Master of Education (Leadership, Policy and Change)

• General information
• Admission requirements
• Course outline
  • Research core unit
  • Program elective unit
  • Specialist elective units
  • General elective units
    • Option 1
    • Option 2
    • Option 3
  • Research thesis
• Length of course/workload required

General information

Course code: 2498 + Clayton (on-campus/multi-mode) + Course coordinator: Associate Professor Peter Gronn (telephone (03) 9905 2819 for initial inquiries)
The Master of Education (Leadership, Policy and Change) is designed to meet the needs and interests of leaders and managers of educational institutions, teachers, academics and personnel working in a variety of human service organisations who exercise formal or informal leadership responsibilities for the delivery of educational and related services.

Admission requirements

To be eligible for admission to the course applicants must hold either an approved three-year bachelors degree and an approved fourth year of study, or an approved four-year bachelors degree, or have qualifications or experience considered by the faculty board to be equivalent to, or a satisfactory substitute for, the above awards.

Course outline

Students are required to successfully complete 72 credit points comprising:

• six units (option one), or
• five units plus EDF6020 Professional project (approximately 6000 words -- option two), or
• four units plus a research thesis (approximately 12,000 -- 15,000 words -- option three).

Research core unit

Students will complete one 12-point unit chosen from:

• EDF6001 Embarking on educational research, or
• EDF6003 Approaching social and educational enquiry, or
• EDF6004 Research workshop

Program elective unit

• EDF6821 Policy and governance (requirement for Leadership Policy and Change pathway)

Specialist elective units

• EDF6822 Leadership and organisation
• EDF6823 Management and change

General elective units

Option 1

Two units chosen from:

• EDF6442 The impact of computer technology on education and society
• EDF6701 Globalisation and education
• EDF6702 Internationalising the curriculum
• EDF6703 International education markets
• EDF6802 Adult education and training: policies and practices
• EDF6803 Industrial relations in education
• EDF6805 Curricula for work-related learning
• EDF6810 Education, work and workplace change
• EDF6824 School effectiveness and improvement: research, policy and practice, or
• any other postgraduate unit relevant to the course as approved by the course coordinator

Option 2

One unit chosen from:

• EDF6442 The impact of computer technology on education and society
• EDF6701 Globalisation and education
• EDF6702 Internationalising the curriculum
• EDF6703 International education markets
• EDF6802 Adult education and training: policies and practices
• EDF6803 Industrial relations in education
• EDF6805 Curricula for work-related learning
• EDF6810 Education, work and workplace change
• EDF6824 School effectiveness and improvement: research, policy and practice, or
• any other postgraduate units relevant to the course as approved by the course coordinator, plus
• EDF6020 Professional project

Option 3

• No general electives, plus
• Research thesis

Research thesis

The research core unit is a corequisite for the research thesis. It may be taken concurrently with the research thesis or completed prior to the commencement of the research thesis.
This is a conceptual outline only. It gives a general indication of how the course will progress and is subject to change without notice. Students should also consult their course coordinator to assist in planning their program. Please check the timetable for 2002 for unit availability via our website at http://www.education.monash.edu.au/students/timetables/ after 30 September.

Length of course/workload required

Master of Education (Leadership, Policy and Change) may be taken either full-time or part-time. It is expected that full-time candidates will complete all requirements within 18 months (three semesters) while part-time candidates should complete all requirements within three years. The expected number of study hours per week for a full-time student is 48.

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