EDU-40161 - Module Specification
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2025/26

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

none

Barred Combinations

none

Description for 2025/26

Leading and managing in today’s global working environment is complex. This module addresses the needs of managers and leaders in today’s dynamic environment and focuses on strategic leadership in the context of complexity and change. It explores the origins and history of leadership thinking to provide a foundation for understanding contemporary leadership theory. The pivotal role of the senior leader in the process of understanding and shaping organisational culture is supported by key leadership tools and skills including the identification of different types of leadership problems and approaches to solving them; understanding and making sense of change; and the leaders' role in power, politics, ethics and diversity.

This module aims to:
Develop knowledge and critical understanding of strategic leadership in contemporary educational organisations.
Explore the development of leadership thinking and understand and apply contemporary theories.
Develop knowledge and understanding of key leadership issues, the nature of the problems and dilemmas leaders face, the approaches that can be taken and techniques that can be employed.
Integrate knowledge both from the experience of work and theoretical insights to explore managing change in educational settings.
Reflect on the relationship between leadership, diversity and ethics.

Intended Learning Outcomes

evaluate context sensitive approaches to strategic leadership and change in educational settings: 1
contrast different sources of power for leaders and the implication for delegation and leader authority: 1
demonstrate knowledge of and critical reflection on the nature of organisational culture and how this impacts on leadership and the leader’s role in shaping culture: 1
appraise the ethical dimensions of leaders and the leader’s role in contemporary issues such as diversity and sustainability: 1

Study hours

56 hours of online activity (asynchronous delivery of taught materials)
94 hours of preparation for online activities and assessment.

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment