Sustainable Educational Leadership and Management
Application deadline
January 10, 2025
Starts on
September 2025
Duration
8 weeks, online
Program fee
US$10,000
Sustainable Educational Leadership and Management
Program Levels
Postgraduate Certificate Sustainable Educational Leadership and Management
4 core (12 credits); 1 project (6 credits)
Total: 15 credits
Postgraduate Diploma Sustainable Educational Leadership and Management
3 core (9 credits) 2 elective (6 credits); 1 project (6 credits)
Total: 21 credits
MSc Sustainable Educational Leadership and Management
6 core (18 credits); 2 elective (6 credits); 2 projects (12 credits)
Total: 36 credits
Admissions Criteria
Postgraduate Certificate
- A Bachelor’s Degree (with at least a minimum GPA of 2.5) from a recognised University;
- Persons holding such other suitable qualifications and/or experience (for example, associate degree and work experience in a related field) as the Board for Graduate Studies and Research may approve.
Postgraduate Diploma
- A Bachelor’s Degree (with at least a minimum GPA of 2.5) from a recognised University;
- Persons holding such other suitable qualifications and/or experience (for example, associate degree and work experience in a related field) as the Board for Graduate Studies and Research may approve.
MSc
- A Bachelor’s Degree (with at least a minimum GPA of 2.5) from a recognised University;
- Persons holding such other suitable qualifications and/or experience (for example, associate degree and work experience in a related field) as the Board for Graduate Studies and Research may approve.
Program Goals
- Develop a robust set of vital and forward-looking organisational skills to grow as a leader;
- Apply the sustainability principles, theories, and principles of leadership and management to enact sustainable utilisation of human and natural resources;
- Build strategic partnerships and a network with a global pool of like-minded peers that supports equity, peace, and justice.
- Synthesise models of change systems to respond to new or radical localised and global transformation change demands.
- Manage and lead school instructional processes to develop cohorts of empowered, informed, equitable, fair, and just individuals;
- Lead from a sustainable values-based model of leadership, which prioritises respect for people and the environment;
- Utilise transformational leadership skills consistent with teaching and learning processes in the context of ESD;
- Develop strong communication and project management skills for discourse steering and buy-ins required for education systems designs.
- Practice effective teamwork and implement sustainable strategies for high-performing teams in your workplace;
- Evaluate the elements of a successful transformational leadership brand to establish a personal, sustainable global identity;
- Design frameworks and in-demand skills from leadership, management, and sustainable curriculum and resources with breadth and depth to build expertise from inter-disciplinary, multi-cultural, holistic, local, and global perspectives;
- Utilise context-relevant approaches for education for sustainable development;
- Cultivate advocates by applying the knowledge, skills, and strategies of sustainable educational leadership and demonstrating the disposition to initiate sustainable changes that can lead.
SDG Focus
- #4 - Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
The emphasis on reparative justice and strong institutional practices contributes to the establishment of just, peaceful, and inclusive sport institutions - #5 - Gender equality
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls - #10 - Reduced Inequalities
Central to the programme's focus, it actively contributes to the overarching goal of reducing inequalities within and among countries, fostering inclusivity and equal opportunities in sport
Faculty
Dr. Ann-Marie Wilmot
Dr. Bolapeju Mary Agboola
Professor Canute Thompson