Lifelong Learning and Leadership — Singapore

This MA is taught in Singapore at the Institute for Adult Learning. The programme aims to provide professionals with responsibility for managing, delivering or supporting lifelong learning with opportunities to develop their own analysis and practice and equip them with the knowledge and skills relating to leadership in their practice.

Students gain understanding of the context for the emergence of lifelong learning, as well as its incorporation into policies for educational and professional development. They are also able to critically analyse adult learning policy at the national and organisational levels, and acquire the tools to analyse and plan their own professional development and that of others in their organisation.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.

The programme comprises four core modules (120 creates) and a research dissertation (60 credits).

Core modules

• Analysing Adult Education Policy and Practice
• Leading and Innovating in Professional Development
• Lifelong Learning: Theories and Perspectives
• The Design, Conduct and Evaluation of Educational and Social Research

Dissertation/report

All students submit a 20,000-word dissertation.

Teaching and learning

This programme is delivered via face-to-face full-day sessions carried out over five days (including weekends). It is assessed by coursework assignments of up to 5,000 words, essays and portfolios with reflective statements, and a 20,000-word dissertation.

Applicants are normally expected to have a good first degree (at least an upper second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK university or an overseas equivalent) with two or more years of relevant work experience. Outstanding applicants who do not meet these requirements can seek entry through the submission of a portfolio and qualifying work.

Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme (CSSS)

Value:

Full fees, flights, stipend, and other allowances (1 year)

Eligibility:

Overseas students

Criteria:

Based on both academic merit and financial need