Course details
This programme will help you develop key skills to build your own leadership capacity, to shape and influence the key organisations and agencies in the early years sector, and to effectively bring about real change. You will be able to:
- document, recognise and reflect on your existing bank of knowledge, skills and experience
- critically assess and apply central theories of leadership and management from within and outside the sector, in an international context
- engage in effective professional communication, networking, advocacy, use of social media and lobbying
- understand how contemporary organisations work, how to change them, and why it can be so difficult to do this
- compare the Irish early years sector with other leading sectors internationally, through study, networking and direct experience
- engage critically in research, with an in-depth knowledge of crucial social issues related to children, and the skills to conduct ethical research of you own.
What subjects will I study?
Semester 1
- Leadership and advocacy in the early years
- Early years policy: national and international perspectives
Semester 2
- Professional communication
- Contemporary child psychology
Semester 3
- Leading Organisations and Change Management
- Children’s lives
Semester 4
- Advanced research methods
- Research, policy and practice
- Dissertation/work-based project
Course Location
About Institute of Technology Sligo
IT Sligo is one of Ireland’s most successful third level educational institutions. A regional leader in education, innovation and economic and social development, they provide ctheirses with the real-world skills that students need to thrive in the modern workplace. IT Sligo is known for:
- Delivering flexible, practical programmes within the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ), from higher certificate and degree level courses to taught masters and PhD level, in the classroom and online, with professional accreditation for certain awards.
- Small class sizes, with a low student to staff ratio, meaning students have a better working relationship with their lecturers.
- Partnering with businesses, the community and creative industries across core disciplines of Business and Social Sciences, Engineering and Design and Science to provide students work placements and internships.
- An excellent track record in innovation and research, providing a focal point for local business innovation and development through our Innovation Centre.
Reaching out to business, the community and abroad
- Working with their partners in industry, IT Sligo delivers a broad spectrum of tailored programmes approved by external bodies such as Engineers Ireland, Coca-Cola, Irish Prison Service, the CISCO Academy and the Irish Medicines Board.
- their annual Science theyek activities attract over 3,000 visitors to take part in practical scientific experiments.
- IT Sligo is an accredited member of the European Credit Transfer Scheme for Higher Education Awards and received the Extended European Erasmus University Charter in 2007.
A unique kind of campus
- Centrally located 72-acre campus in Sligo town, with good public transport links.
- Benefiting from a €35 million capital investment, including new Technology and Science buildings, a new student services building and a state-of-the-art library set on three floors.
- Sports Facilities include the multipurpose Knocknarea Arena, an international standard outdoor athletics track, floodlit soccer and Gaelic pitches and leisure and gym facilities.
- Plentiful and affordable student accommodation within walking distance of the campus: there are 2,100 bed spaces provided within Sligo City exclusively for students.
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