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2021/2022

Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Leadership

NFQ Level 9, Major Award

Note: Every effort has been made to ensure that the programme and module content as described in the University's Calendar and Book of Modules for the 2021-22 academic year are accurate. However, due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, no guarantee is given that programme/module content, delivery and assessment may not be altered, cancelled, replaced, augmented or otherwise amended. Any changes will ensure the same competencies and Learning Outcomes are met. Programme and/or Module Coordinators will communicate any such changes to students.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Leadership is a part-time programme running for 12 months from the date of first registration for the programme.

Students take 60 credits as follows:
ED6510 Organisational Management of the School (15 credits)
ED6511 Effective Leadership in Education: Theory and Practice (15 credits)
ED6512 Leading Learning and School Improvement (15 credits)
ED6513 Mentoring and Coaching Practicum in Educational Leadership (15 credits)

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module Descriptions may be found here.

Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2021/2022 Book and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2021/2022.

Application and Transfer to the MEd
For candidates who satisfactorily meet the entry requirements of the MEd, and have achieved at least a Second Class Honours grade in the Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Leadership, an exemption of 60 credits of the taught element of the MEd programme will be granted. However, the remaining 60 credits of the MEd programme must include the compulsory dissertation of 30 credits.

Programme Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Leadership (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

  • Critique the Irish educational system and the importance of leadership and management practices therein.
  • Demonstrate insights into the knowledge, skills and values associated with leadership and specifically those associated with educational leadership.
  • Evaluate different styles of leadership, both national and international, as set against participants’ specific context and theoretical studies.
  • Discuss the implications of educational change/reform and evaluate their impact on their organisations and on each of the partners involved in their wider organisational communities.
  • Demonstrate research skills associated with educational leadership including effective evidence-based decision making.
  • Practise leadership, with explicit consideration of mentoring and coaching.
  • Demonstrate emergent postgraduate level proficiency in the fundamentals of educational leadership, policy development and evaluation, and contemporary issues in education.

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