Master of Education (Leadership & Management)

The Master of Education (Leadership & Management) is a comprehensive postgraduate degree that provides educators with the skills to continue their professional development.

Designed to be completed over one year of full-time study, this program is particularly relevant if you aspire to senior management positions in the education system.

• One Theology or Ethics Course
• One Elective (to be chosen from Religious Education, Leadership and Management, Early Childhood Education, Special Learning Needs, Curriculum)
• Applied Research Methods in Education OR Action Research in Education
• Five Specialisation Courses

Specialisation Courses

• Retreat Leadership in Catholic Schools
• Christian Formation in Education
• Pastoral Care and the School
• Theories and Models of Leadership for Catholic Schools
• Leading Curriculum Planning
• Theology of Leadership
• Leadership as Reflective Practice
• Professional Supervision of Beginning Teachers
• Strategic Management in Education
• The Professional Religious Educator
• Ethical Leadership for Today’s Organisation

Full details of the program requirements are contained in the Program Regulations.

Applicants must have all of the following:

• Hold the equivalent of a four year teaching qualification; and
• A GPA of at least 2.5 or higher; and
• At least three years of full time professional experience in either a primary or secondary school setting.