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Master of Education (Educational Leadership)

Unit of study table

This page was first published on 14 November 2024 and was last amended on 23 May 2025.
View details of the changes below.
This unit of study table has been updated from 29 April 2025. Select the relevant unit of study table based on your commencement date: 1 January 2025 - 29 April 2025 or 29 April 2025 -31 December 2025.

Master of Education (Educational Leadership)

Students must complete 48 credit points, including:
(a) a minimum of 18 credit points of core units of study; and
(b) a minimum of 12 credit points of elective units of study; and
(c) a minimum of 6 credit points of capstone units of study; and
(d) a maximum of 12 credit points of postgraduate Education units of study chosen from any Master of Education program.

Graduate Diploma in Education (Educational Leadership)

Students must complete 36 credit points, including:
(a) a minimum of 18 credit points of core units of study; and
(b) a minimum of 12 credit points of elective units of study; and
(c) a maximum of 6 credit points of postgraduate Education units of study chosen from any Master of Education program.

Graduate Certificate in Education (Educational Leadership)

Students must complete 24 credit points, including:
(a) a minimum of 18 credit points of core units of study; and
(b) a maximum of 6 credit points of elective units of study.

 

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Core units

EDPA5001
Leading Organisations for Social Justice
6  
EDPA5011
Effective Leadership and Change
6  
EDPA6015
Leadership: International Perspectives
6  
EDPA6017
Leadership for Learning
6  

Elective units

EDPA5013
Program Evaluation
6  
EDPA6016
Middle Leadership
6  
EDPA6018
Social Policy Process
6  
EDPB5002
Globalisation and Education
6  
EDPK5003
Developing a Research Project
6  
EDPL6004
Leadership in Aboriginal Contexts
6  
EDPZ5010
Individual Profession Learning Portfolio
6  
EDPZ6010
Prof Learning Leadership Portfolio

6  
EDPZ6011
Assessment Literacy for School Teachers
6  
EDPZ6012
Data Literacy for School Teachers
6
All sessions will be delivered by Webinar
EDPA6021
Leading Digital Learning Transformation
6  

Capstone units

EDPZ6724
Dissertation Part 1
6  
EDPZ6725
Dissertation Part 2
6 P EDPZ6724
EDPZ6730
Special Project 1
6 P 24 credit points of units
EDPZ6720
Dissertation
12  

Master of Education (Educational Leadership)

Students must complete 48 credit points, including:
(a) a minimum of 18 credit points of core units of study; and
(b) a minimum of 12 credit points of elective units of study; and
(c) a minimum of 6 credit points of capstone units of study; and
(d) a maximum of 12 credit points of postgraduate Education units of study chosen from any Master of Education program.

Graduate Certificate in Education Studies (Educational Leadership)

Students must complete 24 credit points, including:
(a) a minimum of 18 credit points of core units of study; and
(b) a maximum of 6 credit points of elective units of study.

 

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Core units

EDPA5001
Leading Organisations for Social Justice
6  
EDPA5011
Effective Leadership and Change
6  
EDPA6015
Leadership: International Perspectives
6  
EDPA6017
Leadership for Learning
6  

Elective units

EDPA5013
Program Evaluation
6  
EDPA6016
Middle Leadership
6  
EDPA6018
Social Policy Process
6  
EDPB5002
Globalisation and Education
6  
EDPK5003
Developing a Research Project
6  
EDPL6004
Leadership in Aboriginal Contexts
6  
EDPZ5010
Individual Profession Learning Portfolio
6  
EDPZ6010
Prof Learning Leadership Portfolio

6  
EDPZ6011
Assessment Literacy for School Teachers
6  
EDPZ6012
Data Literacy for School Teachers
6
All sessions will be delivered by Webinar
EDPA6021
Leading Digital Learning Transformation
6  

Capstone units

EDPZ6724
Dissertation Part 1
6  
EDPZ6725
Dissertation Part 2
6 P EDPZ6724
EDPZ6730
Special Project 1
6 P 24 credit points of units
EDPZ6720
Dissertation
12  

Post-publication amendments

Date Original publication Post-publication amendment
23/05/2025 Unit of study table published as:
One unit of study table applying to all students.

Unit of study table amended to:
Two unit of study tables applying to separate commencing dates

  • First set commencing:  1 January 2025 to 29 April 2025.
  • Second set commencing: 29 April 2025 to 31 December 2025.