Department of
Leadership Studies
Documentation and Academic Structure of the Department
The Department of Leadership Studies examines the general theory and practice of leadership — the exercise of influence and authority in service of those led, studied across organizational, public, and institutional contexts.
As the founding Department of Faculty VI, Leadership Studies establishes the general theory that its seven sibling Departments — Organizational Development, Governance and Stewardship, Change and Transformation Leadership, Human Capacity Development, Executive and Public Leadership, Vocation, Purpose and Life Design, and Institutional Development — each specialize further.
This document establishes the Department’s complete academic and institutional documentation architecture across seven structural layers.
Foundational Framework
Governing Field. Human Formation, examined through the discipline of Leadership Studies — the systematic study of influence, authority, and the exercise of power in service of the genuine good of those led.
Central Premise. Leadership is a form of influence, and influence exercised for the leader’s own advancement rather than the good of those affected by it is not leadership but self-serving power wearing leadership’s title. A leader is accountable first to the people they lead, not only to whoever appointed them.
Foundational Theoretical Anchor. The Department is the founding Department of Faculty VI, coordinating closely with its sibling Departments across organizational, institutional, and public leadership contexts, with the Theory of Symbolic Leadership held within the Symbolic Human Formation Canon (Faculty VIII), and with the Department of Behavioural Studies’ Principle of Consented Influence (Faculty III), which this Department extends into leadership practice specifically.
Programme List
The Department offers a complete academic ladder from foundational study through doctoral research.
Delivery Framework
The Department is delivered online-first, using structured cohort-based study supported by Module Specifications, Study Guides, Teaching Manuals, and Assessment Briefs for every unit, consistent with the Institute’s established production standard.
Curriculum
The BA (Honours) Leadership Studies curriculum proceeds across four levels, numbered LEA101 through LEA111, following the Institute’s core pedagogical standard: scaffolded progression from structured instruction toward fully independent, service-oriented leadership practice.
| Level | Focus | Modules |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 | Foundations of Leadership Studies; the service–self-advancement distinction; introduction to theories of influence and authority | LEA101–LEA104 |
| Level 5 | Comparative leadership traditions; accountability structures; ethics of institutional power | LEA105–LEA107 |
| Level 6 | Independent leadership research; capstone applied leadership case study; specialization electives | LEA108–LEA109 |
| Level 7 (MA) | Advanced leadership theory; leadership and Human Formation; research methods; dissertation | LEA110–LEA111 |
Key Pedagogical Standard. Every module moves the learner from structured instruction toward the independent capacity to exercise leadership accountable to those it affects, not only to institutional superiors — no learner exits the programme treating followers as instruments for their own advancement.
Research Fields and Centres
The Department maintains the following primary research fields:
Centre for Leadership Studies
The Department’s standing research centre, coordinating cross-domain research with the Department of Behavioural Studies (Faculty III), the Department of Symbolic Human Formation and Comparative Symbolic Systems (Faculty VIII), and its own seven sibling Departments within Faculty VI.
Assessment and Ethics
Assessment in the Department evaluates a learner’s competence in leadership theory and their demonstrated capacity for accountable, service-oriented practice — never a reward for charisma or influence exercised without regard for the good of those affected.
Because leadership training confers real influence over other people’s working lives and futures, the Department applies a dedicated integrity principle governing that power, establishing the founding ethics principle for Faculty VI as a whole.
Award Titles
Public-Facing Department Page
The Department of Leadership Studies is where the Institute studies influence and authority exercised in service of those led — never as a tool for the leader’s own advancement. As the founding Department of Faculty VI, it establishes the general theory its seven sibling Departments each specialize further.
Learners join a structured academic pathway from Certificate through PhD, moving from guided foundational study toward independent, accountable leadership practice, supported at every level by the Institute’s full documentation standard: Module Specifications, Study Guides, Teaching Manuals, and Assessment Briefs.
Permanent Department Documentation Order
The permanent documentation order of the Department, restated for reference:
Delivery Framework Detail
Programme Specification I — Certificate in Leadership Studies
Programme Specification II — Diploma in Leadership Studies
Programme Specification III — BA Leadership Studies
Programme Specification IV — BA (Honours) Leadership Studies
Programme Specification V — Postgraduate Certificate in Leadership Studies
Programme Specification VI — Postgraduate Diploma in Leadership Studies
Programme Specification VII — MA Leadership Studies
Programme Specification VIII — Specialized Master’s in Leadership Studies
Programme Specification IX — MRes Leadership Studies
Programme Specification X — MPhil Leadership Studies
Programme Specification XI — PhD Leadership Studies
Programme Specification XII — Professional Practice Certificate in Leadership Facilitation and Coaching
Summary Programme Table
A consolidated summary of all twelve programmes offered by the Department.
| Award | Abbreviation | Duration | Credits | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate in Leadership Studies | CertLEA | 6–12 months | 60 credits | ₦450,000 |
| Diploma in Leadership Studies | DipLEA | 1 year | 120 credits | ₦850,000 |
| BA Leadership Studies | BA LEA | 3 years | 360 credits | ₦2,400,000 |
| BA (Honours) Leadership Studies | BA(Hons) LEA | 4 years | 480 credits | ₦3,100,000 |
| Postgraduate Certificate in Leadership Studies | PGCert LEA | 6 months | 60 credits | ₦900,000 |
| Postgraduate Diploma in Leadership Studies | PGDip LEA | 9 months | 120 credits | ₦1,600,000 |
| MA Leadership Studies | MA LEA | 1 year (FT) / 2 years (PT) | 180 credits | ₦2,900,000 |
| Specialized Master’s in Leadership Studies | MA LEA (Spec.) | 1 year (FT) / 2 years (PT) | 180 credits | ₦3,200,000 |
| MRes Leadership Studies | MRes LEA | 1 year (FT) / 2 years (PT) | 180 credits | ₦3,400,000 |
| MPhil Leadership Studies | MPhil LEA | 2 years (FT) / 3 years (PT) | 240 credits | ₦5,600,000 |
| PhD Leadership Studies | PhD LEA | 3–4 years (FT) / 5–6 years (PT) | 360 credits | ₦9,100,000+ |
| Professional Practice Certificate in Leadership Facilitation and Coaching | PPC LFC | 6–9 months | 60 credits (practice-based) | ₦1,100,000 |
Credit Framework
The Department applies the Institute’s standard credit framework: one credit represents approximately 10 notional learning hours, inclusive of guided instruction, independent study, leadership facilitation practicum where applicable, and assessment.
| Level | Credits (Full Level) | Notional Learning Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 (Certificate/Year 1) | 120 | 1,200 |
| Level 5 (Diploma/Year 2) | 120 | 1,200 |
| Level 6 (BA Year 3 / Honours Year) | 120–240 | 1,200–2,400 |
| Level 7 (Postgraduate/MA) | 180 | 1,800 |
| Level 8 (MPhil/PhD, research credit) | 240–360 | 2,400–3,600 |
Leadership Ethics Principle
Because leadership training confers real influence over other people’s working lives and futures, the Department’s ethical commitments govern every module, practicum, and research activity it authorizes, and establish the founding ethics principle for Faculty VI as a whole.
This principle governs curriculum design, leadership facilitation practicum, assessment design, and all research conducted across the Department, and stands as the founding ethics principle of Faculty VI, to be cross-referenced by the Faculty’s remaining seven Departments as they are documented.
Tuition Principle
Tuition for every programme is published in full above, with no undisclosed fees. Where a learner’s circumstances warrant it, the Department may offer needs-based tuition adjustment, cohort scholarships, or staged payment plans, at the discretion of the Institute’s admissions and finance offices.
Tuition figures reflect the Institute’s standard credit-based tuition model and are reviewed annually.
Final Delivery and Access Declaration
The Department of Leadership Studies is delivered online-first to maximize access for learners regardless of geographic location, with structured cohort support, complete documentation for every module, and a clear pathway from Certificate through PhD. No learner shall be required to relocate to access any taught programme offered by this Department.
Final Structural Declaration
The Department of Leadership Studies stands as the founding Department of Faculty VI, holding the general theory of influence and authority exercised in service of those led, from which its seven sibling Departments each specialize further. Every award, module, and research activity documented above proceeds through the Department’s permanent structural chain:
This chain governs the Department of Leadership Studies now and permanently, and this document opens the documentation architecture of Faculty VI, whose remaining seven Departments shall each build upon and cross-reference the Principle of Service-Oriented Leadership established here.