Master of Business Administration (Educational Leadership and Management)

School of Law & Business

The Master of Business Administration (Educational Leadership and Management) is designed to help you advance your skills in mission-based leadership and evidence-based decision-making. You'll also learn to work through risk and compliance and thrive in complex systems. The program will equip you with the contemporary organisational design skills required for 21st-century educational leadership and management. Take advantage of the opportunity to connect leadership learning to intellectual and moral traditions via elective offerings and the Core Curriculum. Start your journey towards becoming a successful educational leader by enrolling in this program today.

• Why study this degree?

  A Master of Business Administration is the ideal degree for those who want to excel. This specialised MBA program is designed for high-impact leaders in the education sector who are inspired to influence a culture of excellence and innovation in the organisations they lead. For budding entrepreneurs, this two-year program will show you how to launch, run, and grow your business.

  The program allows you to advance your career while developing a network of business professionals. Compulsory courses cover foundational business concepts, and electives enable you to tailor the degree to your specific needs and interests.

  The compulsory courses cover topics such as economics, accounting, financial management, marketing and strategic management. Students then choose four elective courses from an extensive range of options – this allows them to tailor the degree to their specific needs and interests.

• Program summary

  Students are required to study:

  • Legislative frameworks for Catholic Education or Public Administration
  • Systems thinking
  • Community Engagement and Marketing
  • Strategic Educational Leadership Project
  • Plus complete one Core Curriculum course and two electives

  Full details of the program requirements are contained in the Program Requirements.

  More information regarding courses can be found at the course descriptions pages Fremantle Sydney.

  Please note: The availability of these courses is indicative only and may be subject to change.

• Entry requirements

  Notre Dame encourages applications from people of all backgrounds and takes into consideration the applicant’s academic performance as well as their personal qualities and accomplishments.

  Specific Program Requirements for Admission

  To be eligible for admission to the Master of Business Administration (Educational Leadership and Management), applicants must meet the following specific requirements.

  • A recognised four-year bachelor-level teaching qualification (or equivalent) with at least two years of relevant professional experience, or
  • A recognised postgraduate teaching qualification with at least two years of relevant professional experience, or
  • A bachelor honours qualification in a related discipline, or
  • A postgraduate qualification in a related discipline.

  Advanced standing for courses in this program will be determined by the level of the subject, whether an equivalent graduate unit was obtained at another academic institution, and whether a similar unit was undertaken as part of an undergraduate degree. Applications for advanced standing are assessed on an individual basis.

• Learning outcomes

  Upon successful completion of the Master of Business Administration (Educational Leadership and Management), graduates will be able to:

  1. Apply the management skills necessary to lead globally aware education teams in mission based settings
  2. Apply the management skills necessary to plan and manage a financially sustainable organisation
  3. Create strategies to identify and seize opportunities using contemporary management theory
  4. Apply interdisciplinary business skills to complex systems and scenarios
  5. Develop processes and practices needed to meet the regulatory environment under which an organisation operates
  6. Create community and stakeholder engagement strategies
  7. Effectively analyse and manage ethical matters to shape leadership and management practices
  8. Employ critical reflection to encourage ongoing learning to maintain and improve professional knowledge and skills; and
  9. Use relevant research methods and evidence-based approaches in preparation of professional analysis and advice.

• Career opportunities

  A Master of Business Administration (Educational Leadership & Management) provides teachers and other professional staff in education with the leadership skills to make an impact in their organisation.

• Real-world experience

  You will learn from our academics, who are leaders in their field. There are no practicum requirements for this program.

• Fees and costs

  This Program has the following loan scheme(s) available for eligible students:

  
  

  Domestic Fee-Paying
  A domestic fee-paying place is a place at university where the student is responsible for the full cost the program.

  Eligible domestic fee-paying students may apply for the FEE-HELP loan scheme which assists eligible fee-paying students with the payment of all, or part, of their tuition fees, not including additional study costs such as accommodation or textbooks. Your FEE-HELP debt will be indexed each year in line with the Consumer Price Index.

  
  

  For indicative fees and information on how to pay, including Government loan schemes and our online calculator, visit our Fees, costs and scholarships page.

• More information

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  For more information, please contact our Prospective Students Office.

  Fremantle and Broome Phone: +61 8 9433 0533 Email: future@nd.edu.au

  Sydney and Melbourne Phone: +61 2 8204 4404 Email: sydney@nd.edu.au