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Master of Instructional Leadership
University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
About this program
The Master of Instructional Leadership at the University of Melbourne is built on the research of Professor John Hattie and Professor Stephen Dinham, giving educators evidence-based skills to transform teaching and learning and drive greater student achievement. Students learn to manage and develop their team and discover innovative approaches to school management, taught by world-renowned education experts.
Melbourne's Faculty of Education is ranked first in Australia and 15th in the world, and graduates move into higher leadership roles across schools and educational settings.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
Study plan in 4 parts
Compulsory subjects
- Evidence for Learning and Teaching
- Leading Learning and Teaching
- Leading Assessment
- Understanding Schools
Capstone Option
- Leading Schools Through Leading Self
- Leading Educational Research
- Researching Leadership Practice
Students select 12.5 credit points Master of Education Elective from
- Fundamentals of the Science of Learning
- Brain, Mind and Education
- Using Data to Improve Learning
- Data Analysis and Interpretation
- Evaluating Educational Interventions
- Creativity, Cultures and the Arts
- Engagement, Wellbeing and the Arts
- Embodied Pedagogies, Play and Practice
- Arts, Digital Futures and Global Worlds
- Digital Transformation in Education
- Play as Pedagogy in Digital Spaces
- Generative AI in Education
- Design-Based Pedagogies
- Paradigms and Methods of Policy
- and 26 more subjects
Subjects
- Education Research Methodology
- Research Project in Education
Career & PR pathway
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Admissions
To be considered for entry into this course, you must: Have completed a bachelor honours degree (AQF8) or equivalent in Education. Or Have completed a bachelor degree (AQF7) or equivalent in any discipline. And Have completed a graduate certificate (AQF8) or equivalent in Education. And Have two years of documented relevant experience. Relevant experience for this course may include (but is not limited to): School settings (primary, secondary, vocational), early childhood settings, special education, TAFE, higher education, learning designers, workplace educators, community-based educators, government education departments, education policy, education technology experience. The University of Melbourne is committed to maintaining a transparent admissions policy by clearly communicating all entry scores to prospective students. Entry requirements to the University of Melbourne are regularl
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