Leadership in Education, Master of Arts

These are the requirements for the Master's Degree in Leadership in Education

With your Master's Degree in Leadership in Education, you can work, for example, as a pedagogical director in educational associations or as a team or department head at non-profit organizations with a pedagogical focus.

A first university degree from a state-recognized or state university is required, such as a bachelor's or master's degree. Your graduation grade should be at least "Satisfactory".

Depending on the scope of your primary degree, the following is also required:

• If your primary degree is 240 ECTS and you have at least 1 year of qualified work experience, you can be enrolled immediately into the Master's program.
• If your primary degree is 210 ECTS and you have at least 1 year of qualified work experience, you can be enrolled immediately into the Master's program in Leadership in Education.
• If your primary degree is 180 ECTS, you need to take courses totaling at least 30 ECTS and demonstrate additional work experience of at least 1 year. Alternatively, you can show at least 2 years of qualified work experience.

In addition, you can have extensive prior achievements recognized to shorten your study time in distance learning and save on tuition fees. Recognitions may include achievements from previous master's programs or comprehensive work experience in the field of leadership in education, which the university can acknowledge. It is best to submit your recognition application along with your application.

These are the study contents in the online course Leadership in Education

This Master's program at IU consists of approximately 10 modules, which you will take and complete over the course of 2 semesters of regular study time. Each module is worth 5-10 credit points (ECTS) and concludes with an examination such as a paper or an exam. In total, you will earn 60 credit points from module to module and from semester to semester.

The typical course plan for full-time studies in Leadership in Education looks like this:

• Semester 1: Professionalization of leadership in educational fields, Diversity-sensitive leadership and organization of educational institutions, Communication, Counseling, Mediation, Quality management in education, Research methodology, Project: Challenges in leadership in educational fields
• Semester 2: Seminar: Professional self-reflection in the context of megatrends in education and counseling, Elective module A, Master's thesis

As a specialization, you can choose from these exciting modules: Building and developing digital structures in educational and counseling institutions, Diversity-sensitive leadership, Resilience promotion, Media and communication, Labor law, Diversity-oriented organizational development.

How flexible is the standard study time in the distance learning program Leadership in Education

At IU International University, in the part-time distance learning program, you can choose from 3 study models:

• In full-time studies, the standard study time is 2 semesters. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters at no additional cost. The full-time study program in Leadership in Education is particularly suitable for those who are not employed or only work a few hours per week.
• In part-time studies I, the standard study time is 3 semesters. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters at no additional cost. Part-time studies I are suitable, for example, if you work part-time alongside your studies.
• In part-time studies II, the standard study time is 4 semesters. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters at no additional cost. Part-time studies II are particularly suitable if you are heavily involved in your profession alongside your distance learning.

By the way, you can also take a semester off during your studies at no additional cost.

How does online study work at IU?

A study program that adapts to your life: In the online program at IU, you learn flexibly and digitally when you want to learn and where you want to learn.

In the Master's distance learning program in Leadership in Education at IU International University, there is no attendance requirement - you learn continuously from home, in the library of your choice, or wherever you can best learn.

You can take your modules and courses whenever you want. This way, you can usually put together your study plan and semester schedule flexibly on your own.

Central to the IU distance learning program are your interactive study scripts. You will receive the scripts in both printed form and digitally as PDFs and for tablets. Through the smart IU Learn app, you can access the scripts for your Leadership in Education studies as well as scripts from all other distance learning programs at IU.

Using myCampus, the online campus of IU, you also have access to additional materials, such as videos. You exchange ideas with your lecturers and fellow students, for example, in virtual live formats, such as interactive courses.

And exams? You can take them as online exams if you wish. An online exam can be taken at any time once you feel sufficiently prepared for the content. Alternatively, you can take the exam at one of the numerous exam centers of IU throughout Germany.