Advanced Leadership Practice

MSc Part-time

Course Overview

UCAS code:
Duration: 6 trimesters
Study type: Part-Time
Napier code: 30010MM

The MSc Advanced Leadership Practice programme is aimed at tomorrow's leaders seeking exposure to a variety of issues surrounding successful leadership and creative management. It combines leadership theory, powerful peer and action learning approaches to achieve real, measureable leader performance improvements.

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The MSc Advanced Leadership Practice programme is aimed at tomorrow's leaders seeking exposure to a variety of issues surrounding successful leadership and creative management. It combines leadership theory, powerful peer and action learning approaches to achieve real, measureable leader performance improvements. This is provided through challenging experiential workshops, seminars and sharing of work and life experiences that are sophisticated, psychologically positive, yet highly practical. The programme marries real world assessments with a focus on the personal challenges faced by the participants in their working lives. All participants will be expected to challenge their own behaviours and explore other perspectives.

The programme is both residential and non-residential, delivered by leading practitioners and successful leaders from a variety of fields to share practical wisdom.

On completion of this programme of study you will be able to:

  • Make informed judgements from the synthesis of behavioural data and information (both qualitative and quantitative) derived from a diversity of sources, primary and secondary, with a view to enhancing leadership success in an organisational context.
  • Deal creatively with complex; challenging and often ill-defined leadership problems and issues, applying appropriate skills and behaviours.
  • Reflect critically on learning on a continuing basis, integrating academic study and leadership experience, in the light of the organisational context.
  • Synthesise and present arguments and communicate effectively (using both verbal and written mediums) with subject experts: both academics and practising leaders.
  • Work effectively with peers and academic supervisors developing and demonstrating leadership skills in a variety of contexts within your organisation/ department or area of work.

What's it like?

"Leadership is a highly valued and rare talent that is vital to team, organisational and societal development. In our world the quality of our leadership is critical for the future. The leadership of our society must reflect the talents and diversity of our population."

Career prospects

We are one of the top universities in Scotland for graduate employability, with over 93% of our graduates in jobs or further study six months after graduating.

At the end of this programme participants will be ready to use the new practical leader capabilities that they have acquired to tackle decisions with improved confidence and certainty.

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Modular learning

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Full-time study (per year)

The fees listed are stated per annum.

Part-time study (per year)

The fees listed are stated per annum.

Part-time study

The number of modules studied is dependent on the exit that you wish to achieve, for example:

  • A Grad Cert is 60 Credits (3 modules)
  • A Cert HE/Grad Dip/ HND is 120 credits (6 modules)
  • A Dip HE credit is 240 credits (12 modules)
  • A Degree is 360 credits (18 modules)
  • An Honours Degree is 480 credits

Please note that some part-time courses give modular exemptions for previous study and vocational experience. Advice is available during application.

Fees Table

Fees displayed are correct at the time of publication but the University Court reserves the right to make changes in fees at any time, and without notice, before or after the student's admission to the University.

Tuition fees are reviewed annually and will rise each year during your programme of study, at least in line with inflation.

Funding your study

We have a selection of funding opportunities available such as the UK postgraduate tuition fee loan (Scottish & EU) and specific scholarships aimed at student from India and across Africa. Visit our funding pages to find out what you could be eligible for.

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