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The University of Notre Dame Australia

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Master of Education (Leadership & Management)

  • Masters (Coursework)

The Master of Education (Leadership & Management) at the University of Notre Dame Australia is designed for experienced educators aiming for senior management roles. It offers flexible study options, including face-to-face and external tuition, and covers topics like strategic management and pastoral care.

Key details

Degree Type
Masters (Coursework)
Duration
1 semester full-time
Course Code
5029
Study Mode
In person, Online
Intake Months
Feb, Jul

About this course

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.

Entry requirements

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.

Study locations

Sydney

Fremantle

Online

What you will learn

Learning outcomes

  • 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
  • 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
  • Evaluate and apply knowledge of research principles and methods to educational leadership and management within school contexts
  • 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
  • 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 pathways

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.

Course structure

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

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Teacher Education courses at The University of Notre Dame Australia.
91.3%
Overall satisfaction
82.7%
Skill scale
83.3%
Teaching scale
88.4%
Employed full-time
$92.8k
Average salary