Educational Leadership CQUniversity Australia

Overview

The Master of Educational Leadership at CQUniversity Australia will suit educational leaders in schools and educational settings, seeking career advancement and specialised educational leadership, underpinned by research-informed initiatives and pedagogy.

Key facts

• During your course, you will examine the responsibilities of educational leaders and their role in effectively managing change and seeking opportunities to innovate. 

• You will develop an advanced understanding and critical knowledge of creating and maintaining professional learning communities including community engagement, negotiation and managing competing interests. 

• You will explore, critique and apply contemporary leadership ideas and strategies to promote advocacy, facilitate change initiatives and evaluate educational performance against relevant educational policies and frameworks. 

• Designed with three research focussed units, this course will prepare you for research in educational contexts. In the course you will also examine quality models in Educational Neuroscience exemplified by ‘The Icecap model’ in Neuroleadership.

Career Opportunities

• Graduates of the Master of Educational Leadership have advanced specialised knowledge and skills in educational leadership. 

• Professional and research content enables graduates to lead and collaborate productively with teams, communities and stakeholders to enhance organisational capacity and wellbeing and to lead research-informed initiatives and pedagogy.

• Graduates may use Master of Educational Leadership units as evidence of continuing professional development and/or to support career advancement. 

Accreditation

• This course is aligned with the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) Professional Standards for Principals.