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Master of Educational Leadership

MEdLead

80 cp

Minimum duration: 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.

Course available at:
Ballarat, Victoria
Brisbane, Queensland
Canberra, ACT
Melbourne, Victoria
Sydney (Strathfield), NSW
New Zealand
Mauritius
Nationally, online (http://www.acu.edu.au/elearning/)

EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

1. Requirements for Completion of the Degree

  1. To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
    1. 10 cp from Core units;
    2. 30 cp from Specialist units;
    3. 40 cp from Specialist units or Electives.
  2. A student who has completed the Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Leadership may be granted advanced standing.

2. Exit Point

A student who has completed the requirements prescribed for the Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Leadership may exit from the course with that award.

Schedule of Unit Offerings

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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicates in parentheses.

Core Unit

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDLE635 10 Authentic Leadership (Inc: EDLE608)

Specialist Units

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDLE605 10 Leading Educational Change
EDLE632 10 Leadership Spirituality (Inc: EDLE603)
EDLE633 10 Leading Authentic Learning (Inc: EDLE604)
EDLE636 10 Leading the Catholic School
EDLE637 10 Shared Leadership

Electives

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EDAC620 10 Social Research Methods and Community Contexts
EDFD617 20 Research Project60
EDFD632 10 Reading and Interpreting Research in Education
EDLE601 10 Human Resource Management and Development
EDLE605 10 Leading Educational Change
EDLE634 10 Employment Relations and the Legal Context in Education (Inc: EDLE606)
EDLE638 10 Faith Leadership
EDLE639 10 Educational Leadership and Responsible Governance

Other electives may be taken from other Master’s level courses, with the approval of the Course Co-ordinator.


60 Students who wish to select EDFD617 must complete either EDAC620 or EDFD632 prior to EDFD617.