International marketing and branding (3 ECTS credits)
This course explores the importance of marketing for schools, how to segment the market, how to attract students and communicate effectively the educational services offered. Digital marketing will also be explored. Students will also learn about branding and its importance in education.
Program and student assessment and evaluation (3 ECTS credits)
Program and student assessment and evaluation relates to those practices that can be used to improve learning outcomes at individual, school, and system level.
Management of international schools (3 ECTS credits)
Management is a process of planning, decision making, organizing, leading, motivation and controlling the human resources, financial, physical, and information resources of an organization to reach its goals efficiently and effectively. The most important aspect in any organization is the people who work in it. It is important to know how to lead, inspire, select, manage, evaluate and reward staff. This course will explore all the activities included in the management process and how the influence the success of the school.
The international curriculum (3 ECTS credits)
In this course students will learn the concept of international curriculum, as one that helps children to understand the world around them, the changes in events and circumstances and develops skills that can be used in different scenarios and geographical locations.
There will be a special reference to the IB curriculum as an example.
Pedagogy and teaching methods (3 ECTS credits)
This course is divided into two parts; in the first one. students will learn the importance of pedagogy as theory and practice of teaching in international schools. Looking at the interaction of teachers and students, and the learning environment created by teachers. In the second part, we´ll look at different teaching effective methods for international schools.
Language acquisition and cultural awareness (3 ECTS credits)
The learning of foreign languages is a must today as well as functioning effectively in other cultures. In this course we will explore the importance of teaching and/or working in other languages. Intercultural skills will also be developed.
Effective environment for student leaning & classroom management (3 ECTS credits)
In this course we will learn about the importance of the learning environment, and classroom management. Different aspects should be considered such as classroom set up, class structure, and physical atmosphere because they all contribute to an effective learning experience.
We will also look at other aspects such as feeling safe mentally and physically. The ideas of respect, feeling supported and welcome all contribute to creating an effective learning environment, especially in an international setting.
Leadership in international schools 3 ECTS credits)
In his course, we´ll consider leadership as a key element to a successful school and how a leader needs to inspire and share with others the organization´s. Different leadership styles will be analyzed in class. Students will learn about the importance of the leader´s philosophy, style and understanding of culture in the organization and how these aspects affect the environment of the school.
Life Experience Portfolio (18 ECTS credits)
A life experience portfolio is created in order to show evidence of professional work and skills, as well as knowledge from real experience. In this course students will learn how to create a portfolio. In order to do that, students will learn about organization, attention to detail and creativity. Students will learn the following competences:
- Create your short and long professional goals.
- Improve your writing and presentation skills.
- Learn how to integrate experience and studies in a comprehensible document.
Master Thesis (18 ECTS credits)
Students will do a final master's thesis, which can be a research project or the elaboration of a school plan in which all the knowledge acquired during the course is gathered and which theoretically can be used to start up a school. Students will develop the following competences:
- Learn the basics of research; how to develop a hypothesis, do research, methods of research.
- Improve your writing skills in English.
- Learn the process of creation from the moment of deciding on a topic to the final research paper.