The Master of Education (Leadership and Management) is designed to prepare you for leadership in educational settings. The program focuses on building and enhancing leadership capacity in aspiring and existing leaders and will keep you at the forefront of ever-changing educational practice. At the heart of this qualification is a focus on leading the learning of others through ethical and sustainable practices, and a commitment to lifelong learning.
The four units that constitute the leadership and management area of interest complement each other by providing both solid foundational understandings about leadership that develop capacity, and skills in aspiring and existing leaders. The knowledge areas include leading and managing people; leadership concepts, theories and issues; leadership, policy and change in action; and strategic management. You will gain advanced knowledge in leadership and management in educational settings.
This course can enhance career outcomes for people in professional, schooling, and vocational and higher education contexts who:
Through deep engagement with recent research and the opportunity to apply evidence-based principles to real life contexts, leadership students are able to create evidence of their leadership capacities for professional leadership portfolios. Previous students have used this qualification to apply for and attain promotions to leadership positions in schools, other educational institutions, hospitals, industry and the community sector.
You can exit the course with a Graduate Certificate in Education (Leadership and Management) following completion of the four core units required for this study area.