Educational Leadership Graduate Program

Program Co-ordinator: Associate Professor Narottam Bhindi 

(email:nbhindi@uow.edu.au)

Australian Centre for Educational Leadership 

11th National Conference: Evidence Based Leadership: Reading the Signposts

Held on February 24th, 2012. Access this website for information: http://www.educationalleadershipconference.com.au/

Educational Leadership Teaching Program: Introduction

Graduate studies in Education Leadership provide unique programs for those who aspire to be leaders (and incumbent school leaders) or who wish to occupy a policy or evaluation role within a variety of educational enterprises.

The programs offer subjects that explore a range of educational issues including the use of modern technologies, cross-cultural perspectives and change factors.

The programs also provide an opportunity for students to link studies with Master of Business Administration subjects such as financial management and strategic planning.

The aim of the program is to provide incumbent future leaders and administrators with a broad understanding of educational issues while allowing for specialised study in areas of expertise.

Degrees Offered

• Master of Education in Education Leadership
• Graduate Certificate In Educational Leadership
• Higher Degree Research Courses

2012 Teaching Program

The Australian Centre for Educational Leadership in the Faculty of Education approach to course delivery, teaching and learning is designed to meet the needs and fit the working lives of aspiring and practicing educational leaders across Australia and internationally. All postgraduate Educational Leadership subjects will be delivered using this innovative strategy.

Subjects will be delivered using two broad approaches: Flexible Delivery and Distance Education.

Both categories of student will have access to course materials, electronic readings, other resources, discussion, feedback and interaction through Janison LMS - a powerful Australian-made on-line learning management system, widely used throughout Australia and overseas which the Centre has successfully introduced in Spring 2006. In addition, students will attend Professional Learning Conferences and selected Weekend Schools each semester.

Professional Learning Conferences

At the beginning of each semester teaching staff from the Australian Centre for Educational Leadership will hold a  Professional Learning Conference (PLC)  in Wollongong at the Centre.

PLCs provide students with motivating face-to-face interaction while still allowing course completion from a distance. These give busy educators the chance to interact with teaching staff and students, receive input and guidance for the coming semester, hear guest speakers and attend library and other information sessions.

Students enrolled in the Flexible Delivery program are expected to attend PLCs while students at too great a distance can enrol in the Distance program. However where possible, Distance students are encouraged to attend PLCs.

In addition, there will be additional Saturday schools held at UoW later in the semester, typically two for each subject.  Subject coordinators will advise the dates for Saturday Schools( comprising workshops/seminars or presentations by Guest Lecturers) in individual subjects.

There will be no requirement for regular weekly attendance on campus during semester.

Click here to download the Autumn Session 2011 Draft Workshop program.

2012 Subject Offerings

Contacts:

If you have questions about enrolling as a Flexible or Distance Education student please contact the Faculty of Education Graduate Officer on 02 4221 4387 or email: luisad@uow.edu.au. 

 Master of Education (Education Leadership)

The Master of Education specialisation in Educational Leadership, consists of 48cp of study. MEd students must include 24 cp in Educational Leadership subjects (listed below) plus also include the compulsory Research Methods subject (EDGZ921), which runs in Autumn Session and Spring Session. The remainder of a 48cp MEd program maybe chosen from the electives below, or can be chosen from other MEd specialisation areas.

Entry Requirements

A four year bachelor degree with a teaching qualification. Other qualifications such as 3 year degrees in education, or substantial relevant professional experience and training may be considered and should be discussed with the Director of Graduate Teaching (Acting), Dr Pauline Jones (pjones@uow.edu.au).

Course Structure

* denotes compulsory core subject.

 Graduate Certificate In Educational Leadership

The Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership is designed to provide an opportunity for mid-career professionals with backgrounds in schools, tertiary education and adult education and training to undertake an intensive professional development program to address the changing nature of their work.

Entry Requirements

A three year Bachelor degree or equivalent.

Course Structure

The Graduate Certificate consists of 24 credit points usually completed over one year of study, chosen as follows:

plus other subjects (including Project subjects) chosen from the subjects listed in the Program Educational Leadership in the Faculty of Education's postgraduate schedule chosen in consultation with the course Co-ordinator to complete a 24 credit point program.

 Higher Degree Research Courses

Master of Education - Research

The Master of Education - Research allows students to undertake research methodology subjects (24cp) and research (48cp) in their chosen field. This degree provides specialised training for those preparing careers in academic, government and industry, and provides professionals with the means to increase their knowledge and upgrade their qualifications/.

Doctor of Education

The Doctor of Education is a program designed to prepare professional leaders in Education. This program is a doctoral level program completed by a combination of coursework (48cp) and thesis (96cp), offered in the same study areas as the Master of Education. 

Doctor of Philosophy

The Doctor of Philosophy is completed by in-depth research (144cp) in a topic supervised by academic staff from the Faculty. It is designed for those who wish to become researchers or academics in the field.

Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)

The Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated) is a four-year research degree which integrates a traditional three-year PhD thesis with one-year of coursework, comprising generic research training and discipline-specific content into a single degree. 

For duration, delivery, starts dates and course information please see the course handbook for details. 

For entry requirements and application guides please see our prospective students research page.