Educational Leadership American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK)

Overview

With an American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership, you will be prepared to take leadership roles in various fields. Graduates of our M.Ed. program are well suited to become school administrators, educational consultants, education policy developers, educational researchers, career counselors, and/or corporate trainers. Indeed, our program is designed to meet your needs, and international standards. It is accredited by the UAE’s Ministry of Education, ensuring that our graduates are well-prepared to enter the job market and contribute to positive change in their industries.

The Master of Education in Educational Leadership Degree is a thorough scholarly experience that provides Teacher-Practitioners excellent learning opportunities in Leadership theory and practice. Lasting four semesters, the degree prepares the Teacher-Practitioners with substantial knowledge and skills to explore actual leadership prospects. As they learn and study together in the Program, the cohorts create a common goal of lifelong learning and reflective advancement of Educational Leadership in the country. Graduates will have the necessary skills and ability to become positive change agents who can substantially impact the continuous improvement of schools and student learning based on data informed leadership, research, assessment, and the implementation of best practice.

Program Educational Objectives

Graduates of the Master of Education are prepared to actively contribute to K-12 schools, higher education institutions, and governmental entities in leadership roles such as instructional, administration and community building. The program is designed to prepare educational leaders who can substantially impact the continuous improvement of student learning based on data informed decision-making, real-world research skills, meaningful assessment, and the implementation of best practice.

Graduates of the Master of Education degree are expected to:

• Assess highly specialized knowledge of leadership theories and/or methodologies as the basis for original thinking, encompassing reflective practice and ethical processes of a detailed body of knowledge of recent developments in the field of educational leadership;
• Evaluate the specialized and advanced problem-solving skills required in educational leadership, research and analysis, while utilizing specialist communication and technology skills to present, explain and/or critique highly complex matters;
• Construct a comprehensive, internalized, personal worldview, while accepting responsibility to society, and the sociocultural norms and relationships;
• Take responsibility for leading strategic performance and development of professional teams, and self, in learning contexts that are complex and may require new strategic approaches within the ethical boundaries of educational leadership;
• Critically reflect, and actively choose to enhance, leadership skills in the field of Education to contribute to, and implement, ethical leadership standards that advances professional knowledge and practice; and
• Lead and participate in developing academic settings, and where education meets industry, demonstrating best practice in leadership.