Theories of Leadership

The Theories of Leadership module (BUSN11144) provides a critical insight into leadership research.  Theories on leadership such as the Great Man, Trait, Skill, Behaviour, Situational and Contingency perspectives are examined.  Emerging paradigms and theories of new approaches to leadership such as Charismatic, Transformational, Transactional, Distributed, Authentic, Servant, Entrepreneurial leadership, Leader member exchange and Implicit leadership theories are identified and addressed.

Students will develop skills in critical engagement with leadership research and theory.  They will be able to display critical awareness of current developments in both the theory and practice of leadership and its importance in modern organisations.  This critical reflection will be instrumental in meeting the leadership development needs of 21st century graduates as well as identifying potential sources of development.

On successful completion of this module the student will be able to:

• Explain the nuanced conceptualisation of leadership
• Evaluate the different theories of leadership and its importance in modern organisations
• Critically review the main strands in leadership theory and emerging trends
• Critically reflect on their leadership development needs and identify potential sources of development

This is an SCQF Level 11 module and upon successful completion, participants will be awarded 20 credits.

To view the module descriptor, please visit Programme Specifications and Module Descriptors 

 

Delivery 

This module will be delivered by Distance Learning.  Timetable to be confirmed.

 

Course presenter

This module will be delivered by Dr Hilary Collins.

 

NOTE: This is a university module and upon approval of your application, you will be invited to register and then supported to complete enrolment. To enrol on the university system, the first step involves security set-up using the Microsoft Authenticator app; you will need to ensure that you have a compatible smartphone.

Further enrolment information is available at the Student Information Portal.

To access this module via the CPD route, individuals should be ordinarily resident in Scotland.  

 

Further study

In addition to being available on a CPD basis, this module is part of our Master of Business Administration.

Modules available through the UWS CPD Centre include:

• The Strategic Manager

For further information regarding this postgraduate programme, please contact ask@uws.ac.uk

For further information regarding the above module, please contact cpd@uws.ac.uk