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Master of Education (Leadership, Policy and Change)

General information

Course code: 2498 + Clayton (on-campus/multi-mode or off-campus or off-shore 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 one of the following three options:

Option 1

Option 2

Option 3

Research core unit (12 pts)

Research core unit (12 pts)

Research core unit (12 pts)

Program elective - EDF6821 Policy and governance (12 pts)

Program elective - EDF6821 Policy and governance (12 pts)

Program elective - EDF6821 Policy and governance (12 pts)

EDF6822 Leadership and organisation (12 pts)

EDF6822
Leadership and organisation (12 pts)

EDF6822 Leadership and organisation (12 pts)

EDF6823 Management and change (12 pts)

EDF6823
Management and change (12 pts)

EDF6823 Management and change (12 pts)

Specialist or general elective unit (12 pts)

Specialist or general elective unit (12 pts)

Thesis 12,000-15,000 words (24 pts)

General elective unit (12 pts)

EDF6010/EDF6020 Professional project (A) or (B) (6000 words) (12 pts)


Research core unit
Students to complete at least one unit selected from: EDF6001 Embarking on educational research EDF6003 Approaching social and educational enquiry
Program elective unit
EDF6821 Policy and governance (requirement for LPC pathway)
Specialist elective units
EDF6822 Leadership and organisation and/or EDF6823 Management and change and/or EDF6828 Resource management
General elective units
Option 1 (this option is not offered offshore) Students may choose up to two units 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 EDF6810 Education, work and workplace change or any other postgraduate unit as approved by the course coordinator.

General elective units
Option 2
Students may choose up to one unit 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 EDF6810 Education, work and workplace change or any other postgraduate unit as approved by the course coordinator. Plus EDF6010/EDF6020 Professional project (A) or (B)
Option 3
No general electives Plus 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 2003 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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