Master of Educational Leadership
Enhance your career prospects with a specialised programme that enriches your leadership capabilities and knowledge. Expand your leadership practice to skillfully lead change and improve educational outcomes in your school, organisation or community setting.
Work with academics who are internationally recognised for their leadership research and practice. Develop the skills, knowledge and dispositions to be an effective educational leader.
Te Wānanga Toi Tangata Division of Education offers Educational Partnership Study Awards to all education settings in which our students are placed as part of their initial teacher education or counsellor education programme. In recognition of the partnership, the equivalent of a 15 point paper will be awarded to you for every student teacher or student counsellor your education setting supports. The credits can be used at your discretion to provide additional professional learning opportunities for your staff.
Programme highlights:
- Develop and enhance leadership skills, knowledge and dispositions to be an effective educational leader
- Inquire into personal leadership practice and organisational systems through strength-based inquiry
- Examine and apply contextual leadership systems and practices to initiate, support and sustain change and innovation in educational contexts
- Understand, critique and contribute to the educational research that is shaping New Zealand's educational policy and develop the required leadership to respond effectively
- Locate leadership work in a framework of social justice and seek to make a difference for high-needs students
- Enhance leadership networks by contributing to a vibrant professional learning community
- Experience flexible delivery (NET/Block course)
- Complete the MEdLeadership at a pace that suits you, part-time while you work or full-time over 18 months
Key information
| Years: | 1.5 |
|---|---|
| MEdLeadership Study Locations: | Hamilton, Tauranga, Online Papers offered differ by location. The Catalogue of Papers has full location info. |
| Start Dates: | Trimester A (March) and Trimester B (July) |
| Estimated Fees* (Domestic): |
$7,897 - $8,508 per year
See if you're eligible for fees-free study in your first year |
| Estimated Fees* (International): | $34,190 (120 pts) or $51,295 (180 pts) |
| Entry Requirements: | Postgraduate International |
| Area of Study: | |
| *Tuition fees shown are indicative only and may change. There are additional fees and charges related to enrolment please see the Table of Fees and Charges for more information. You will be sent an enrolment agreement which will confirm your fees. | |
Degree Planner
Structure of Programme
The requirements are 180 points including:
- EDLED501 and EDLED502;
- one of the research methods papers listed below; and
- one of the research paper options listed below with a focus on educational leadership.
In order to be eligible for consideration for the award of honours, the requirements of the degree must be completed in two years of full-time study or four years of part-time study from the date of first enrolment in the degree - please see the MEdLeadership Regulations.
There are normally three options regarding how study can be planned.
Degree planner — Master of Educational Leadership - Option 1
Including 30 point directed study.
Coursework
Option Paper
30 points
Option Paper
30 points
- Coursework
- Research
Research Methods and Research
Choose one from:
- EDUCA557 Becoming a researcher: theory, methods and ethics
- EDUCA500 Culturally Responsive Methodologies incorporating kaupapa Māori and critical theories
- MAOED500 Rangahau Kaupapa Māori - Kaupapa Māori Research
And one from:
- EDUCA591 Research-based Inquiry: Informing Practice
- EDUCA592 Dissertation - see the Dissertation Guidelines and application form
- EDUCA593 Masters Thesis - see the Masters Thesis Guidelines and application form
- EDUCA594 Masters Thesis - see the Masters Thesis Guidelines and application form
Research is governed by the Ethical Conduct in Research Regulations. For advice about the online Research Ethics Application, please email [email protected].
Option papers
30 points may be taken from outside Educational Leadership.
For further education papers, see Master of Education.
This information is provisional and subject to change.
Degree planner — Master of Educational Leadership - Option 2
Including 60 point dissertation (pathway option for doctoral study). Entry to the dissertation requires a B average across prior master's papers.
Coursework
Option Paper
30 points
Research
Research Methods
30 points
Dissertation
60 points
- Coursework
- Research
Research Methods and Research
Choose one from:
- EDUCA557 Becoming a researcher: theory, methods and ethics
- EDUCA500 Culturally Responsive Methodologies incorporating kaupapa Māori and critical theories
- MAOED500 Rangahau Kaupapa Māori - Kaupapa Māori Research
And one from:
- EDUCA591 Research-based Inquiry: Informing Practice
- EDUCA592 Dissertation - see the Dissertation Guidelines and application form
- EDUCA593 Masters Thesis - see the Masters Thesis Guidelines and application form
- EDUCA594 Masters Thesis - see the Masters Thesis Guidelines and application form
Research is governed by the Ethical Conduct in Research Regulations. For advice about the online Research Ethics Application, please email [email protected].
Option papers
30 points may be taken from outside Educational Leadership.
For further education papers, see Master of Education.
This information is provisional and subject to change.
Degree planner — Master of Educational Leadership - Option 3
Including 90 point master's thesis (pathway option for doctoral study). Entry to the master's thesis requires a B+ average across prior master's papers.
Research
Research Methods
30 points
Masters Thesis
90 points
- Coursework
- Research
Research Methods and Research
Choose one from:
- EDUCA557 Becoming a researcher: theory, methods and ethics
- EDUCA500 Culturally Responsive Methodologies incorporating kaupapa Māori and critical theories
- MAOED500 Rangahau Kaupapa Māori - Kaupapa Māori Research
And one from:
- EDUCA591 Research-based Inquiry: Informing Practice
- EDUCA592 Dissertation - see the Dissertation Guidelines and application form
- EDUCA593 Masters Thesis - see the Masters Thesis Guidelines and application form
- EDUCA594 Masters Thesis - see the Masters Thesis Guidelines and application form
Research is governed by the Ethical Conduct in Research Regulations. For advice about the online Research Ethics Application, please email [email protected].
Option papers
30 points may be taken from outside Educational Leadership.
For further education papers, see Master of Education.
This information is provisional and subject to change.Choose a main subject
Entry requirements
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Admission normally requires a bachelor's degree with at least a B grade average across the level 300 papers and:
(1) a teaching qualification or a major or minor in any of the subjects offered in the Master of Education, or
(2) substantial relevant experience.
Two years' teaching experience is normally preferred.
120 point Master of Educational Leadership available subject to meeting eligibility requirements - please see the MEdLeadership Regulations.
Study in Tauranga
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Many postgraduate papers are taught either fully online or partially online, with some papers having block on-campus requirements at either our Hamilton or Tauranga campus. These requirements are paper dependent.
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Contacts
Te Kura Toi Tangata School of Education
Programme Administrators - Postgraduate and Research
Jinah Lee
Phone: (+64) 7 838 4466 Ext: 7870
Email: [email protected]
Programme Leader
Dr Michele Morrison
Phone:(+64) 7 838 4466 Ext: 7875
Email: [email protected]
Academic Coordinator Tauranga
TBA
Phone: (+64) 7 262 0547
Email:
Based at our Tauranga Campus
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