Handbook - Educational Leadership

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Overview

The Master of Educational Leadership degree by coursework (program 8960, specialisation code EDSTOS8960) is designed to provide aspiring and current educational leaders with an understanding of recent developments in theory, research and practice in educational leadership in order to equip them to lead educational organisations.

Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate an advanced capacity to recognise and negotiate the complex and often contested values and ethical practices that underlie education.

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Demonstrate an advanced understanding of the field of educational leadership as it relates to their specialist area of study, and the ability to synthesize and apply disciplinary principles and practices to new or complex environments.

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Demonstrate advanced critical thinking and problem solving skills.

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Demonstrate an understanding of international perspectives relevant to the educational field.

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Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of research-based learning and the ability to plan, analyse, present implement and evaluate complex activities that contribute to advanced professional practice and/or intellectual scholarship in education.

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Communicate effectively to a range of audiences, and be capable of independent and collaborative enquiry and team-based leadership.

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Graduate Capabilities

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Program Structure

Students must complete 48 UOC when taken as a standalone program.

Core Courses (12 UOC)
Educational Leadership Elective Courses (12 UOC)
Project (6 UOC) or Minor Thesis (12 UOC)
Research Methodology Course (6 UOC)
School of Education Electives (12 UOC if Project [6 UOC] is taken OR 6 UOC if Minor Thesis [12 UOC] is taken)

Core Courses12 Units of Credit:

Educational Leadership - Prescribed Electives

Research Methodology Course6 Units of Credit:

Project

Education Electives

You must take 12 UOC of the following courses if EDST5888 Project (6 UOC) is chosen as the Project option.
You must take 6 UOC of the following courses if EDST5889 Minor Thesis (12 UOC) is chosen as the Project option.

These electives may be any courses offered in the School of Education, including the educational leadership courses noted above and additional research methodology courses (i.e., you may take, in total, up to six educational leadership courses or more than one research methodology course). If you wish to pursue further studies in research later on, it is recommended that you take a research methods course (i.e. EDST5101, EDST5120, or EDST5457) as one education elective.

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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

Minimum Entry Requirements

A recognised Bachelor degree and a postgraduate teaching qualification (e.g. Graduate Diploma of Education or Master of Teaching)

A four year pre-service teacher education qualification, including professional experience, equivalent to the qualifications required for Graduate teacher status in NSW.

Credit Transfer

The maximum credit transfer in the Master of Educational Leadership is 50% (that is,24 uoc). Recognised courses must have have been completed within the last ten years, provided the content is relevant and/or meet BOSTES requirements.

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Program Requirements

Progression Requirements

Articulation arrangements:
The Master of Educational Leadership forms part of an approved sequence of articulated programs comprising the Graduate Certificate and Masters degree in the same area of specialisation. A postgraduate student enrolled in an articulated program may progress from Graduate Certificate to Masters level with full credit for courses completed in the earlier program in the sequence.

For more information on university policy on progression requirements please visit Academic Progression

Associated Programs

Postgraduate Pathway

Master of Education - MEd8910 - Education

Nested Postgraduate Program

Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership - GradCertEdLead7960 - Educational Leadership

Recognition of Achievement

Award with Excellence

For more information, please visit the link above.

The Award with Excellence is awarded in coursework masters programs, including Masters (Extension) but with the exception of Masters (Extended) such as JD and MD, when a Weighted Average Mean (WAM) of at least 80% has been achieved and at least 50% of the requirements of the award are completed at UNSW. All eligible programs will award 'with Excellence' except in special circumstances where approval of Academic Board has been given for a program to opt out.

Additional Information

Attendance

The School of Education (SED) requires students meet a minimum attendance requirement of 80% of all scheduled classes (i.1. lectures, tutorials, workshops, seminars) for all courses. Attendance in person is required for tutorials, seminars, and workshops when course are delivered in face-to-face mode. It is the responsibility of students to ensure that their attendance is recorded for the face to face either by electronic means or via an attendance register. Attendance in online or blended mode will be assessed through digital participation.

This attendance requirement supports postgraduate students to achieve the specific program or course learning outcomes of each course in accordance with national (AITSL) and state (NESA) program standards and maintenance of teacher accreditation policies.

Students seeking to claim further study to maintain teacher accreditation at proficient, highly accomplished and lead levels through participation in postgraduate programs must adhere to the SED Attendance Requirement to be eligible to meet the requirements of the NESA Further Undergraduate and Postgraduate Studies Policy: Maintenance of Accreditation (2016)

It is the responsibility of the student to catch up on any learning missed due to absences. To arrange alternative activities to address the content missed students should contact the Course Convenor. Failure to meet the minimum attendance requirement of 80% will result in an Unsatisfactory Fail (UF) for the course regardless of performance on assessment tasks or other requirements for the course.

Further Information

Contact the UNSW Arts and Social Sciences Student Services for advice.

Program Fees

At UNSW fees are generally charged at course level and therefore dependent upon individual enrolment and other factors such as student's residency status. For generic information on fees and additional expenses of UNSW programs, click on one of the following:

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Faculty
Faculty: The primary academic unit in which related disciplines of teaching and research are conducted.

Campus

Sydney

Study Level
Study Level refers to the academic level of a program, specialisation or course.

Postgraduate

Typical duration:

1 Year(s)

Delivery Mode

Face-to-face (includes blended)

Intake Period

Term 1, Term 2, Term 3

Academic Calendar

Minimum Units of Credit

AQF Level

Level 9

Award Type

Masters (Coursework)

Award(s)
Award(s): Qualification upon completion (all awards offered by UNSW are accredited by UNSW and align with the Australian Qualifications Framework).

Master of Educational Leadership - MEdLead

CRICOS Code

000949B