Course

Graduate Diploma in Education (Leadership) (exit only)

Approved Abbreviation: GradDipEd(Lead)

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Western Sydney University Course Code: 1728.1

AQF Level: 8

Students should follow the course structure for the course version relevant to the year they commenced. This version applies to students whose commencement year for this course is 2015 or later.

The Graduate Diploma in Education (Leadership) exit only explores recent developments in theory, policy and practice relating to educational leadership across early childhood, primary, secondary, tertiary, TAFE, community-based and other professional settings. We recognise that leadership emerges and is enacted in diverse ways and in relationships and is crucial for fostering change and educational transformation. Students will review, analyse, and apply advanced knowledge and skills for leadership to a range of complex problems in workplaces and professional practice. They will initiate and implement innovations to improve learning outcomes in workplace settings, generate solutions and communicate these to diverse audiences. This course is delivered through a combination of online and intensive on-campus teaching methods.

Study Mode
Two years part-time.

Admission

1728 - Graduate Diploma in Education (Leadership) is an exit award from 1726 - Master of Education (Leadership).

1726 -Master of Education (Leadership)

Course Structure

This course is an exit award only. Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 80 credit points which include the units listed below.

Students may elect to exit course 1726 Master of Education (Leadership) after the completion of the following units

101658

Transformative Learning

102161

Leading Change

and at least four specialist units from the 1726 Master of Education (Leadership) plus two additional units from any units offered as part of the Master of Education suite (1723 M Education (Social Ecology); 1726 M Education (Leadership); 1720 M Inclusive Education).

1723 Master of Education (Social Ecology)

1726 Master of Education (Leadership)

1720 Master of Inclusive Education

Specialist units

102159

Designing Curriculum Futures

102160

Education Policy, Practice and Global Knowledge Co-construction

100701

Leadership, Mentoring and Professional Growth

102158

Learning and Teaching in Challenging Contexts

102168

Principles and Practices of Evaluation

102155

Teaching and Learning with Adults