Name of programme                       EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT

Qualification awarded                     Master of Education

Field of study                                  Social sciences

Study area                                      Social sciences

Length of the programme               2 years (4 semesters)

Scope of programme (ECTS)         120 ECTS

Language of instruction                  English 

Location                                          Kaunas, Lithuania

Starting date                                   1st of September

Tuition fee for Non-EU students     TBC

Overview

The study programme  Management of Education responds to the demands of the contemporary educational systems and therefore is popular among the applicants. The study programme aims to prepare educational managers for different types of organisations involved in learning and teaching activities. The complexity of the programme learning outcomes leads our future graduates to the career of an educator, an educational manager, a human resources developer.

Students will have a great opportunity to experience a blended learning method, which will develop their competence in technology enhanced and self-directed learning.

Feedback of lecturers and students

“The programme is for students who see themselves as the future leaders of educational organizations”.
Assoc. Prof. Lina Kaminskienė

“I’m proud to be graduate of study programme Educational Management. I have worked as a consultant in NGO. Now I am a career consultant in Kaunas Jesuit Gymnasium”.
Aistė Bertašienė, the graduate

Competencies acquired

Study programme aims to prepare Masters in Education specialised in the field of the management of education.

Graduates of the programme will be able to:

design a strategic development plan for the educational organisation and its implementation programme;
perform applied research in management of education;
design a plan of organisation staff career development and in-service training, taking into account employee personal and organisational activity quality improvement needs; design training/learning programmes;
develop plans of educational organisation activity and curriculum design;
apply training/learning methods, materials and measures corresponding to the expected learning outcomes, needs of learners, training/learning environment and available resources;
assess the attained learning outcomes in the context of training subject/module, programme and organisation.

Career opportunities

Upon graduation of the study programme Management of Education graduatess will be able to work in:

public educational institutions and private organizations providing education services;
education governance institutions;
human resource departments of enterprises and business organizations;
non-governmental organizations working in the field of education;
to continue with the doctoral studies.