Master of Education (Leadership & Management)

School of Education

Are you a career-focused educator with practical experience and an interest in leadership and management? The University of Notre Dame Australia's Master of Education (Leadership & Management) will expand your career choices and give you scope for advancement to senior management in education or beyond. With flexible study options, this one-year postgraduate degree could be your career boost. Get in touch today to find out more.

Suppose you are an experienced teacher with practical experience and a desire to further your education career into a senior management role. In that case, this Master's degree is the perfect course for you. The Master of Education (Leadership and Management) is designed to meet the needs of professional teachers like you who wish to undertake further career development.

Our flexible study options will ensure that you can accommodate your existing teaching load. Tuition will be available face-to-face and externally, either full-time or part-time. Face-to-face sessions are scheduled during school holidays or Saturdays.

The course includes one compulsory theology course and an elective to be chosen from Religious Education, Leadership and Management, Early Childhood Education, Special Learning Needs, and Curriculum. Topics include strategic management, curriculum planning and pastoral care.

With a Master of Education (Leadership and Management), your career options include working in Australia as a Primary or Secondary School teacher in Catholic, Independent and Government schools, depending on your teaching qualification. Other career opportunities within the education system include Lead teacher, faculty or year group coordinator, principal and assistant principal. In addition, you can consider leadership roles in other education or non-education settings with a Leadership and Management specialisation.

• 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
• Five Specialisation Courses

Specialisation Courses

• Theology of Leadership
• Theories and Models of Leadership for Catholic Schools
• Strategic Management in Education
• Leadership: Theory and Practice
• Instructional Leadership
• Mentoring and Coaching Graduate, Early Career and Established Teachers
• Positive Education: Wellbeing and Student Achievement
• Critical issues in Religious Education
• Pastoral Care and the School
• Teaching and Leading in the Middle Years of Schooling

For a list of courses available please see Schedule of Courses.

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