Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies (Educational Management and Leadership)

The number of discounted places being offered in response to the COVID-19 Higher Education Relief package for the Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies has been reached and applications for discounted and full fee places have closed for Semester 2 2020.If you're seeking a shorter period of study than that required for the Master of Education (Educational Management and Leadership) degree, you should consider this program.

You can still choose to complete your certificate with units of study that suit your interests, or specialise in Educational Management and Leadership.Subject to meeting progression requirements in the graduate certificate, you may apply to transfer to the Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies or the Master of Education.

The course does not provide a recognised teaching qualification but is part of the broader postgraduate educational studies program for leaders and future leaders of dynamic and innovative education.

Admission requirement

Admission to candidature requires:

• a Bachelor of Education from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification and either the completion of postgraduate studies, or professional experience equivalent to one year full-time in a field considered by the Faculty to be appropriate to the program of study; or
• a bachelor's degree and either the Graduate Diploma in Education or Bachelor of Teaching or Master of Teaching from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification; or
• a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification and either the completion of postgraduate studies in Education, or professional experience equivalent to two years full-time in a field considered by the Faculty to be appropriate to the program of study.

Subject to meeting progression requirements in the graduate certificate, you may apply to transfer to the Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies or the Master of Education.

What you'll study