Course Details
About
Effective leadership starts with self-awareness. To be an impactful leader, it’s essential to understand not just your own behaviours, but also how you interact with your team and the broader organisational culture. This module is designed to help you become a more self-reflective, empathetic, and politically astute leader, capable of navigating the complexities of today’s workplace.
Why This Matters for You
In today’s fast-paced business environment, leadership isn’t just about making decisions; it’s about understanding the underlying dynamics that drive behaviour within your team and across your organisation. This module will equip you with the tools to:
- Reflect on your own leadership style and recognise the emotional triggers that influence your decisions.
- Develop a deeper empathy for your team members, improving communication and fostering collaboration.
- Gain insights into how workplace norms, routines, and conflicts emerge, and how these factors impact your organisation’s culture.
What You’ll Gain
- A holistic understanding of leadership: You’ll critically examine different perspectives on leadership, communication, and organisational culture to enhance your approach to management.
- Improved self-awareness and emotional intelligence: Learn how to recognise and manage the emotions—both yours and others’—that drive behaviour in the workplace.
- Stronger collaboration across hierarchies: With a deeper understanding of group dynamics and organisational systems, you’ll be better equipped to lead and work across all levels of the organisation, from frontline teams to senior leadership.
- A refined understanding of power dynamics: Learn to identify patterns of inclusion and exclusion, and develop strategies to address power imbalances that affect team cohesion and organisational effectiveness.
Why It’s Critical for Your Career
Leadership in today’s complex business environment is about collaboration, emotional intelligence, and adaptability. The skills you’ll develop in this module will empower you to lead more effectively, adapt to changing circumstances, and build stronger, more resilient teams.
Course Duration and Delivery Format
Course start date: February 2025
The course will be taught from the Derry-Londonderry Campus with attendance required on the following days:
- Monday 24th February
- Thursday 6th March
- Thursday 13th March
Dates may be subject to change.
Teaching, Learning and Assessment
100% coursework. the course is assessed through a professional discussion and written of coursework which focuses on applying the techniques you have learned on the course to a work situation.
Campus
Derry~Londonderry
Course Credit
This is a 20 credit module
Course Entry requirements
You should hold a Second-Class Honours Degree or better OR have significant managerial / business experience.
Fee Funding Eligibility
Places are limited and open to applicants who:
- are over 18 years of age;
- are eligible to work in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland (ROI);
- are ‘settled’ in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland, and has been ordinarily resident in the UK or ROI for at least three years; or
- are a person who has indefinite leave to enter or remain in the UK or ROI.
- meet the course specific entry requirements as detailed above.
- meet the Ulster University general entry requirements
- this programme is not available to applicants with the following residency:
- GB and Islands
- EU excluding ROI qualifying residents
- International students
Apply now - limited places available
There are a limited number of funded places for this course. Offers will be extended to those applicants who meet the entry requirements following successful completion of the application process, on a first come, first served basis.
Application Process
- Click on the Apply Now button.
- This will take you to the online application system – if you have never used this before please click on First Time user account creation and create an account.
- Log into the system and click on New – create a new application.
- Choose Professional Develop Postgrad as the Application Type.
- Choose Admission Term Academic Year 2024-2025 and complete your details.
- Click the Fill Out Application button.
- Click on Programme Selection.
- In the programme choice dropdown please choose: PG Cred DFE, Part-Time Derry~Londonderry
- Please type the title of the short course you wish to study in the box below the programme choice: Reflexive Leadership
- Please complete all required application sections.
- Ensure your application is complete and then submit.
- You will receive a confirmation email that the application has been submitted, please ensure you check your junk mail as well as the inbox of the e-mail address listed on your application.
- If you have sent all required information and you have been successful, you will receive an unconditional offer. You must accept this offer via email and confirm acceptance online to secure your place.
- If you have not sent all required information, you will be asked to send outstanding items. If a place is still available and you have met all requirements, you will receive an unconditional offer. You must accept this offer via email and confirm acceptance online to secure your place.
IMPORTANT: If we have requested additional items, you do not have a guaranteed place. You may lose your space if you do not provide any required information by the deadline supplied in the Request for documentation Email. - Once your place is accepted, you will receive an enrolment email. You must complete the online enrolment to confirm your place and start your course
