OPTION TUTOR:Dr Billy McClune
FEE:Home Students - £19 per credit point (2008 – 09)
International Students should refer to the Universities

CLOSING DATE: Friday 13th June 2008
CATS:180 credit points at M level

MODE OF STUDY AND DURATION:
Part-time　2 – 5 years
Full Time　 1 Year (September 2008 – September 2009) ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Applicants should normally hold either an honours degree or equivalent qualification plus at least two years professional experience in an education, training or professionally relevant context; or a degree or equivalent qualification with at least five years professional experience in an education, training or professionally relevant context; or a degree or equivalent qualification in an area relevant to the subject of the masters degree, where study towards the award is not dependent on relevant professional experience.? (This third route to admission will normally only apply to appropriate MSc options and may be restricted to holders of II.2 honours degree or higher qualifications.) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
In the case of international students (from outside the European Union), it is not possible to study on a part-time basis unless you are already in the UK for other reasons and have obtained an appropriate visa. It is the student’s responsibility to check visa requirements for part-time study in the UK. We have a minimum entry point of IELTS level 6.5 or equivalent for international students.

COURSE INFORMATION
The purpose of this course is to provide teachers, especially those in management positions, with an opportunity to enhance their knowledge of theories and issues in school management, in order to reflect critically on their own practice and that in their school/college.

The aims of this option are to encourage teachers to examine the wider social, economic and political contexts of schooling, which shape fundamentally the purposes and tasks of school managers. In particular, the aims of the option are to promote good management practice in schools in Northern Ireland and to encourage school managers to reflect critically on their practice in order to improve it.

For this named award, students must accumulate at least 60 M from the study of the following core modules:

220EDU717　 Leadership in Schools and Colleges　　　　　 20 M Points
120EDU716　 Managing Educational Change: Improving the　20 M points
Effectiveness of Schools
220EDU813　 Middle Management Issues:　　　　　　　　　 20 M points
The Role of Head of Department
120EDU916　 Public Management and Education　　　　　　 20 M points

The remaining modules are chosen from the wide menu of modules on offer under the whole MSc/MEd programme. A book of modules for MSc/Med programmes will be available in March/April from our website or by contacting the Postgraduate Office. On successful completion of the core modules in this option students will be able to: