Graduate Certificate in Education (Instructional Leadership)

Key Information

Duration and course structure

8 months, 2 trimesters (12 credits)

Intake dates

September

Mode of delivery

On campus

Online

Mixed-Mode

Fees*

Tuition Fee for the Entire Course (AED): 25,000

Tuition fees are inclusive of VAT.

*Note: Tuition fees exclude the cost of course study materials.

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Qualification: Graduate Certificate in Education (Instructional Leadership)

The majors offered by the Graduate Certificate in Education course are created expressly to upgrade the skills of practising teachers in areas of need, passion, and various stages of learning. The course strives to improve current teaching methods by integrating new pedagogies, content, and views. To promote high levels of engagement and real-world learning experiences, trained teachers will be provided with a multifaceted approach to upskilling. The curriculum aims to personalise learning and deal with current difficulties in education that the teaching workforce must deal with.

The Graduate Major in Instructional Leadership investigates leadership, educational transformation, and instructional theories, as well as how these ideas might be used practically in the challenging and evolving field of education. Students will investigate a variety of teaching techniques, their proper implementation, and the research that backs them up.

Are you considering doing more research in the area of global education? Because this Graduate Certificate’s sections are integrated with those in our Master of Education course, you can progress with advanced standing and finish the MEd with just 24 extra credits.

Learning outcomes

Critically analyse a range of theories of instruction, educational change and leadership and reflect on the implications of these for own practice.
Review, investigate and synthesise educational change and leadership incidences and issues through a range of lenses and perspectives.
Design and implement a range of instructional change programs and initiatives, informed by research.
Critically reflect on own practice to improve personal growth and performance in designing and leading instructional change programs.

Course structure

MJ-IL - Instructional Leadership

Instructional Leadership Major 12 cp

EDN541 | 3 cp | Practical Methods of Instruction
EDN505 | 3 cp | Leading Educational Change
EDN517 | 6 cp | Learning: Multiple Perspectives, Policies and Practices

MJ-IL - Instructional Leadership

Your career

As the need for professional educators rises, so does the demand for graduates from certified course in educational leadership.

Careers in educational leadership can be found in these areas:

School Principals
Superintendents
Curriculum Reviewers
Community Education Directors
Education Specialists

A leader in education can handle multiple school systems, meet rising accountability demands, and manage finances by preparing for a career as a high-level administrator. Strong moral character, interpersonal skills, goal-achievement, good conflict management, and coordination are all traits of effective educational leaders.

Faculty Profile – Master of Education (MEd)

Discipline Lead – Faiza Qureshi

Faiza Qureshi is the Discipline Lead for the Master of Education portfolio at Murdoch University Dubai and has previously also served as Discipline Lead for the Foundation program from 2019 to 2025. She also chairs the Learning and Teaching Committee, which includes chairing Murdoch University Dubai’s annual Learning and Teaching Conference. She lectures full-time in the Master of Education and Graduate Certificate in Education programs, with a teaching portfolio that includes education policy analysis, pedagogy in culturally diverse contexts, teaching methodologies, and research in education. She also serves as the Discipline Lead for the key TLC101 (Communication Skills for Undergraduate Study) unit, overseeing its delivery for all Diploma students.

In addition to her academic responsibilities, she serves as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Applied Learning and Teaching and is a member of a number of higher education academic boards. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Education at Murdoch University (Australia) and holds a Master of Education from Murdoch University (Dubai), a Diploma in English from the University of London (UK), and the ICELT qualification from Cambridge (UK). She is also a Senior Fellow (SFHEA) and Associate Fellow (AFHEA) of Advance HE (UK).

With more than 15 years of experience across the education sector in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, she has held senior leadership and academic positions in both school and higher education sectors. She is actively engaged in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) and educational research, with a particular focus on transnational education, and contributes regularly to peer-reviewed journals. She has also served on the editorial board of an ELT journal, co-authored an ESL textbook, and published creative works of fiction. In addition, she has previously served as Vice Principal of a school and continues to contribute to educational development through her membership on school stakeholder committees.