Master of Education in Educational Leadership

Core Courses
 

• CAI 515 Curriculum Development and Instructional Supervision 

• EDA 501 Leadership in Education 

• EDA 540 Institutional Enhancement 

• EDA 542 Professional Development 

• EDA 580 Internship and Capstone Project 

• EDC 514 Research Methodology in Education 

• EDC 516 Program Assessment 

• EDT 519 Information Systems in Education 

Elective Courses

• EDA 511 Philosophy of Education  

• EDA 512 History of Education in the UAE 3

• EDA 519 Women in Leadership 3

• EDA 521 Comparative Education 3

• EDA 525 Qualitative Research Design

• EDA 527 Quantitative Methodologies

Directly related discipline with a minimum CGPA of 3.00 on a 4.00-point scale, from an accredited university recognized by the UAE’s Ministry of Education- Higher Education Affairs.

English language proficiency requirements

For master program taught in English, an Official score report of international TOEFL (IBT) 79 or the ITP 550 (taken at Amideast) or the Academic IELTS 6.0 must be taken no more than two years prior to admission, or English EmSat minimum score of 1400 no more than 18 month prior to admission to Abu Dhabi University.
 

Students with a recognized bachelor’s degree and an EmSAT score of 1250, English Academic IELTS Score 5.5, or equivalent on another standardized test approved by the Ministry, can be granted conditional admission for one semester, and may take a maximum of six credit hours in the first semester of study.
 

International Students
 

We also welcome applications from students with a variety of bachelor degrees from an accredited university recognized by the UAE’s Ministry of Education- Higher Education Affairs, upon their successful completion of any required program foundation courses. These applicants will be granted admission into the program after the successful completion of some business foundation courses.

Transfer Students
 

Postgraduate transfer students may apply for credit transfer for courses taken prior to joining Abu Dhabi University only once, when they first apply for admission.

For International Students:
AED$ 97,020 per year

The Master of Education in Educational Leadership Degree prepares graduates for teaching and executive positions at public and private schools. Administrative positions that might be available to those with a master’s degree in educational leadership include the Principal, Assistant Principal, Head of Department, Instructional Coordinator, Director , Supervisor, or Cluster Manager.