Master of Educational Leadership

MEdLead

Credit points

120 - 160

Minimum duration

1.5 years - 2 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

• Online

Note:

On-Shore (for cohorts by special arrangement

EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

Completion requirements

Students admitted under Admission Requirement A

Pathway 1 (120 cp)

To qualify for the Master of Educational Leadership, a  student must complete  120 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

1. 20 cp from  Specified Educational Leadership Units (Part A);
2. 70 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings with a  maximum of 40 credit points of elective units (Part B);
3. 30 cp from Capstone  Units (Part D).

* Students may take Electives drawn from the  Schedule of Unit Offerings (listed) and/or other units drawn from relevant ACU  postgraduate programs; or by cross-institutional study with prior approval of  the Course Coordinator. A maximum of 40 cp of elective units can be at  500-level.

Pathway 2 (120 cp)

To qualify for the Master of Educational Leadership degree with a named specialisation in:

• Catholic Educational Leadership
• Leading Learning
• Indigenous Leadership
• Executive Leadership

A student must complete 120 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

1. 20 cp from Specified Educational Leadership units (Part A);
2. 40 cp from one Specialisation group (Part B);
3. 30 cp from Electives* (Part C);
4. 30 cp from Capstone  units (The Capstone must relate to specialisation) (Part D)

* Students may take Electives drawn from the Schedule of Unit Offerings  (listed) and/or other units drawn from relevant ACU postgraduate programs; or  by cross-institutional study with prior approval of the Course Coordinator. A  maximum of 30 cp of elective units can be at 500-level.

Students admitted under Admission Requirement B

Pathway 3 (160 cp)

1. 20 cp from Specified Educational Leadership units (Part A);
2. 70 cp from one the Schedule of Unit Offerings (Part B);
3. 40 cp from Electives* (Part C);
4. 30 cp from Capstone  units (Part D)

* Students may take Electives drawn from the Schedule of Unit Offerings  (listed) and/or other units drawn from relevant ACU postgraduate programs; or by cross-institutional study with prior approval of the Course Coordinator. A  maximum of 40 cp of elective units can be at 500-level.

Exit points

3.1 A student who has completed 40 cp with 20 cp from specified units in the Schedule of Unit Offerings may exit with a Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership

3.2 A student who has completed 80 cp with 20cp from Specified Units and at least 20 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings may exit with a Graduate Diploma in Educational Leadership.

Part A : Specified Units

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDLE680	Foundations of Educational Leadership	10
EDLE681	Leading Self, Leading Communities	10

Part B : Specialisation Units

Complete 40 to 70 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
CAEL	Catholic Educational Leadership	40
LELE	Leading Learning	40
INLE	Indigenous Leadership	40
EXLE	Executive Leadership	40

Part C : Electives

Complete 30 to 40 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDCE600	Catholic Education: Mission, Culture and Spirituality	20
EDLE690	Educational Leadership Special Studies	10
EDME601	Mentoring for Professional Learning and Development	10

Other Electives

Up to three electives may be selected from other approved ACU Masters/AQF Level 8 or 9 courses, with the approval of the Course Coordinator.

Part D : Capstone Units

Complete exactly 30 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDCP600	Interpreting Literature and Data	10
EDCP601	Capstone	20