Master of Educational Leadership

The Master of Educational Leadership offers an opportunity for in depth study of research relevant to educational leadership. It provides participants with the theoretical understandings and practical skills needed to make a difference to the quality of education in their current and future workplaces.

Programme highlights

• Enables you to pursue research in an area of your choice.
• Offers optional courses from the Business School.
• Work closely with university researchers who are influencing New Zealand educational policy and practice.

Opportunities

The Master of Educational Leadership will enable you to understand, critique and contribute to the educational research that is shaping New Zealand’s educational policy and practice. A relevant master’s degree is increasingly required by educational employers.

Content

There are two pathways within the degree – a Taught Masters and a Research Masters. The former includes a short dissertation and course work, and the latter the completion of a thesis.

Study location

Offered as weekly face-to-face and on-campus block courses at Epsom Campus (Faculty of Education courses) and City Campus (Graduate School of Enterprise (Business School) courses) with some courses offered as flexible self-directed study. Please note: the research option is not offered online.

Length

Students enrolled in this degree follow a programme equivalent to one year of full-time study or up to four years of part-time study for a masters by taught courses or two years of part-time study for a masters by research.

Fees

Updated tuition fee information will be available at www.auckland.ac.nz/fees.

You may be eligible to apply for scholarships and University awards available to help you pay for your study.

Entry criteria

1. In order to be admitted to this programme, a student needs to have completed the requirements for one of the following:

• a Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Leadership from this University, or its equivalent approved by Senate or its representative with an average grade of B or higher
• a postgraduate diploma in education as approved by the Dean of the Faculty of Education with an average grade of B or higher

and

• hold a professional qualification in teaching or other profession approved by Senate or its representative
• have at least three years of practical experience in teaching or a related profession, including experience in a formal or informal leadership and/or management role.

2. Any student who has completed the requirements for the Degree of Master of Education in Educational Administration or the Degree of the Master of Educational Management at The University of Auckland may not be admitted to this degree.

Programme structure

Research Masters

Requirement:

• 120 points: EDPROFST 796 MEd Thesis

Taught Masters

Requirement:

• 60 points: EDPROFST 793 MEd Dissertation
• 60 points from: EDPROFST 710, 716, 737, 738, 739, 740, 751, 757, 762, 774, 776, 778, 782, EDUC 772, 787, BUSADMIN 713, HRMGMT 702, 704, 706, 707, 708, approved 700 level courses listed in the Postgraduate Diploma in Business Schedule.

A student who has not completed EDPROFST 738 and 757 before entry into the Taught Masters must include these courses in the 60 points from courses listed in the Taught Masters in the Master of Educational Leadership Schedule.

Further study

From a masters degree you can go on to doctoral study. The Faculty of Education offers two programmes at doctoral level – the Doctor of Education (EdD) and the Doctor of Philosophy in Education (PhD).

Graduate School of Enterprise (Business School) courses

For the timetable and venue of courses of the Graduate School of Enterprise (Business School) courses please refer to www.gse.auckland.ac.nz/pgdipbus.

Most Business courses are taught between 5.30pm-9.00pm. For further information please contact the Faculty of Education

Phone: +64 9 623 8899

Supplementary information

To gain entry into this programme, you need to supply us with supplementary information. Click on the link below to download a supplementary information form, complete it, and return it to the Faculty of Education as soon as possible.