MSc in Corporate & Executive Coaching

Curriculum

Modules

Coaching principles and core competencies

The module will allow students to receive a theoretical and methodological grounding on coaching and an understanding of the coaching mindset and ethics. This knowledge and skills are essential for professionals who want to acquire a critical understanding of the core coaching theory and techniques and practice within their organization, as well as for independent coaches. Throughout the module, students will also acquire or enhance their confidence and efficiency required in the coaching profession. Some of the key aspects that will be covered in this module include core coaching competencies and distinctions, coaching relationships, co-establishment of coaching goals and achievement of change and agreed results.

Leadership and Management

This module provides an opportunity to critically examine leadership and management from social, cultural, political, and economic perspectives, recognising current imperatives in the global context of contemporary business. In the module you will compare and contrast traditional and modern approaches to leadership and management, engaging with management styles and practices from different regions and cultures, and informed by a diversity of examples and case studies. You will also systematically examine and reflect on your leadership disposition, skills, and behaviours.

Leadership Coaching 

The main aim of this module is to enable students to understand the complex issues leaders are faced with and develop the coaching skills to facilitate their path towards mindful, inspirational and impactful leadership. The module will provide students with the necessary knowledge, skills and in-depth understanding of different leadership theories and styles, essential for the enhancing leadership in coaching practice. The module will enable students to deepen their essential professional knowledge and skills through high level coaching conversations.

Team Coaching

In this module students will acquire a sound understanding of the framework needed for a team to perform in the highest level and the role of a team coach whilst integrating essential professional knowledge, skills and tools of team dynamics into their practice. Students will receive a clear pathway of navigating and resolving the complex power dynamics within a team, the potential misalignment, miscommunication or conflict.

Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Aspects of the Executive

The main objective of the module is to enable the students to support coachees in dealing with career dilemmas, developing skills necessary for their professional advancement and safeguarding their wellbeing. The module will also enable students to deepen their knowledge, sharpen their coaching skills and be in a position to solve complex coaching problems such potential burnout, strategic career decision making, better co-operation and influence skills.

Self Leadership

The main objective of the module is to provide necessary knowledge and skill related to the cultivation and enhancement of self-leadership within the coaching process, including attributes such as self-discipline, confidence and efficiency. The module will enable students to acquire essential professional knowledge and an in-depth understanding of core aspects that are essential for successful coaching with regards to self-leadership including self-knowledge and awareness, motivation, strategic thinking, goal setting, resilience and change management.

Academic Skills and Professional Practice

In this non-credit bearing, compulsory module, you will consolidate and develop your academic and research skills; and clarify and strengthen your professional practice. To support this, the module comprises two aspects: academic and research skills, including writing styles, critical analysis, data collection and analysis, critical reflection, etc.; and professional development: personal and professional development planning, career planning, reflection and praxis. An innovative aspect of this is the reflection on professional development: this will draw upon elements of the core modules (of your programme) in its construction, and you will use to synthesise your own 'bigger' picture of the MSc and how it pertains to your (future) professional practice, praxis, aspirations, and development.

Professional Project

In this capstone module you will have the opportunity to bring together multiple elements of the programme to design, plan and execute an extended piece of work in critical research or professional enquiry to address a real contemporary issue, challenge, or problem within the context of corporate and executive coaching. This may involve research within an organisation, sector-based empirical research, or simulation-based research. You will be given a thorough grounding in fundamental research paradigms, strategies, and methods with opportunities, as appropriate, for more specialised research training according to project focus and interest. You will negotiate the major outputs of your research: for example, you may opt for a traditional dissertation or choose from more contemporary instruments of attainment, such as a research paper, professional portfolio of artefacts, etc. Whichever route you choose you will begin your project with a public pitching of your proposed area of research and close the module by participating in an end of the showcase.

Careers

The MSc in Corporate and Executive Coaching ensures a successful career with great prospects in businesses and organisations. The demand for executives in this field in the job market is already high and will increase geometrically in the coming years. At the same time, graduates of the programme can work as independent professionals in the field of Business and Executive coaching.

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