COLLEGE OF EDUCATION SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP

MA EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT SANDWICH PROGRAMME

Introduction

The current educational landscape is characterised by challenges that require practitioners to develop cutting-edge solutions for the education sector. It is in light of this that the School of Education and Leadership, at the College of Education, University of Ghana, through its Department of Educational Studies and Leadership, has developed the MA Educational Leadership and Management programme to offer prospective students the required expertise to help address the numerous challenges faced by the education sector. The programme prepares educational practitioners in school leadership and management, teaching and learning processes, health and safety in schools and educational contexts, participation and involvement of the school community and resource mobilisation and use.

Objectives

In our contemporary world, work schedules, family commitments and other responsibilities undermine one’s desire to further their education. This MA Sandwich programme is designed to help individuals to access high-quality research-intensive education, while attending to other responsibilities.

Essentially, the programme will enable students to develop:

Broad-based knowledge and understanding of theories of educational leadership and management for better engagement in issues and debates in the field of education.
A range of frameworks for understanding learners’ performance, better and new ways of professional development and organisational learning so as to enhance professional practice in the Ghanaian context.
Better skills and understanding of issues relating to teacher quality, preparation, training and development of leadership identities and the critical examination of such identity formation in the context of equality, inclusiveness and social justice.

Courses Offered

Please visit http://www.ug.edu.gh/esl/

Programme Duration

This Sandwich programme is spread over two (2) semesters designed to be run as follows:

Coursework for the programme will be completed in two semesters. The first semester will begin during the Easter break for three (3) weeks (14th - 30th April, 2020) and continue during the long vacation period for five (5) weeks (20th July to 21st August, 2020). A similar schedule will be repeated in 2021 for the second semester.

Minimum Entry Requirements

A good first degree (with at least second class lower division) from a recognised university.

General information

How to Apply:

Ghanaian applicants can obtain University of Ghana online application E-VOUCHERS can be obtained by Ghanaian applicants for Two Hundred Ghana Cedis GH¢200.00 at the following banks: Ecobank, Republic Bank, Agricultural Development Bank, Ghana Commercial Bank, Zenith Bank, Merchant Bank, UniBank, Prudential Bank and Fidelity Bank. Applicants should follow carefully the instructions on the voucher when completing the online application form.

Applicants outside Ghana and non-Ghanaian applicantsare required to pay to the University a non-refundable application processing fee of US$110.00. This fee can be paid directly or wire transferred into the UNIVERSITY OF GHANA ECOBANK ACCOUNT.

Details of the Account are;