Program Overview
The Sustainable Leadership Development at University of Cumbria is a MA programme in Humanities over 12 months, delivered On-campus. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.
Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of humanities. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.
Graduates of the Sustainable Leadership Development programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across United Kingdom and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.
Key Program Features
- Duration: 12 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: On-campus
- English requirement: IELTS 5.5
- Tuition: GBP 10,500 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 9,250 (Tuition (Year)) — National students
- Location: Lancaster, United Kingdom
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Sustainable Leadership Development programme are prepared for diverse careers in humanities:
- Researcher / Academic
- Cultural Programme Manager
- Editor / Writer
- Translator / Interpreter
- Museum Curator
- Communications Specialist
Program Curriculum
Course Structure
- Sustainable Leadership
- Independent Study
- Leadership Development
- Researching Leadership, Progress and Change
- Sustainable Leadership Development Dissertation
- Sustainable Exchange
- Theoretical Perspectives of Outdoor and Experiential Learning
- The Reflective Practitioner
- Facilitation and Dialogue
- Leadership and Democracy
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
- Each module will require pre-reading and engagement with course materials. These will be sent to you a month before the residential block delivery week.
- The block programme will engage in peer to peer student interaction as well as lectures, seminars and workshops led by experts in their field
- Each module will require you to prepare and present materials to a wide audience that includes employers, academics, fellow students and tutors
- Experiential learning will be encouraged and challenged through engagement with the cultural history and environs of the Lake District
- Group and team work will be mandatory for some modules in order to ensure the opportunity to practice team and leaderships skills, however this will be limited to contributions on the residential blocks only
- Post block study will include engagement with blogs and wikis via the university\'s virtual online learning environment, \'BlackBoard\'
English Proficiency: IELTS 5.5 or equivalent.
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
GBP 10,500 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 9,250 (Tuition (Year)) — National students
Tuition fees: GBP 10,500 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 9,250 (Tuition (Year)) — National students
IELTS requirement: 5.5
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Contact University of Cumbria directly for scholarship, grant, and financial aid information for this programme. Many European universities offer merit-based and need-based funding for international and domestic students.
About University of Cumbria
University of Cumbria
Carlisle, United Kingdom
The University of Cumbria is a public university in Cumbria, with its headquarters in Carlisle and other major campuses in Lancaster, Ambleside, and London. It has roots extending back to the...
University Profile- Language English
- Duration 12 months