Master of Arts in Educational Leadership and Management
University of Malta
Information last verified July 2026
Program Overview
This masters’ course is designed to confront the problems of leadership in the educational setting. It will focus on the development of managerially-oriented competences and leadership development. The aim of the course is to encourage you to reflect analytically and constructively on the nature of your own current experiences at whatever level you are currently working in. The programme presents an intellectually challenging, developmental opportunity if you aspire to bring leadership to senior level educational administration positions in schools, post-secondary institutions and Directorate level. The programme is designed to provide the knowledge base that will equip you to harness human and other resources necessary to assure highly effective educational institutions. It is organized round what educational leaders need to know and be able to do in order both to understand societal needs and demands regarding education, and to be able to create transformative change that is responsive to societal requirements. This masters’ course is designed to confront the problems of leadership in the educational setting. It will focus on the development of managerially-oriented competences and leadership development. The aim of the course is to encourage you to reflect analytically and constructively on the nature of your own current experiences at whatever level you are currently working in. The programme presents an intellectually challenging, developmental opportunity if you aspire to bring leadership to senior level educational administration positions in schools, post-secondary institutions and Directorate level. The programme is designed to provide the knowledge base that will equip you to harness human and other resources necessary to assure highly effective educational institutions. It is organized round what educational leaders need to know and be able to do in order both to understand societal needs and demands regarding education, and to be able to create transform
Career Opportunities
This programme is ideal if you wish to engage in leadership positions both within schools and in other levels, including the Education Directorates, further and higher education institutions. Candidates who have followed this programme have taken on leadership positions in Malta and have also been accepted for doctoral studies both locally and abroad, while some have also had the opportunity of being awarded a scholarship.
Program Curriculum
Year 1 Semester 1 Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) EDU5970 Fundamentals of Educational Research 5 ECTS LLI5202 Professional Development Models 5 ECTS LLI5208 Studies in Educational Management and Leadership 5 ECTS Semester 2 Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) EDU5971 Applied Educational Research Methods 5 ECTS LLI5203 Leadership and Management Issues for School Improvement 5 ECTS Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) Students are required to register for one of the following study-units: LLI5024 Leadership in a Multicultural Context 5 ECTS RSE5001 A Whole School Approach to Social and Emotional Learning 5 ECTS Year 2 Students must register for compulsory study-units according to their chosen stream as well as 5 ECTS credits in elective study-unit to a total of 30 ECTS credits. Semester 1 Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) LLI5205 Teaching, Learning and Assessment 5 ECTS LLI5206 Leading Lesson Study 5 ECTS Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) Students are required to register for one of the following study-units: EDU5955 Nurturing Professional Learning Communities in Maltese Schools 5 ECTS LLI5200 Leadership Coaching 5 ECTS Stream B: Leadership EDU5900 Internal and External Review 5 ECTS LLI5208 Studies in Educational Management and Leadership 5 ECTS Semester 2 Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) EDU5900 Internal and External Review 5 ECTS LLI5210 Study Visit 5 ECTS Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) Students are required to register for one of the following study-units: LLI5022 Digital Mediated Leadership: Implications of School Manageme
Admission Requirements
Applicants must be in possession of: Refer to the list of country-specific qualifications a degree in Education with at least Third Class Honours from this University or a degree from another university recognized as equivalent for the purpose, together with a minimum of five years’ teaching experience, or any other degree with at least Third Class Honours or Category III from this University or a degree from another university recognized as equivalent for the purpose together with a recognized teaching or education qualification and a minimum of five years’ teaching experience, or a Master’s degree that qualified applicants for a Teacher’s Warrant, together with a minimum of five year’s teaching experience, or any other recognised teaching qualification together with at least five years’ teaching experience. Applicants in possession of the Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Leadership may be allowed to join Part Two of the Course, if they have completed successfully the Postgraduate Diploma with a minimum average mark of 65%. Notes and any other requirements The maximum number of students that can be admitted into the course is 24 students. If the number of applicants exceeds the number of available places, applicants shall be invited for an interview. The criteria for the selection process are: qualifications as identified in the above paragraphs: 20% professional aptitude and disposition: 20% performance during the interview: 20% and professional development profile: 40% You are viewing the entry requirements for International applicants. Switch to Local qualifications. You can submit your application online . The deadlines for submission of applications vary according to the intake and courses. We encourage all international applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible. This is especially important if you require a visa to travel and eventually stay in Malta. You can compare your national qualifications to the local requirements by visiting our q
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
€10,800 (Non-EU)
About University of Malta
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
TheUniversity of Malta(Maltese:L-Università ta' Malta;UM; formerlyUOM) is apublic research universityin the towns ofMsidaandValletta, Malta. It serves as theflagshipandnational universityof...
University Profile- Start Date October
- Language English
- Duration 3 years
- Credits 90
