Master of Educational Leadership

Course by Australian Catholic University (ACU)

The Master of Educational Leadership is a research driven, practically program designed to support the capabilities of current and aspiring educational leaders wishing to enhance their leadership capacity. Taught by active researchers and experienced practitioners, this course integrates theory and practice to enable graduates to apply the latest research, knowledge and skills to transform their organisation as a leader in education.

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Type Masters
Course code MEdLead
Course length 1.5 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Entry requirements An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy. International students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy. To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites: Bachelor degree in Education; or Bachelor degree in an area other than Education and a recognised teaching qualification; or Bachelor degree in an area other than Education and a Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies or equivalent.
Delivery Online and Multi-mode

Participants explore theories of educational leadership, management and  administration (ELMA), and learn to apply them appropriately to their own  contexts including Catholic and faith-based educational organisations defined as those organisations affiliated with  a religious group or established Church (Buckingham, 2010).  Taught by active researchers and  experienced practitioners, this course explicitly integrates theory and  practice to enable graduates to apply the latest research, and the knowledge  and skills to improve their organisations with effective leadership informed by  defensible ethical and moral principles.

The course has been designed to enable participants with varying leadership  and career circumstances to select appropriate units to meet their needs.  Alumni have been successful in gaining promotion and/or admission to doctoral  study. The program is flexibly delivered in response to participants’ needs,  organisational dynamics and unique contexts. Participants design and implement  a leadership project as part of a culminating Capstone.  Specialist areas leading to a named  specialisation:

  • Catholic Educational Leadership
  • Leading Learning
  • Indigenous Leadership
  • Executive Leadership

CRICOS Code

CRICOS Registered Provider: 00004G

Cost

Average first year fee: $16365 Fee-Paying (indicative only)
Important Note on Fees

All costs are calculated using current rates and are based on a full-time study load of 40 credit points (normally 4 units) per semester.

A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:

the number of units studied per semester;
the choice of major or specialisation; and
elective units.
The University reviews fees annually.

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