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Master of Instructional Leadership (MC-INSLEAD) // Course structure

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Course structure

The Master of Instructional Leadership requires the completion of 100 credit points of study, which is typically taken over 2 years part time (see details further below for full time option*).  

 

Students must complete: 

  • 4 compulsory subjects, in the first 50 points of the program; and 
  • Either the Capstone option or the Research option (conditional upon meeting the eligibility criteria), in the second 50 points of the program. 

 

Capstone Option 

Students taking the capstone option must complete: 

  • 1 compulsory subject (12.5 points) 
  • 1 elective subject (12.5 points) 
  • 2 capstone subjects, taken in sequence (25 points) 

 

Electives 

The elective may be chosen from the Master of Education (selected from General Electives or Specialisation subjects, and conditional upon meeting subject requisites). 

 

Research Option 

The research option is designed for students intending to later pursue a graduate research degree, such as a PhD. The subjects provide a grounding in educational research methodology and include the design and completion of a research project in education. 

 

The research option is only available in the part time program, and students must meet the following eligibility criteria to enrol: 

  • Attainment of an average of at least H2A (75%) in the first four compulsory subjects (50 points of study). 

Students taking the Research option must complete 

  • 2 research subjects (50 points).

 

*Full Time Option 

Students are encouraged to complete the program part time. Students who wish to complete the program within one year of full time study (e.g. international students) may do so by selecting the ‘Capstone Option’ and enrolling in all 100-points of subjects within one year. Note that the 2 capstone subjects (EDUC90786 then EDUC90752) must still be completed in sequence.

Subject options 

Compulsory subjects 

4 x compulsory subjects.

Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC90755 Evidence for Learning and Teaching
February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
EDUC90753 Leading Learning and Teaching
May (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
EDUC90754 Leading Assessment
July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC90751 Understanding Schools
September (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5

 

Capstone Option 

  • 1 compulsory subject (EDUC90750); 
  • 2 capstone subjects taken in sequence (EDUC90786 then EDUC90752). Enrolment in EDUC90752 also requires the prior completion of 50 points of study; and 
  • 1 elective subject. 

Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC90750 Leading Schools Through Leading Self
February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC90786 Leading Educational Research
May (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC90752 Researching Leadership Practice
August (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5

 

Electives 

A 12.5 point graduate subject chosen from the Master of Education (selected from General Electives or Specialisation subjects, and conditional upon meeting subject requisites), as listed below.

Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC90684 21st Century Literacies: Policy & Praxis
February (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EDUC90607 Arts Practice and Evaluation
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC90936 Communities of Arts Practices
August (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
EDUC90642 Critical Thinking and Curriculum
August (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EDUC90610 Curriculum Design and Evaluation No longer available
EDUC90140 Curriculum Leadership and Management
March (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
EDUC90640 Diversity, Inclusion and Transitions
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
EDUC90940 Education Policy and Reform
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC90949 Education Policy in Practice
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC91017 Education Randomised Controlled Trials
July (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EDUC90638 Education, Knowledge and Power
March (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC90606 Engagement and the Arts
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC90006 Environmental Education
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC90933 Evaluation in Education Not available in 2024 12.5
EDUC90850 Foundations of Evaluation
Term 2 (Online)
Term 4 (Online)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC90950 Global Education Policy
February (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EDUC90608 Identity, Culture and the Arts
July (Online)
 12.5
EDUC90641 Identity, Equity and Change
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EDUC90952 Informal Science Communication
July (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC90728 Innovative Spaces and Pedagogy
March (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC90953 Interdisciplinary Science Education
February (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC90937 International Issues in Arts Education
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (Online)
 12.5
EDUC90579 Interpersonal and Group Processes
March (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC91031 Language in Diverse Contexts
September (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC90139 Leading a Learning Community
September (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC90629 Leading Change for Student Wellbeing
March (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC90619 Leading Educational Ideas
March (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EDUC90944 Leading for Teacher Quality
July (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EDUC90941 Leading the Educational Organisation
April (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
October (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
EDUC90578 Linking School and Community
August (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC90686 Literacy Leadership for Transformation Not available in 2024 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC90685 Literacy Practices and Diverse Learners Not available in 2024 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC90942 Managing the Educational Organisation
February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC90943 Marketing and Innovation in Education
April (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC90946 Mathematics Across the Curriculum
March (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC90947 Mathematics: Building Teacher Capacity
July (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC90948 Mathematics: Improving Learning
February (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC90615 Mathematics: Teaching with Technology
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EDUC90137 Personal and Interpersonal Leadership
January (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EDUC90290 Behaviour and Learning
March (On Campus - Parkville)
March (Online)
Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (Online)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC90938 Quality Assessment Design
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EDUC90683 Reading Texts: Selection to Response
April (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EDUC90628 Relationship Skills for Educators 1
March (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EDUC90630 Relationship Skills for Educators 2
August (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC90126 School Effectiveness and Improvement
January (On Campus - Parkville)
July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC90954 Science Communication and Technology
July (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC90258 Student Wellbeing: Current Approaches
March (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EDUC90612 Teaching for Student Engagement
September (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EDUC90680 Teaching Writing & Creating Texts
July (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC90951 Understanding Education Policy
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EDUC91201 Education and International Development
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

 

Research Option 

  • Admission to the Research option requires attainment of an average of at least H2A (75%) in the first four compulsory subjects (50 points of study). 
  • EDUC90419 and EDUC91197 can be taken in sequence, or together. 

Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC90419 Education Research Methodology
February (On Campus - Parkville)
July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5

Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC91197 Research Project in Education
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Year Long (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 37.5

Last updated: 8 November 2024