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Master of Education (School Leadership)

General information

Course code: 2818 + Clayton (on-campus/multi-mode) + Course coordinator: Associate Professor Peter Gronn (telephone (03) 9905 2819 for initial inquiries)

The Master of Education (School Leadership) is designed to meet the needs and interests of teachers in a number of education sectors and systems, particularly level 1 teachers, leading level 2 and 3 teachers and assistant principals currently employed in primary and secondary schools who aspire to school principal appointments.

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 three options:

Option 1

Option 2

Option 3

Research core unit (12 pts)

Research core unit (12 pts)

Research core unit (12 pts)

EDF6821 Policy and governance (12 pts)

EDF6821 Policy and governance (12 pts)

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 school leadership pathway)
Specialist elective units
EDF6822 Leadership and organisation, and/or EDF6823 Management and change, and/or EDF6828 Resource management

General elective units
Option 1
Any two postgraduate units relevant to the course as approved by the course coordinator
Option 2
Any one postgraduate unit relevant to the course 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.

Note that students entering the course having completed Faculty of Education designed and delivered certificate programs may be granted up to 24 points of RPL (Recognised Prior Learning). Such students will normally complete the three core units and the professional project.

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 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

The Master of Education (School Leadership) 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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