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Postgraduate UND-ELM-GCE-2023

Graduate Certificate in Education (Leadership and Management)

Specialised educational theory and practices for leaders

Get ready to influence your educational setting to make positive change towards wellbeing and achievement. Strive to become the ethical people leader who manages with strength and compassion. Gain strategic skills in planning and implementation.

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Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)

Total subjects

4

Price

From

$11,722

Study method

100% Online

Assessments

100% online

Credit available

Yes

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  • 09 Jul 23
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The University of Notre Dame Australia is committed to delivering an excellent student experience, alongside a high standard of teaching, research, and training. As a leader in ethical education, Notre Dame aims to develop students’ critical reasoning and their ability to make ethical decisions—crucial skills to progressing their careers and leading purposeful lives. At Notre Dame, students navigate their future with an ethical education online.

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  • 2023

Degree structure

4

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Degree details

What you'll learn

Upon successful completion of the Graduate Certificate in Education (Leadership and Management) graduates will be able to:

  1. Critically apply and reflect on advanced knowledge and understandings of specialised educational theory and practices within the domain of educational leadership and management.
  2. Critically evaluate issues pertaining to leadership and management models and practices, decision-making, industrial relations, the law, organisational culture, reflective practice, and responses to critical issues underlying the understanding of significant recent developments in education.
  3. Use cognitive, technical and creative skills with initiative and a high level of personal autonomy and accountability to generate understanding of complex issues in educational leadership and management.
  4. Use communication and technical skills to implement, justify and interpret leadership and management models and practices, decision-making, industrial relations, the law, organisational culture, reflective practice, and responses to critical issues within educational contexts.
Career opportunities

The Graduate Certificate in Education (Leadership and Management) provides a thorough introduction to the subject for teachers wishing to develop their leadership and management skills. This program will appeal to students who aspire to senior management positions in schools.

Entry requirements

Higher education

To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Certificate in Education (Leadership and Management) applicants must hold a recognised teaching qualification (four-year Bachelor-level, or postgraduate degree in teaching).

English Proficiency Requirements

Defined as the successful completion of secondary education or a Bachelor’s degree in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada or the Republic of Ireland.

Education students who have English as an Additional language and are admitted on the basis of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) assessment, or an equivalent English language proficiency assessment, are only admitted if they have attained n overall IELTS (or equivalent) score of 7.5 (with no score below 8.0 in speaking and listening, and no score lower than 7.0 reading and writing.

All English language tests are valid for two years from the date of completion

Credit for previous study or work

Applications for Advanced Standing and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) will be considered and reviewed on a case by case basis by UNDA's Student Administration.

Description

The Graduate Certificate in Education (Leadership and Management) is designed to introduce students to advanced knowledge and understandings of specialised theory and practices within the domain of educational leadership and management. Students are challenged to critically evaluate issues relating to leadership and management models and practices, decision-making, industrial relations, the law, organisational culture, reflective practice and responses to critical issues underlying the understanding to significant recent developments in education. Students are expected to use cognitive, technical and creative skills with initiative and a high level of personal autonomy and accountability to generate understanding of complex issues in educational leadership and management. Students in this program will be expected to justify and interpret leadership and management models and practices, decision-making, industrial relations, the law, organisational culture, reflective practice and responses to critical issues within educational contexts.

Degree structure details

Recommended Study Pattern

To be eligible for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Education (Leadership and Management) students must complete a minimum of 100 Units of Credit.

Recommended study load is two subjects per semester.

Award Requirements

To be eligible for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Education (Leadership and Management) students must complete a minimum of 100 Units of Credit (4 subjects).

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