Postgraduate handbook 2005 - Education

Master in School Leadership

Course code: 3721 + Total credit points required: 48 + 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time + On-campus (Clayton), off-campus (Clayton)
Contact: Dr Brenda Beatty (Clayton) (telephone +61 3 9905 2819)

Course description

This course is designed to meet the needs of teachers from all sectors who aspire to school principal appointments. The objectives of this course are to provide students with the skills necessary to be able to:

• demonstrate engagement in regular personal and professional reflective practice according to guidelines provided
• demonstrate knowledge and understanding of recent research and/or professional developments related to their program of study
• engage and interact with students and practitioners from diverse personal and professional backgrounds
• access and use effectively, relevant library information services
• complete assessment tasks which demonstrate the ability to engage at an advanced academic level with topics relating to the specific unit being studied
• develop skills in presentation to adult audiences that will enhance their preparedness for school leadership
• develop skills in research methodologies appropriate to their action research project design and apply these in preparation of project proposal and its implementation with a demonstrated familiarity with relevant research on interventions and evaluations of such projects in their field of interest.

Entry requirements

To be eligible for admission to the course, applicants must hold either:

• a four-year undergraduate pass degree, or
• a three-year undergraduate pass degree with at least two years of relevant work experience, or
• qualifications or experience considered by faculty board to be equivalent to, or a satisfactory substitute for the above awards.

Course outline

To qualify for the masters degree, students must complete 48 credit points, made up of the following four 12 point units:

• EDF6901 Inner leadership - understanding self and others
• EDF6902 Leading learning communities
• EDF6903 Understanding environments - local and global perspectives
• EDF6904 Leading change - professional action research 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. Check the timetable for unit availability via the website at http://www.education.monash.edu.au/students/current/timetables after 30 September.

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