Master of Education (Leadership and Management)

2024 Deakin University Handbook

Year

2025 course information

Award granted Master of Education (Leadership and Management)
Deakin course codeE732
Faculty

Faculty of Arts and Education

Campus

Online

For students who commenced prior to 2022 only

Duration

Depending on your professional experience and previous qualifications, the Master of Education (Leadership and Management) is typically 1 or 1.5 years duration.

  • 1 year full-time (2 years part-time) - 8 credit points
  • 1.5 years full-time (3 years part-time) - 12 credit points

Deakin courses can also be studied part-time over a longer period.

Note: This is not an initial teacher education qualification. Students wishing to enter the profession of teaching should instead consider one of our Master of Teaching courses or E737 Master of Applied Learning and Teaching (Secondary)

The final intake to this course was in Trimester 2 2021.

Students should contact a Student Adviser in Student Central for course and enrolment information.

Further course structure information can be found in the handbook archive.

Course sub-headings

Course Learning Outcomes

Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes Course Learning Outcomes
Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities Use advanced and integrated understanding of the development of contemporary educational management and leadership in evidence based research in the field of educational management and leadership and apply theoretical knowledge to practice in a range of professional learning and educational contexts.
Communication Employ a range of oral and written communication skills and standards required of professional educators and learning professionals to be able to transmit complex knowledge in professional and scholarly contexts.
Digital literacy Demonstrate knowledge of and proficiency in a range of digital technologies to research, analyse, report, evaluate and communicate within education contexts and for further learning.
Critical thinking Demonstrate high level skills in the critical analysis and synthesis of complex ideas in research and professional practice in the discipline of education.
Problem solving Demonstrate expert and specialist knowledge of relevant learning theories to identify, analyse and evaluate authentic problems of practice, and generate informed and innovative solutions.
Self-management Apply the knowledge and skills required of professional educators and learning professionals to demonstrate autonomy, leadership and expert judgement, adaptability and responsibility in education contexts, research and for further learning.
Teamwork Work effectively and collaboratively in an interdisciplinary team to create solutions to authentic problems of practice.
Global citizenship Demonstrate high level understanding of, and the capacity to engage ethically and productively in professional contexts with diverse communities and in a global context.

Approved by Faculty Board June 2014

Course structure

Core units

ECM720Educational Context, Policy and Leadership in Challenging Times [Replaces ECM711]

ECM721Evidence, Analysis and Evaluation for Educational Improvement [Replaces ECM710]

ECM722Leading for Staff Development and Well-Being [Replaces ECM713]

ECM723Leading and Managing Innovation, Change and Improvement [Replaces ECM712]

Options 1 & 2

Option 1

EDX701Research Design Development and Method

EDX712Theory and Methodology in Education Research

EDX703Research Paper A

EDX704Research Paper B

Plus 4 electives from a single specialist strand

Option 2

EDX701Research Design Development and Method

EDX712Theory and Methodology in Education Research

EDX705Minor Thesis A (2 credit points)

EDX706Minor Thesis B (2 credit points)

Plus 2 electives from a single specialist strand

Specialist strands

Professional Education and Training

ECN704Applied Learning: Theories and Practice

EIE701Personalising Learning

EXE731 Professional Learning and Development [no longer available for enrolment]

International Education

EEG701 Contemporary Issues in International Education [No longer available for enrolment]

EEE726 Digital Learning, Design and Assessment [No longer available for enrolment]

EEG702 Professional Learning Theory and Practice in International Education [No longer available for enrolment]

EEG703 Governance and Capacity Building in International Education [No longer available for enrolment]

EEG704 Internationalising Curriculum in Education [No longer available for enrolment]

Fees and charges

Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study, and their study discipline or your study load.

Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.

Estimate your fees

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