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Leadership Education and Developing Others
Key information
Course Leader: Ms Kelly Lefteri (mscacp@herts.ac.uk)
Level: 7
Credits: 30
Mode of delivery: Online
Learner Hours: Scheduled Hours - 70, Independent Hours - 230
Available places: 70
Dates
- 26/01/2027
Fees and Funding
£1890.00
The price quoted above is for a 30 credit module in the 2026/27 academic year and applies to students who are assessed as Home fee payers ONLY. Fees will differ for students assessed as Overseas fee payers. Fee assessment decisions follow UKCISA (UK Council for International Student Affairs) guidance, which is based on UK law and government regulations. Further information on who will pay Home or Overseas tuition fees can be found here: https://ask.herts.ac.uk/will-i-pay-home-or-international-tuition-fees
Once confirmed, a student’s fee status will normally remain the same for the duration of their course. However, information regarding fee reassessment is available here: https://ask.herts.ac.uk/will-i-pay-home-or-international-tuition-fees#FeeReassessment
Eligible students may be able to apply for a Postgraduate Student Loan. Please note that to access this funding, you must enrol on the full MSc programme; funding is not available for individual modules or interim awards (for example, a Postgraduate Diploma). Further information is available at: https://www.gov.uk/masters-loan
Further details, including tuition fee amounts, fee policy and payment deadlines, can be found here : https://www.herts.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/fee-information/fees-and-finance-policy-documents
If you require further information or have any questions regarding fees, please contact: cpdhealth@herts.ac.uk
Entry Requirements
Students are required to have experience as a mentor or in a leadership role prior to enrolling on the module.
Course Overview
The aim of this module is to enable students to continue to develop their knowledge, understanding and skills of leadership, education and professional development. The module enables students to critically review leadership within the context of the advanced practice role, to understand the leaning and teaching approaches that support clinical development and to evaluate strategies to support and develop themselves and others.
The module will normally address:
•Leadership theories and application to practice and understanding self as a leader.
•Conceptual frameworks relating to leading and following, power and control, compliance and subversion.
•Strategies for developing a learning culture within organisations.
•Examination and application of skills to support leadership at an advanced practice level.
•Evaluation of the role of the advanced practitioner as a leader.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Successful students will typically...
•Critically discuss the theoretical basis of leading and developing others to promote and enable a learning organisation.
•Critically evaluate a range of conceptual frameworks relating to leading and following, power and control, compliance and subversion, in the context of the advanced practice role.
•Critically understand the importance of negotiation, influence, resilience and determination in organisational change processes utilising a range of analytical tools to inform the change process.
Intellectual, Practical and Transferable Skills
Successful students will typically...
•Critically analyse and evaluate personal leadership styles and how this can influence own and others practice.
•Critically review how the advanced practitioner acts as a lead in practice settings within a multidisciplinary team, or in partnership with other professionals.
•Critically evaluate the importance of courage and candour, resilience and ethics.
•Critically review strategies to promote teaching and education and development of others.
Number of Learner Hours:
Scheduled - 70
Independent - 230
Placement 0
Assessments (online)
Practical, 50%
Professional discussion focusing on concepts of leadership and people development within the context of the advanced practice role.
Coursework, 50%
Open book timed exam.
All individual elements of assessment must be passed.
What students say about this module:
“The module is very well organised, and the lecturers use great strategies during the sessions, including their own experience from practice, making it very easy to understand and getting everyone engaged”
“It was a very applicable subject. The module has allowed me to learn the theory behind my own choices and within my work place generating a better understanding. I am already using some of my new toolkit to my advantage at work”
Learning outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Successful students will typically...
- Critically discuss the theoretical basis of leading and developing others to promote and enable a learning organisation
- Critically evaluate a range of conceptual frameworks relating to leading and following, power and control, compliance and subversion, in the context of the advanced practice role
- Critically understand the importance of negotiation, influence, resilience and determination in organisational change processes utilising a range of analytical tools to inform the change process
Intellectual, Practical and Transferable Skills
Successful students will typically...
- Critically analyse and evaluate personal leadership styles and how this can influence own and others practice
- Critically review how the advanced practitioner acts as a lead in practice settings within a multidisciplinary team, or in partnership with other professionals
- Critically evaluate the importance of courage and candour, resilience and ethics.
- Critically review strategies to promote teaching and education and development of others.
Assessment
Practical, 50%
Professional discussion focusing on concepts of leadership and people development within the context of the advanced practice role.
Coursework 1, 50%
Open book timed exam.
All individual elements of assessment must be passed.