Master of Social Change Leadership

The University of Melbourne

The Master of Social Change Leadership is offered to Fellows undertaking the Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity Program (AFSE). The program focusses on developing social change leaders through immersive Indigenous knowledges environments working in critical dialogue with other knowledge systems. Fellows will be equipped with knowledge and skills drawn from a range of disciplines and immersive contexts and take a comparative and global focus. It provides opportunities for Fellows to engage with the wide-ranging dimensions of social change leadership with the goal of working on complex social and environmental issues concerning Indigenous communities.The program is designed to enable the Fellows to act as catalysts in partnership with communities and organisations to generate Indigenous knowledge informed social change. This is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary and wide-ranging program that draws on expertise from leading academics in the University of Melbourne.On completion of this course, graduates will be able to:Demonstrate an advanced understanding of Indigenous knowledges and experiences as they relate to creating and sustaining networked social change and reframing narratives to bring about social equityCritically analyse specialised theoretical understanding and knowledge of current research, debates, policies and practices in Indigenous‐led social change from a multidisciplinary and global perspective Evaluate the social, cultural, political and historical context informing social equity in Indigenous and other historically marginalised communities Evaluate and communicate solutions to complex social equity challenges to the wider Indigenous and non‐Indigenous social change making community

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