Master of International Education (School Leadership)
MIEd(SchlLship)
Fees apply
Coursework
The course aims to produce critically reflective and innovative educational leaders. Additionally, these leaders will be exposed to the ways many countries tackle educational issues. Each subject in the course adopts multiple and critical perspectives and draws upon current and relevant international research. The course is designed to build on, and further enhance, the knowledge, skills and qualities that these education leaders bring as a result of their previous studies and experience and to draw on the intellectual property and expertise of the Ontario Principals' Council particularly with regard to practical skills and capabilities. The curriculum emphasises the role of practitioner as researcher and consequently, students are involved in designing, developing and implementing research based projects as part of their assessment.
Enrolment through
Canada Campus
Study mode
Distance Education
Normal course duration
Part-time 2.5 years (4-5 sessions)
Admission criteria
An applicant for admission to candidature for the degree of Master of International Education (School Leadership) must have at least the following minimum qualifications:
- hold the degree of Bachelor of Education from a recognised university, or
- be a graduate from a Bachelor's degree from a recognised university and hold a Graduate Diploma of Education, Post Certificate of Education, Bachelor of Teaching (Secondary) or equivalent.
Credit
- Under a formal agreement with the Ontario Principal’s Council (OPC) students who successfully complete the 2007 to 2012 version of the Masters Dimension Principal’s Qualification Program 1 and 2 (PQP 1 & 2) delivered by the OPC will receive transfer credit (TCR) for ESA510 School Leadership 1 & ESA511 School Leadership 2.
- Students who have completed the standard PQP 1 and 2 will receive credit represented as EDU51C Education Studies Level 5 subject (8 Subject points).
- Students who have completed a three- part Additional Qualifications Specialist (recognised by the Ontario College of Teachers) will receive credit represented as EDU41C Education Studies Level 4 subject (8 Subject points).
- Students who have completed two three-part Additional Qualifications Specialist (recognised by the Ontario College of Teachers) will receive credit represented as EDU41C Education Studies Level 4 subject (16 Subject points).
- Students who have completed an Honours Specialist in one area of specialisation (recognised by the Ontario College of Teachers) will receive credit represented as EDU41C Education Studies Level 4 subject (8 Subject points).
- Students who have completed an Honours Specialist in two areas of specialisation (recognised by the Ontario College of Teachers) will receive credit represented as EDU41C Education Studies Level 4 subject (16 Subject points). (Refer to Appendix 1)>
- Students who successfully complete the 2007-2011 version of the Experienced Principal’s Development Course (EPDC) receive transfer credit TCR for ESA509 Advanced School Leadership.
- Students who complete McMaster University MBA subjects will receive transfer credit (TCR) represented as credit code “BUS5OC Business leadership Studies Level 5 Credit”. Subject choices include:
B600 Organisational Behaviour
H600 Human Resource Management
P720 Strategic Management
P731 Crisis Management and Communications
Graduation requirements*
To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete 80 points.
*The number of subjects and specific subject choices are described in the course structure and enrolment pattern for the course.
Course structure
The course consists of 80 subject points which can be fulfilled by completing the subjects in Pathway A or Pathway B.
Both pathways include compulsory subjects represented as Phase 1: Core Studies and elective subjects represented as Phase 2: Breadth/Depth Studies which enable students to branch out into either a Professional Orientation or Research Orientation.
It is an expectation that applicants must either enter with, or finish prior to completing this course, the Principal Qualification Program I and II (or equivalent).
Pathway A – Leaders with or seeking Principal’s Qualifications (OPC Masters Dimension only)
Phase 1: Core Studies
ESA510 School Leadership 1
ESA511 School Leadership 2
ESA512 International Educational Leadership
EER500 Introduction to Educational Research
EER501 Qualitative Research Methods
or
EER502 Quantitative Research Methods
Pathway B - Leaders with or seeking Principal's Qualifications
Phase 1: Core Studies
ESA504 Educational Policy Analysis
ESA509 Advanced School Leadership
ESA512 International Educational Leadership
EER500 Introduction to Educational Research
EER501 Qualitative Research Methods
or
EER502 Quantitative Research Methods
Phase 2: Breadth/Depth Studies
Professional Orientation
Students will select from the following list to accumulate a maximum of 40 subject points.
ESA513 Leading Learning
EEE504 Issues in Assessment & Evaluation
EEP511 International Perspectives in Education
EEL406 Mentors and Mentoring
EEL510 Leading Professional Learning Organisations
EPT502 Issues in Professional Development
ESA503 Leading Educational Change
ESA504 Education Policy Analysis
EEB501 Preparing a Literature Review
EER501 Qualitative Research Methods
EER502 Quantitative Research Methods
ERP502 Master of Education Project (16 points)
or
Any subject offered by the Faculty of Education or Charles Sturt University, or other University (including the DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University) as approved by the Course Coordinator.
Research Orientation
ERP503 Research Thesis (32 subject points)*
or
Any subject offered by the Faculty of Education or Charles Sturt University, or other University (including the DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University) as approved by the Course Coordinator.
Students intending to undertake doctoral studies in the future will need to ensure they plan progression in the course in consultation with the course coordinator.
*Note 1: Approval must be sought to enrol in the thesis component. Students will be advised should further specialised research or other subjects be required. Students may need to complete further subjects in order to accumulate 80 subject points.
**Note 2 – A maximum of two Level 4 subjects may be included in a student’s program, with permission from the Course Coordinator (including any credit awarded at Level 4).
Enrolment pattern
It is not possible to specify an enrolment pattern for this course. All subjects can be studied in the session chosen by the student, this choice is dependent on subjects being available in a particular session and the meeting of any prerequisites, corequisites and/or enrolment restrictions.
Contact
For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email inquiry@csu.edu.au