General Information

Overview

This course will develop leadership capabilities for those in or seeking to undertake leadership roles in an educational workplace. Content will challenge students in contemporary leadership domains such as self-awareness, self-efficacy, interpersonal skills building, team dynamics, inclusive leadership, responding to complex situations and people within communities with care and empathy, and coaching with compassion. Students will learn from world-class industry experts and sector leaders to gain real-world insights and applications of contemporary theories and practices in educational leadership. In the final stages of the course, students will collaborate with industry and an assigned coach to develop a small-scale research project that consolidates learning within an educational workplace, while opening pathways to doctoral studies for those wishing to pursue PhD candidature.

Study structure

Successful completion of the Master of Educational Leadership requires students to complete 100 credit points. All units of study are valued at 25 credit points unless otherwise stated.

  • Full-time study: 100 credit points/eight standard units of study per year

  • Part-time study: 50 credit points/four standard units of study per year

  • One credit point is equivalent to one hour of study per week per semester (including contact hours and private study)

  • See the course planner for an example degree structure.

  • Full-time study: 100 credit points/eight standard units of study per year

  • One credit point is equivalent to one hour of study per week per semester (including contact hours and private study)

  • See the course planner for an example degree structure.

Units of study Unit code

Learning outcomes

Critically evaluate a variety of contemporary leadership concepts that influence education contexts locally, nationally, and internationally

Integrate sophisticated understandings of educational leadership in practice and theory within education contexts.

Analyse complex local, national and international issues related to leading learning and teaching within education contexts.

Critically evaluate and choose from a range of research methods in order to share knowledge about educational leadership

Design, conduct and communicate independent research to industry, communities and families, inclusive of Indigenous and diasporic peoples, to maximise opportunities for learning and advancement

Career opportunities

Graduates from this course will possess leadership and management expertise to effectively manage themselves within contemporary educational settings. They will be well-prepared with the qualifications and competencies necessary for leadership roles across a variety of educational contexts including those within early, primary and secondary teaching environments

Course rules

To qualify for the award of Master of Educational Leadership students must complete 100 credit points comprising:

  • Four [4]  core units (100 credit points)

Maximum Academic Credit

The maximum level of credit that can be granted for the Master of Educational Leadership is 50 credit points

Admission criteria

Information about Swinburne's general admission criteria can be found at Admissions at Swinburne - Higher Education webpage.

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