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Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Leadership

PgCertEdLead

40 cp

Minimum duration: 6 months full-time or equivalent part-time.

Course available at:

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

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. Admission Requirements1

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites:

    1. four year Bachelor degree in education; or
    2. Bachelor degree in an area other than education and a Graduate Diploma in Education; and
  1. relevant professional work experience.

2. Requirements for Completion of the Postgraduate Certificate

To qualify for the Postgraduate Certificate, a student must complete 40 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

  1. 20 cp from Core Units;
  2. 20 cp from Specialist Units.

 

Schedule of Unit Offerings

Click here for Unit Descriptions

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

Core Units

Unit CodeCredit PointsUnit Name

EDLE640

10

Perspectives on Leadership

EDLE641

10

Values and Leadership


Specialist Units

Unit CodeCredit PointsUnit Name

EDLE601

10

Human Resource Management and Development

EDLE605

10

Leading Educational Change

EDLE632

10

Leadership Spirituality (Inc: EDLE603)

EDLE633

10

Leading Authentic Learning (Inc: EDLE604)

EDLE634

10

Employment Relations and the Legal Context in Education (Inc: EDLE604)

EDLE636

10

Leading the Catholic School

EDLE638

10

Faith Leadership

EDLE639

10

Education Policy and Governance

EDLE642

10

Leadership Theory into Practice

EDLE643

10

Professional Practice Project


Other units may be taken from other Master’s level courses, with the approval of the Course Coordinator.


1A student must also comply with the Admission Rules.