Master of Educational Leadership

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\n1.7 year (72 UOC) program\n \nOne of the following:\n\nA bachelor's degree (or equivalent qualification) in a related field with a credit average (equivalent to a UNSW WAM of 65)\nA bachelor's degree (or equivalent qualification) in any field with a credit average (equivalent to a UNSW WAM of 65), plus one years’ relevant professional experience and development\nAn honours degree or graduate diploma (or equivalent qualification) in any field with a credit average (equivalent to a UNSW WAM of 65)\n\nStudents who meet one of the above requirements will receive 24 UOC in advanced standing upon entry to the program, and will complete a 1.7 year (72 UOC) program of study. 

\n2 year (96 UOC) program\n \n\nA bachelor's degree (or equivalent qualification) in any field with a credit average (equivalent to a UNSW WAM of 65)\n\n\nTeaching/Education Qualification: This is considered a degree or postgraduate teaching qualification in Early Childhood, Primary, Secondary, Adult or higher education and includes practicum/placement.

\nAccreditation: If you hold current graduate teacher accreditation with a recognised Australian professional body (e.g. NESA, BOSTES, VIC Institute of Teachers) you must provide evidence of your accreditation record. Please include accreditation details when uploading your CV.

\nRelated fields: Arts, humanities, media, psychology, social work, business, economics, languages, linguistics, communications, policy studies, behavioural sciences, social sciences.

\n\n \nRelevant professional experience: Teacher, educational developer, languages teacher, lecturer, teacher of English to speakers of other languages, educational leader, educational administration. Relevant professional experience does not include periods of Practicum or Work Placement (Work Integrated Learning) undertaken when training to become a teacher.","links":[]}]}

Graduates of the Master of Educational Leadership go on to work as school principals, deputy school principals, head teachers and education authorities in government departments. Demand for school principals in Australia is projected to grow by 11.5% over the next five years (Seek, 2026). The average salary of a school principal in Australia is $155,000 per year (Seek, 2026). Some graduates transition into corporate education, taking on executive roles within professional learning and development teams, training organisations, education technology companies or large corporations, where they lead strategy, workforce capability and organisational learning initiatives. The UNSW Master of Educational Leadership can also be a stepping stone to the UNSW Doctor of Education.

Potential careers include: Deputy principal, Director of teaching and learning, Education consultant, Education manager, Education policy adviser, Executive director (Education), Head teacher, Learning and development manager, Organisational learning and development lead, Policy officer (Education), Principal, Professional learning director, Senior education adviser, Training and development director.