships

    Awards of £5,000 each are available to all postgraduate business Master’s courses.

    Up to £5,000

  • Campus Dean’s Award

    Awards of £2,000 each are available to all Legal Practice Course (LPC), LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2) and Master of Laws (LLMs) courses.

    Up to £2,000

  • Career Changer Scholarship - Postgraduate

    Full Fee Scholarships and partial fee scholarships are available for our PGDL, MA Law (Conversion), MA Law (SQE1), Master of Laws (LLMs), MSc Psychology, MSc Computer Science courses.

  • Law First Scholarships

    Awards of £5,000 each are available to all Legal Practice Course (LPC) and LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2) courses; Awards of £3,000 each are available to all PGDL, MA Law (Conversion), MA Law (SQE1) and Master of Laws (LLMs).

  • Lord Blunkett Widening Access Scholarship- Postgraduate

    Awards of £2,000 each are available to all postgraduate courses, excluding short courses.

    Up to £2,000

  • Science First Scholarships

    Awards of £5,000 each are available to all MSc Psychology, MSc Computer Science and MSc Criminology courses.

    Up to £5,000

  • The Amal Clooney Scholarship

Careers this course leads to

  • University administrator
  • Higher education manager
  • Academic registrar
  • Student services manager
  • Faculty operations manager
  • Further education manager

Cost of study

UK/Home: £13,700 | International: £13,700

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to The University of Law, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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