Master of Education (Leadership and Management)

Western Sydney University

About

The Master of Education (Leadership and Management) is an ideal course for professionals aspiring to become leaders in a range of educational organisations, locally and internationally.

Units are drawn from the School of Education and the School of Business, providing professionals with comprehensive skills, knowledge and competencies to lead teaching and learning as well as lead organisations in an ever-changing business climate.

A capstone unit provides students with the opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills to solve a real-world education business management problem through action-learning.

Focusing on theory and practice, the course has significant application to the workplace.Applicants for admission into the Master of Education (Leadership and Management) must have successfully completed

Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 80 credit points - (40 credit points from the School of Education Pool units listed below and 40 credit points from the School of Business) as per the recommended sequence below.

Note: Education units are offered in alternate years. Students select from the units on offer in each semester/year of enrolment.

Note: Business units are offered in quarters

Recommended Sequence

Two Education Pool units

Code Name
200821 Financial Reports for Decision Making
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200833 Leading Contemporary Organisations

Two Education Pool units

Code Name
200826 Contemporary People Management
Code Name
200280 Masters Project

One Education Pool unit

Code Name
200821 Financial Reports for Decision Making

One Education Pool unit

Code Name
200833 Leading Contemporary Organisations

One Education Pool unit

Code Name
200826 Contemporary People Management

One Education Pool unit

Code Name
200280 Masters Project

Education Pool units

Code Name
102165 At the cultural interface - learning two ways
Code Name
102159 Designing Curriculum Futures
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102160 Education Policy, Practice and Global Knowledge Co-construction
Code Name
100701 Leadership, Mentoring and Professional Growth
Code Name
102158 Learning and Teaching in Challenging Contexts
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102168 Principles and Practices of Evaluation
Code Name
101658 Transformative Learning
Code Name
102161 Leading Change

Note: Unit 102161 - Leading Change replaces 102148 - Engaging Communities from 2020.

The Education Pool unit listed below counts towards completion of this course for students who passed this unit in 2019 or earlier.

102148 - Engaging Communities

Institution