Master of Education (Leadership & Management)

School of Education

Are you a career-focused educator with practical experience and an interest in leadership and management? The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Master of Education (Leadership & Management) will expand your career choices and give you scope for advancement to senior management in education or beyond. With flexible study options, this one-year postgraduate degree could be your career boost. Get in touch today to find out more.

• Why study this degree?

  Suppose you are an experienced teacher with practical experience and a desire to further your education career into a senior management role. In that case, this Master’s degree is the perfect course for you. The Master of Education (Leadership and Management) is designed to meet the needs of professional teachers like you who wish to undertake further career development.

  Our flexible study options will ensure that you can accommodate your existing teaching load. Tuition will be available face-to-face and externally, either full-time or part-time. Face-to-face sessions are scheduled during school holidays or Saturdays.

  The course includes one compulsory theology course and an elective to be chosen from Religious Education, Leadership and Management, Early Childhood Education, Special Learning Needs, and Curriculum. Topics include strategic management, curriculum planning and pastoral care.

• Program summary

  • One Theology or Ethics Course
  • One Elective (to be chosen from Religious Education, Leadership and Management, Early Childhood Education, Special Learning Needs, Curriculum)
  • Applied Research Methods in Education
  • Five Specialisation Courses

  Specialisation Courses

  • Theology of Leadership
  • Theories and Models of Leadership for Catholic Schools
  • Strategic Management in Education
  • Leadership: Theory and Practice
  • Instructional Leadership
  • Mentoring and Coaching Graduate, Early Career and Established Teachers
  • Positive Education: Wellbeing and Student Achievement
  • Critical issues in Religious Education
  • Pastoral Care and the School
  • Teaching and Leading in the Middle Years of Schooling

  For a list of courses available please see Schedule of Courses.

  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

  To be eligible for admission to The University of Notre Dame Australia, all applicants must meet the University’s minimum requirements for admission. The requirements for admission are detailed in the University’s Policy: Admission and Credit.

  To be eligible for admission to the Master of Education (Leadership and Management) applicants must also meet the following specific requirements:

  • A Bachelor or postgraduate degree in teaching/education or a cognate discipline
  • Have at least two years of full-time professional experience in either a primary or secondary school setting.

• Learning outcomes

  Upon successful completion of the Master of Education (Leadership and Management) graduates will be able to:

  1. Critically apply and reflect on advanced knowledge of specialised educational theory and practices that includes the understanding of recent developments in educational leadership and management
  2. Demonstrate highly developed cognitive, technical, and creative skills with initiative, a high level of personal autonomy and accountability to generate understanding of complex educational issues in educational leadership and management
  3. Evaluate and apply knowledge of research principles and methods to educational leadership and management within school contexts
  4. Demonstrate highly developed communication and technical skills to implement, justify and interpret leadership and management models and practices, decision-making, industrial relations, the law, organisational culture, reflective practice, and responses to critical issues within educational contexts; and
  5. Plan, execute and reflect critically on a substantial research-based project and/or piece of scholarship on critical issues in educational management practices within school settings.

• Career opportunities

  With a Master of Education (Leadership and Management), your career options include working in Australia as a primary or secondary school teacher in Catholic, independent and government schools, depending on your teaching qualification. Other career opportunities within the education system include lead teacher, faculty or year group coordinator, principal and assistant principal. In addition, you can consider leadership roles in other education or non-education settings with a leadership and management specialisation.

• Real-world experience

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

• Scholarships

  Scholarships provide financial support to students while they are completing their studies. There are various scholarships available to prospective and current students, across all study levels and campuses.

  These can be funded by Notre Dame, industry, individuals and non-profit organisations, to provide financial assistance to students to support costs associated with study. This could include buying food, paying rent, transport, and household bills, raising children as single parents, being a single-income household, becoming unemployed or caring for a sick loved one.

  Please visit the Scholarships Finder to see which scholarships are available to Postgraduate students.

• 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

  Considering your uni options?
  Our advisors provide support while choosing a program of study and completing our application process.

  If you need advice about studying at Notre Dame, the Prospective Students Office can help. Book a 1-on-1 advice session with a career advisor or call us on 1800 878 916.

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  Address: 23 High St, Fremantle, WA 6160

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