Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Leadership

The Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Leadership is designed to develop the knowledge and skills that aspiring and current educational leaders need to meet the challenge of offering high quality and equitable learning opportunities to all children and young people. The programme is designed to serve those working in or with schools and early childhood centres, who hold either formal or informal leadership positions including senior teachers, syndicate heads, heads of department, members of senior management teams, principals, professional developers and Ministry officials. The courses are taught by nationally and internationally respected professional and academic staff whose research and development has had a considerable impact on New Zealand’s educational policy and practice.

Programme highlights

• Enables you to advance your career and salary prospects.
• Includes opportunities for work place projects.
• Offers optional courses from the Business School.
• Can be taken as a distinct qualification or as a bridge into the Master of Educational Leadership.

Opportunities

The Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Leadership provides participants with the educational and relationship skills they need to be outstanding leaders. The programme gives students access to the recent New Zealand and international research that is shaping NewZealand’s educational policy and practice, and
provides numerous opportunities to integrate relevant findings into their own leadership work. A student with an average grade of B or higher for the Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Leadership can apply for entry into the Master of Educational Leadership.

Content

The programme includes compulsory courses in educational leadership and research for school improvement, and optional education and business courses including courses in education law, educational change, mentoring teachers, education and culture, educational policy and organisation and human resource management.

Study location

Offered as weekly face-to-face and on-campus block courses at Epsom Campus (Faculty of Education courses) and City Campus (Business School courses) with some courses offered as flexible self-directed study.

Length

a. The requirements for a postgraduate diploma must be completed within

• one year of initial enrolment for the postgraduate diploma if enrolled full-time

or

• four years of initial enrolment for the postgraduate diploma if enrolled part-time

b. In all cases, the semester of initial enrolment is deemed to be the first semester in which the student enrolled for a course which is assigned or reassigned to the programme.

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. For more information, call the faculty direct on +64 9 623 8920 or visit www.auckland.ac.nz/scholarships.

Entry criteria

1. In order to be admitted to this programme, a student needs to have:

• completed the requirements for a bachelors degree from this University or an equivalent degree as approved by Senate or its representative
• hold a professional qualification in teaching, or other profession approved by Senate or its representative
• have at least three years practical experience in teaching or in 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, the Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Management or the degree Master of Educational Management at The University of Auckland may not be admitted to this postgraduate diploma.

3. Admission to this postgraduate diploma is at the discretion of Senate or its representative.

Programme structure

Requirement:

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

Further study

The Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Leadership is a pathway into the Master of Educational Leadership. From a masters you could then go on to study at doctoral level.

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 8883

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.