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MA Educational Leadership and Management
   
   
 

In the wake of increased demand for quality education, the need for competent educational managers has increased manifold. The mushrooming growth of private institutions is an apparent response to the meet this need.

However, quality and relevance of education is a function of the educational leadership, which is lacking in teacher education programs. These programs offered by the institutions of higher learning are not geared to meet the emergent needs.
Entrance Requirements
Graduation with minimum 45% marks in aggregate
Duration

2 years

Credit-hours
72

Master of Arts in Educational Leadership and Management (MA ELM) is an innovative field based degree program that provides an opportunity to college heads, school heads, education officers and senior teachers to learn the latest in the field of educational leadership and management.
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  The participants of the program will build a holistic and integrated view of the school as a learning organization, and will equip themselves with the latest concepts, tools and techniques in practice in the modern day world, as regards educational leadership and management. Since MA ELM is a field based program, the participants spend only 20% time at UMT on one Saturday and Sunday of every month. While they spend 80% time in their own context to carry out action research and field assignments. Successful graduates will be able to lead their academic teams innovatively and manage their school affairs efficiently and effectively.
   
 

Program Curriculum

Compulsory Courses (3 Credit-Hours Each)

  • SDF-514 Effective Communication
  • ISF-520 Computer in Education
  • EDF-501 Philosophy of Education
  • EDF-530 Educational Leadership
  • SDF-547 Qualitative Research
  • TMF-528 Assessment and Evaluation
  • SDF-548 Quantitative Research
  • TMF-685 Managing Quality in Education
  • SDF-525 Action Research and School Improvement
  • TMF-510 Staff Development
  • TMF-530 Mentoring and School Improvement
  • TMF-520 Coordinating the Role of Key Players
  • TMF-512 School Supervision and Evaluation
  • EDF-542 Staff Appraisal
  • SDF-551 Office Management
  • SDF-556 Financial Management
  • SDF-561 Educational Planning
  • EDF-526 Curriculum Studies
  • SDF-572 Management of Co-Curriculum Activities
  • EDF-521 Teaching Methodology and Practices
  • TMF-515 Classroom Observation and Feedback
  • SDF-504 School Effectiveness

Research (6 Credit-Hours)

PRF-610 Master’s Thesis
Each course has 8 sessions (12 contact hours with the teacher) plus fieldwork, amounting to a total of 36 academic hours or 3 credit-hours.

End of semester exam is held on completion of every semester.

Timing = 1000 to 1700 hrs (One Saturday and Sunday of every month during Fall/Spring semesters. Two Saturdays and Sundays of every month during the Summer session).

Entrance Requirements

Graduation with minimum 45% marks in aggregate

Admission Criteria

All applications are evaluated on the basis of merit as determined by the applicant's previous academic record, work experience and performance in the interview, according to the following weightage:

  • O-Levels/Matriculation Marks 15%
  • A-Levels/Intermediate marks 15%
  • Graduation marks 20%
  • Work experience 20%
  • Interview 30%

Additional 5 marks are awarded to all master’s degree holders.