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Graduate Certificate in Education (Instructional Leadership)

Qualification

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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About our 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

  1. Critically analyse a range of theories of instruction, educational change and leadership and reflect on the implications of these for own practice.
  2. Review, investigate and synthesise educational change and leadership incidences and issues through a range of lenses and perspectives.
  3. Design and implement a range of instructional change programs and initiatives, informed by research.
  4. 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.

Academic entry requirements

Students must meet the minimum academic qualifications required for admission to this course.

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English language entry requirements

Students must be able to demonstrate English language proficiency before being admitted to this course.

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Faculty Profile – Master of Education (MEd)

Discipline Lead – Faiza Qureshi, PFHEA

Faiza Qureshi is the Discipline Lead for the Master of Education portfolio at Murdoch University Dubai, where she provides strategic academic leadership across postgraduate education courses. She previously also served as Discipline Lead for the Foundation Program (2019–2025) and continues to play a central role in advancing teaching excellence across the campus. She chairs the Learning and Teaching Committee and leads Murdoch Dubai’s annual Learning and Teaching Conference, fostering innovation and evidence-informed practice in higher education.

Faiza lectures in the Master of Education and Graduate Certificate in Education courses, teaching across areas including education policy analysis, pedagogy in culturally diverse contexts, teaching methodologies, and educational research. She also leads the core TLC101 (Communication Skills for Undergraduate Study) unit, overseeing its delivery to Diploma students and supporting their academic transition and success.

With 18 years of experience across the education sectors in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, Faiza has held senior academic and leadership roles in both higher education and the school industry, including serving as Vice Principal of a British curriculum school. Her professional practice is grounded in a strong commitment to transnational education and student-centred learning in culturally diverse environments.

Faiza is a Principal Fellow of Advance HE (PFHEA) and remains actively engaged in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) and educational research, with a particular focus on transnational education. She serves as Associate Editor of the Journal of Applied Learning and Teaching and has contributed extensively to peer-reviewed publications. Her broader scholarly contributions include service on an ELT journal editorial board, co-authoring an ESL textbook, and publishing creative fiction.

She is currently completing her PhD in Education at Murdoch University (Australia). She 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). In addition to her PFHEA from Advance HE, she also holds SFHEA and AFHEA levels.

 

 

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