Master of Education (Leadership and Management)
2025 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2025 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Master of Education (Leadership and Management) |
| Deakin course code | E732 |
| 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.
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
| ECM720 | Educational Context, Policy and Leadership in Challenging Times [Replaces ECM711] |
| ECM721 | Evidence, Analysis and Evaluation for Educational Improvement [Replaces ECM710] |
| ECM722 | Leading for Staff Development and Well-Being [Replaces ECM713] |
| ECM723 | Leading and Managing Innovation, Change and Improvement [Replaces ECM712] |
Options 1 & 2
Option 1
| EDX701 | Research Design Development and Method |
| EDX712 | Theory and Methodology in Education Research |
| EDX703 | Research Paper A |
| EDX704 | Research Paper B |
Plus 4 electives from a single specialist strand
Option 2
| EDX701 | Research Design Development and Method |
| EDX712 | Theory and Methodology in Education Research |
| EDX705 | Minor Thesis A (2 credit points) |
| EDX706 | Minor Thesis B (2 credit points) |
Plus 2 electives from a single specialist strand
Specialist strands
Professional Education and Training
| ECN704 | Applied Learning: Theories and Practice |
| EIE701 | Personalising 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.
For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current students website.