Program Overview

Master of Business Administration (Educational Leadership and Management)

Program Overview

The Master of Business Administration (Educational Leadership and Management) is designed to help you advance your skills in mission-based leadership and evidence-based decision-making. You'll also learn to work through risk and compliance and thrive in complex systems. The program will equip you with the contemporary organisational design skills required for 21st-century educational leadership and management.

Why Study This Degree?

A Master of Business Administration is the ideal degree for those who want to excel. This specialised MBA program is designed for high-impact leaders in the education sector who are inspired to influence a culture of excellence and innovation in the organisations they lead. For budding entrepreneurs, this two-year program will show you how to launch, run, and grow your business.

Program Summary

Students are required to study:

• Legislative frameworks for Catholic Education or Public Administration
• Systems thinking
• Community Engagement and Marketing
• Strategic Educational Leadership Project
• Plus complete one Core Curriculum course and two electives

Entry Requirements

To be eligible for admission to the Master of Business Administration (Educational Leadership and Management), applicants must meet the following specific requirements:

• A recognised four-year bachelor-level teaching qualification, a bachelor's degree plus an honours or a postgraduate qualification in a related discipline, AND
• At least two years of relevant professional experience

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the Master of Business Administration (Educational Leadership and Management) graduates will be able to:

1. Apply the management skills necessary to lead globally aware education teams in mission-based settings
2. Apply the management skills necessary to plan and manage a financially sustainable organisation
3. Create strategies to identify and seize opportunities using contemporary management theory
4. Apply interdisciplinary business skills to complex systems and scenarios
5. Develop processes and practices needed to meet the regulatory environment under which an organisation operates
6. Create community and stakeholder engagement strategies
7. Effectively analyse and manage ethical matters to shape leadership and management practices
8. Employ critical reflection to encourage ongoing learning to maintain and improve professional knowledge and skills; and
9. Use relevant research methods and evidence-based approaches in preparation of professional analysis and advice.

Career Opportunities

A Master of Business Administration (Educational Leadership & Management) provides teachers and other professional staff in education with the leadership skills to make an impact in their organisation.

Real-World Experience

You will learn from our academics, who are leaders in their field. There are no practicum requirements for this program.

Scholarships

Scholarships provide financial support to students while they are completing their studies. There are various scholarships available to prospective and current students, across all study levels and campuses.

Fees and Costs

This Program has the following loan scheme(s) available for eligible students:

• Domestic Fee-Paying A domestic fee-paying place is a place at university where the student is responsible for the full cost the program.

Eligible domestic fee-paying students may apply for the FEE-HELP loan scheme which assists eligible fee-paying students with the payment of all, or part, of their tuition fees, not including additional study costs such as accommodation or textbooks. Your FEE-HELP debt will be indexed each year in line with the Consumer Price Index.

For indicative fees and information on how to pay, including Government loan schemes and our online calculator, visit our Fees, costs and scholarships page.

Locations

• Fremantle
• Sydney

Duration

• 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time

Study Mode

• Blended

Commencement

• Semester 1
• Semester 2

Program Code

• 5172

Fee

• Domestic Full Fees

School

• School of Law & Business