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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
- To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 10 cp from Core units;
- 30 cp from Specialist units;
- 40 cp from Specialist units or Electives.
- 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.