Education

The MBA in Education is aimed specifically at practitioners in education management, both in the public and the private sectors. The programme is designed for education administrators who have at least 3 years of experience in managing people, or processes within the education sector, either in primary, secondary or tertiary levels.

Course structure

The Wittenborg MBA in Education is delivered in a block format, with 2 modules being covered every 6 weeks.

The modules are delivered intensively over consecutive days in the so-called 'block format', which means that each module has 6 days of teaching split into two blocks of 3 days. Teaching methods include group work, case studies, presentations, and live projects. The course is delivered through a variety of approaches including lectures, presentations, tutorials and case studies, with an emphasis on interactive learning. Each module is taught by two lecturers, often a full time Wittenborg lecturer and a quest lecturer from a partner university. Modules include regular guest speakers from industry.

Areas of study

Management subjects address key issues of strategy, marketing, operations, human resources, accounting and financial planning, studied in parallel with deeper international corporate finance and investment modules. Options include consultancy and multi-unit management. Students acquire research skills, which they can apply to academic or industrial projects.

Syllabus

Semester 1
• Human Resource Management
• Marketing Management
• Management Accounting & Finance
• Operations Management
• International Management
• Information Management

Semester 2
• Critical Perspectives in Education
• Action Learning through Enquiry
• Leadership and Management in Education
• Change Management: New Teaching & Learning Approach
• Business Statistics
• Strategic Management

Throughout the programme: Research Methods, 3 Project weeks, leading to the Final Project