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Master of Education Policy and Leadership

The University of Buckingham

  • Buckingham, United Kingdom
  • 1 year
  • English
  • Online
  • Master

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About the program

A one-year research master's degree in Education Policy and Leadership completed through supervised original research.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: no
  • Placement support: yes
  • Work during study: no
  • Post-study work rights (2): no
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Demonstrate understanding of Education Policy and Leadership
  • Explain educational theory and learner-development principles
  • Design and evaluate suitable learning activities
  • Reflect on inclusive teaching and communication approaches.

Career outcomes

  • Advancement in education and policy roles
  • New positions across education and policy sectors

Curriculum

  • Research master's built around an original supervised project on education systems
  • Policy and leadership
  • Studied fully online with live webinars on alternate Saturdays and flexible independent study. Students work with supervisors to define the project and complete a substantial dissertation or thesis in one year full-time
  • or two years part-time.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline at 2:1 or above (course pages: first or second-class honours
  • Some accept five or more years of senior work experience)
  • Research proposal and interview or Teams contact
  • Normally a 2:1 (upper second) undergraduate degree or equivalent
  • or substantial relevant experience
  • No GPA published.

Accepted academic background

Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline at 2:1 or above (course pages: first or second-class honours, Some accept 5+ years of senior work experience), Research proposal and interview/Teams contact.

Documents you’ll need

  • Academic Transcripts
  • Passport Copy
  • English Language Test Results (if required).

How to apply

  1. Review the program admission requirements and intake deadlines. Prepare academic transcripts
  2. Identification
  3. any required supporting documents. Complete the institution application and provide language results if applicable. Pay any required application fee
  4. Submit the application
  5. await the admission decision.

Other costs

Tuition per year£8,267 GBP
Application fee£50 GBP
Deposit£1,700 GBP

Program details

CampusOnline
Faculty or schoolSchool of Humanities and Social Sciences
DepartmentEducation
Teaching languageEnglish
Credit value120
Study paceFixed
Post-study stay2
Scholarship noteUniversity scholarships exist, Awards are course- and eligibility-specific.

Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    January 2027

    Apply by

    7 Dec 2026

    23 days left

Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 1 year.