Graduate · Education
Master of Education (Leadership and Management)
University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, WA / Sydney, NSW, Australia
About this program
Aimed at practising teachers moving into or already in school leadership roles (deputy principal, principal, head of department), this is a part-time-friendly postgraduate degree with an emphasis on Catholic and independent school sector leadership specifically, reflecting Notre Dame's institutional base, though the content applies across government schools too. Assessment leans on applied projects tied to students' own school contexts rather than purely theoretical coursework, on the assumption most students are working full-time in schools while studying.
Coursework covers educational leadership theory, school improvement and change management, and financial and human resource management within schools, with a research project or dissertation option for students wanting a pathway toward doctoral study afterward.
Cost & duration
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Course structure
4 terms of coursework
- Core: Educational Leadership Theory, Managing Change in Schools, School Improvement and Data-Informed Practice, Human Resource Management in Schools
- Electives: financial management in schools, curriculum leadership, pastoral care leadership, Catholic school leadership and mission
- Capstone: applied leadership project based in the student's own school context, or research dissertation option
- Delivery: part-time, intensive/block format common for working teachers
Admissions
Relevant bachelor degree in education or related field, typically with teaching experience
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