What to expect
In this degree you will explore globalisation and leadership across a range of contexts and learning communities. An in-depth understanding of recent developments in education and professional practice will equip you to be a leader in your field.
Leadership and Management
Develop the expertise and skills of transformative leadership with advanced capability in critical analysis and evaluation, change, education and communication.
The Leadership and Management major provides opportunities for current and aspiring leaders working in formal education settings, human resources, policy development, community organisations or corporate sectors. JCU graduates have a deep understanding of areas such as educational leadership, transformative digital learning, and leading for change.
Career Opportunities
JCU Master of Education graduates lead rewarding careers across a variety of roles.
Graduates work in leadership, education, communication, and sustainability in both public and private organisations.
You could find employment as a teacher, lecturer, corporate educator, community leader, policy officer, and other leadership roles in education.
Major Structure
CORE SUBJECTS
ED5881:03 Leading for Change in Curriculum and Pedagogy
ED5882:03 Transformative Digital Learning
OPTIONS
Select 6 credit points of specified subjects from List 1
List 1
LB5205:03 People in Organisations
LB5231:03 Corporate Responsibility and Governance
LB5234:03 Leading and Managing Organisational Change
LB5500:03 Negotiation
LB5515:03 Workplace Conflict Management
LB5525:03 Conflict Analysis
LB5527:03 Conflict Coaching
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11 September 2022, 12 February 2023, 28 May 2023
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12 September 2022, 13 February 2023, 29 May 2023
Brisbane Campus
349 Queen Street,
BRISBANE CITY,
Queensland,
4000, BRISBANE, Australia
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31 July 2022, 26 February 2023
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25 July 2022, 20 February 2023
An AQF level 7 Bachelor Degree in a discipline other than education, with a minimum 2 years professional work experience in education; or
An AQF level 7 Bachelor Degree in education, or
An AQF level 8 Graduate Certificate in education from one of the following JCU courses: Graduate Certificate of Education for Sustainability; Graduate Certificate in Research Methods [Education]; Graduate Certificate in Career Development; Graduate Certificate in Catholic Education; Graduate Certificate in Education (Academic Practice); or
An AQF level 8 Graduate Diploma in education, or
An AQF level 8 Bachelor Honours Degree in a discipline other than education, with a minimum 2 years experience working as a professional educator in a management, leadership or supervisory position; or
An AQF level 8 Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in a discipline other than education, with a minimum 2 years experience working as a professional educator in a management, leadership or supervisory position; or
Other qualifications recognised by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Division of Tropical Environments and Societies as equivalent to the above.
IELTS - 6.5 (no component lower than 6.0); TOEFL (internet based) - 86 (no component less than 21); Pearson (PTE Academic) - 58 (no component less than 54); C1 Advanced / C2 Proficiency: 176 (no component less than 169).
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
James Cook University (JCU) is ranked among the top 2 per cent of universities in the world by the Academic Ranking of World Universities, 2020.