Faculty of Education

This is a well-established and popular course that is , oriented to the needs of professionals and researchers in education and strongly supported by a broad range of experts in the field of educational leadership.

Course outline

This course is suited to educators (government and non-government schools, universities and TAFE) who are leading or aspiring to be leaders in their organisations.

The course introduces participants to theory as well as national and international educational practices. Participants can then connect these considerations with their own experiences and, through dialogue and the sharing of ideas and information, broaden their knowledge and enhance their capabilities. The course also provides an opportunity for participants to develop specialised research skills as a foundation for further professional investigation in the substantive area of educational leadership.

You will complete five core units:

• EDUC8631 Approaches to Research
• EDUC8620 Master's Major Paper (12 points)
• EDUC8610 Human Resource Development in Education
• EDUC8612 Leadership for Learning
• EDUC8658 Education Policy Trends: Global to Local

and two of the following optional units:

• EDUC8606 Advanced Rasch Measurement of Modern Test Theory
• EDUC8608 E-Learning
• EDUC8610 Human Resource Development in Education
• EDUC8612 Leadership for Learning
• EDUC8616 International and Comparative Education
• EDUC8633 Quantitative Inquiry
• EDUC8634 Qualitative Inquiry
• EDUC8636 Assessment and Measurement
• EDUC8637 Measurement and Evaluation
• EDUC8638 Introduction to Rasch Measurement of Modern Test Theory
• EDUC8639 Developmental Aspects of Exceptionality
• EDUC8658 Education Policy Trends: Global to Local
• EDUC8660 Education Studies
• EDUC8661 Education Studies
• EDUC8662 Action Research and Curriculum Innovation
• EDUC8678 Curriculum Context, Development and Innovation

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Admission requirements

Domestic students

Applicants must meet the admission requirements, or equivalent as recognized by the Faculty:

A. A four-year Bachelor of Education; and
B. (i) two years relevant professional experience, or
    (ii) demonstrated research capacity acceptable to the Faculty.
OR
A. (i) a three year bachelors degree; and
    (ii) a one-year postgraduate course in Education and
B. (i) two years relevant full-time professional experience or
    (ii) demonstrated research capacity.
OR
1. a degree requiring at least four years of full-time study; and
2. two years relevant professional experience, and
3. demonstrated research capacity acceptable to the Faculty
OR
completion of an articulated graduate diploma of this Faculty.

All UWA coursework programs: English Language Competence

International students

Requirements are the same as for domestic students above.

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