President’s Global Leadership Award: Postgraduate

All King's students on a postgraduate taught degree, in any faculty, can apply to take this module alongside their degree.

For some students, this module may be available as an 'optional module for credit' as part of your degree programme. You will know if this applies to your programme upon registration.

A weekly online module will help you to develop distinctive leadership skills in service to society, in a global context. You will reflect on your own leadership aims, identify the values that mean most to you as potential leaders, and work to put these values into practice.

Through case studies of leadership, selected readings and assessment tasks, you'll build a formidable understanding of leadership theory and practice.

The coursework includes a variety of exercises and invites you to work in a variety of formats. The result is a corpus of work that defines, analyses and evaluates leadership and demonstrates your evolving thoughts and feelings around leadership.

The Postgraduate PGLA module is equivalent to 15 credits and requires approximately 150 hours of work (15 hours per week).

By the end of the course, you will have:
> explored what it means to be a global leader in the twenty-first century.
> engaged systematically and creatively with leadership theory and practice.
> analysed and evaluated leadership as a social practice.
> developed self-direction and acted autonomously in planning and implementing leadership tasks.
> shown originality in tackling and solving leadership problems.
> demonstrated a culturally competent view of assessing global challenges.

You will submit two assessments: one 500-word reflection and one 2000-word leadership proposal. The assessment is designed to consolidate and enhance learning, exploring global leadership as a collaborative social practice.

Students must submit and pass both assessments to achieve formal recognition of the PGLA.

Registrations open annually. You can register via the registration form once it's open. Please note that you only need to register for one semester, as the module content is the same in both semesters.

Semester 1:
Classes are delivered in person on Wednesdays (10:00–11:00) and consist of 10 one-hour sessions. Recordings are available for co-curricular students who prefer to complete the module online. Registration closes at 12:00pm on Friday 25 September 2026.

Semester 2:
Classes are delivered live online via MS Teams on Fridays (10:00–11:00) and consist of 10 one-hour sessions, with recordings available. Registration closes at 12:00pm on Friday 22 January 2027.

Registrations are offered on a first come, first served basis, subject to the capacity limits. Due to the high demand for the PGLA, please ensure that you have the time and capacity to commit to this additional module before registering. Once capacity is reached, a waiting list will be introduced and used until the end of Week 2 of each semester should registered students choose to withdraw.

If you successfully complete the President's Global Leadership Award, it will be featured on your Higher Education Achievement Report.

You will also receive a digital credential via Accredible which can be added to your LinkedIn profile to enhance your portfolio.

All King's postgraduate researchers in any faculty can apply to take this course alongside their research.

A weekly module will help you to develop distinctive leadership skills in service to society, in a global context. You will reflect on your own leadership aims, identify the values that mean most to you as potential leaders and work to put these values into practice.

Through case studies of leadership and selected readings, you'll build a formidable understanding of leadership theory and practice.

By the end of the course, you will have:
> explored what it means to be a global leader in the twenty-first century.
> engaged systematically and creatively with leadership theory and practice.
> analysed and evaluated leadership as a social practice.
> developed self-direction and acted autonomously in planning and implementing leadership tasks.
> shown originality in tackling and solving leadership problems.
> demonstrated a culturally competent view of assessing global challenges.

There is no assessment for the PGLA if you are taking it as a postgraduate researcher.

Applications open annually. You can apply via the application form once it's open.

There may be opportunities to work as a Graduate Teaching Assistant on the module for future cohorts.