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Coaching Skills for Leading
Key information
Course Leader: Carys Armstrong-Griffiths (c.armstrong-griffiths@herts.ac.uk)
Level: 7
Credits: 15
Mode of delivery: Online and On Campus
Learner Hours: Scheduled Hours - 30, Independent Hours - 120
Available places: 30
Dates
- 08/10/2026
Fees and Funding
£945.00
The price quoted above is for a 15 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
Recommended that you are working in a leadership role and have an understanding of leadership and management theory.
Course Overview
Please note that non-attendance on 08 & 09 Oct 26 will mean that you cannot continue to study the Semester A instance of the module.
The module aims to enable the student to understand the role of coaching in leadership and to evaluate a range of approaches to coaching and develop their own skills in coaching within their leadership practice. The module will comprise of theoretical lectures and workshops, to facilitate the development of the fundamental knowledge, understanding and skills underpinning the roles and responsibilities of coaching and its application within leadership.
A key learning activity for this module is practical work in which students practise their coaching skills and through peer group learning develop a functional, supportive community of coaching practice. This activity requires the whole student group to participate in a collaborative, facilitative and supportive manner at each study day.
Module Content:
-The role of coaching approaches within leadership.
-The development of knowledge, skills, confidence and competence to select and apply a range of coaching skills within leadership practice.
-Students will integrate learning with practical experience throughout the duration of the module.
-The application of an evidence-based approach to coaching practice will be a key theme throughout.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Successful students will typically...
1. Evidence a systematic, in-depth knowledge and understanding of the underpinning theoretical perspectives and evidence that inform and support coaching as a leadership approach within healthcare.
2. Critically analyse leadership within contemporary healthcare settings.
Intellectual, Practical and Transferable Skills
Successful students will typically...
1. Critically evaluate, select and apply a range of appropriate coaching skills within a coaching context.
2. Critically reflect on their own leading and coaching practice, to inform and develop their future coaching and leadership practice.
Number of Learner Hours:
1. Scheduled: 30
2. Independent: 120
3. Placement/Work based learning: 0
Assessment
Students will be required to facilitate a coaching conversation and produce a critical reflection based on their performance within that coaching conversation.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding:
Successful students will typically:
Evidence a systematic, in-depth knowledge and understanding of the underpinning theoretical perspectives and evidence that inform and support coaching as a leadership approach within healthcare.
Critically analyse leadership within contemporary healthcare settings
Intellectual, Practical and Transferable Skills:
Successful students will typically:
Critically evaluate, select and apply a range of appropriate coaching skills within a coaching context.
Critically reflect on their own leading and coaching practice, to inform and develop their future coaching and leadership practice
Assessment
Students will conduct a coaching conversation and complete a structured critical reflection on that coaching conversation evidencing practical ability, knowledge and understanding of coaching practice and principles and their application within leadership.