Educational Leadership
To avoid delays in completing your programme and incurring unnecessary cost, you must follow the Enrolment Guide below.
Programme list
- Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Leadership – PGDipEdLd
- Master of Educational Leadership – MEdLd (120 points Research)
- Master of Educational Leadership – MEdLd (120 points Taught)
- Master of Educational Leadership – MEdLd (180 points Research)
- Master of Educational Leadership – MEdLd (180 points Taught)
For more course information, please visit Digital Course Outline and Course Catalogue.
Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Leadership – PGDipEdLd
FULL-TIME
New students starting full-time in Semester 1, 2025
| Semester 1 2025 (60 points) |
|
|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Name (Points) |
| EDPROFST 738 | Educational Leadership (30 points) |
| EDUCSW 700 | Research Methodologies (30 point) |
| Semester 2 2025 (60 points) |
|
|---|---|
| Choose 60 points from the following courses: | |
| Course Code | Course Name (Points) |
| EDPROF 704 |
Advanced Study of Education Practice (30 points) |
| EDCURRIC 721 | Special Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing in Schools (30 points) |
| EDPROFST 782 | Educational Change (30 points) |
| EDUC 787 | Researching Māori Education (30 points) |
PART-TIME
Year 1: New students starting part-time in Semester 1, 2025
| Semester 1 2025 (30 points) |
|
|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Name (Points) |
| EDPROFST 738 | Educational Leadership (30 points) |
| Semester 2 2025 (30 points) |
|
|---|---|
| Choose 30 points from the following courses: | |
| Course Code | Course Name (Points) |
| EDPROF 704 |
Advanced Study of Education Practice (30 points) |
| EDCURRIC 721 | Special Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing in Schools (30 points) |
| EDPROFST 782 | Educational Change (30 points) |
| EDUC 787 | Researching Māori Education (30 points) |
Year 2
| Semester 1 2026 (30 points) |
|
|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Name (Points) |
| EDUCSW 700 | Research Methodologies (30 point) |
| Semester 2 2026 (30 points) |
|---|
| (A full list of course options in Semester 2, 2026 will be available from early November 2025) |
Master of Educational Leadership – MEdLd (120 points Research)
FULL-TIME
New students starting full-time in Semester 1, 2025
| Semester 1 2025 (60 points) |
|---|
| EDCURRIC 796A or EDPROFST 796A or EDPROFM 796A - Thesis (60 points) |
| Semester 2 2025 (60 points) |
|---|
| EDCURRIC 796B or EDPROFST 796B or EDPROFM 796B - Thesis (60 points) |
PART-TIME
Year 1: New students starting part-time in Semester 1, 2025
| Semester 1 2025 (30 points) |
|
|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Name (Points) |
| EDPROFST 799A |
Thesis (30 points) |
| Semester 2 2025 (30 points) |
|
|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Name (Points) |
| EDPROFST 799B |
Thesis (30 points) |
Year 2
| Semester 1 2026 (30 points) |
|
|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Name (Points) |
| EDPROFST 799A |
Thesis (30 points) |
| Semester 2 2026 (30 points) |
|
|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Name (Points) |
| EDPROFST 799B |
Thesis (30 points) |
Master of Educational Leadership – MEdLd (120 points Taught)
FULL-TIME
New students starting full-time in Semester 1, 2025
| Semester 1 2024 (60 points) |
|
|---|---|
| Choose 60 points from the following: | |
| Course Code | Course Name (Points) |
| EDCURRIC 720 | Teaching with Digital Pedagogies (30 points) |
| EDCURRIC 721 | Special Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing in Schools (30 pts) |
| EDPROFST 705 | Literacy Theory and Practice (30 points) |
| EDPROFST 738 | Educational Leadership (30 points) |
| EDPROF 709 | Early Childhood Leadership (30 points) |
| EDPROF 724 | Developing Communities of Learning (30 points) |
| EDUC 706 | Measurement and Advanced Statistics (30 points) |
| EDUC 716 | Education and Diversity (30 points) |
| EDUC 755 | Social Psychology of the Classroom (30 points) |
| EDUC 758 | Winners and Losers? Social Theories of Education (30 points) |
| EDUC 759 | Special Topic: Inclusive Practices for Neurodiversity (30 points) |
| EDUCSW 700 | Research Methodologies (30 point) |
If you have not previously completed EDPROFST 738, you must enrol into this course in Semester 1, 2025.
| Semester 2 2025 (60 points) |
|
|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Name (Points) |
| EDPROFST 782 | Educational Change (30 points) |
| Plus: Choose 30 points from the following: | |
| Course Code | Course Name (Points) |
| EDPROF 704 | Advanced Study of Education Practice (30 points) |
| EDPROF 732 | Collaboration and Inclusive Practices (30 points) |
| EDUC 709 | Re-claiming Pasifika Education (30 points) |
| EDUC 732 | Culturally Sustaining Leadership (30 points) |
| EDUC 741 | Educational Psychology (30 points) |
| EDUC 787 | Researching Māori Education (30 points) |
PART-TIME
Year 1: New students starting part-time in Semester 1, 2025
| Semester 1 2025 (30 points) |
|
|---|---|
| Choose 30 points from the following: | |
| Course Code | Course Name (Points) |
| EDCURRIC 720 | Teaching with Digital Pedagogies (30 points) |
| EDCURRIC 721 | Special Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing in Schools (30 pts) |
| EDPROFST 705 | Literacy Theory and Practice (30 points) |
| EDPROFST 738 | Educational Leadership (30 points) |
| EDPROF 709 | Early Childhood Leadership (30 points) |
| EDUC 706 | Measurement and Advanced Statistics (30 points) |
| EDUC 716 | Education and Diversity (30 points) |
| EDUC 755 | Social Psychology of the Classroom (30 points) |
| EDUC 758 | Winners and Losers? Social Theories of Education (30 points) |
| EDUC 759 | Special Topic: Inclusive Practices for Neurodiversity (30 points) |
| EDUCSW 700 | Research Methodologies (30 point) |
If you have not previously completed EDPROFST 738, you must enrol into this course in Semester 1, 2025.
| Semester 2 2025 (30 points) |
|
|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Name (Points) |
| EDPROFST 782 |
Educational Change (30 points) |
Year 2
| Semester 1 2026 (30 points) |
|---|
| (A full list of course options in Semester 1, 2026 will be available from early November 2025) |
| Semester 2 2026 (30 points) |
|---|
| (A full list of course options in Semester 2, 2026 will be available from early November 2025) |
Master of Educational Leadership – MEdLd (180 points Research)
FULL-TIME:
Year 1: New students starting full-time in Semester 1, 2025
| Semester 1 2025 (60 points) |
|
|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Name (Points) |
| EDPROFST 738 | Educational Leadership (30 points) |
| EDUCSW 700 | Research Methodologies (30 point) |
| Semester 2 2025 (60 points) |
|
|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Name (Points) |
| EDPROFST 782 |
Educational Change (30 points) |
| EDPROF 791A | Thesis (30 points) |
Year 2
| Semester 1 2026 (60 points) |
|
|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Name (Points) |
| EDPROFST 799B |
Thesis (60 points) |
PART-TIME
Year 1: New students starting part-time in Semester 1, 2025
| Semester 1 2025 (30 points) |
|
|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Name (Points) |
| EDPROFST 738 | Educational Leadership (30 points) |
| Semester 2 2025 (30 points) |
|
|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Name (Points) |
| EDPROFST 782 |
Educational Change (30 points) |
Year 2
| Semester 1 2026 (30 points) |
|
|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Name (Points) |
| EDUCSW 700 | Research Methodologies (30 points) |
| Semester 2 2026 (30 points) | |
|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Name (Points) |
| EDPROF 793 | Thesis (30 points) |
Year 3
| Semester 1 2027 (30 points) |
|
|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Name (Points) |
| EDPROF 793A | Thesis (30 points) |
| Semester 2 2027 (30 points) |
|
|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Name (Points) |
| EDPROF 793B | Thesis (30 points) |
Master of Educational Leadership – MEdLd (180 points Taught)
FULL-TIME
Year 1 New students starting full-time in Semester 1, 2025
| Semester 1 2025 (60 points) |
|
|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Name (Points) |
| EDPROFST 738 | Educational Leadership (30 points) |
| Choose 30 points from the following: | |
| Course Code | Course Name (Points) |
| EDCURRIC 720 | Teaching with Digital Pedagogies (30 points) |
| EDCURRIC 721 | Special Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing in Schools (30 pts) |
| EDPROFST 705 | Literacy Theory and Practice (30 points) |
| EDPROF 709 | Early Childhood Leadership (30 points) |
| EDPROF 724 | Developing Communities of Learning (30 points) |
| EDUC 706 | Measurement and Advanced Statistics (30 points) |
| EDUC 716 | Education and Diversity (30 points) |
| EDUC 755 | Social Psychology of the Classroom (30 points) |
| EDUC 758 | Winners and Losers? Social Theories of Education (30 points) |
| EDUC 759 | Special Topic: Inclusive Practices for Neurodiversity (30 points) |
| EDUCSW 700 | Research Methodologies (30 point) |
| Semester 2 2025 (60 points) |
|
|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Name (Points) |
| EDPROFST 782 | Educational Change (30 points) |
| Please email education@auckland.ac.nz to discuss other available course options in Semester 2, 2024. |
|
| Course Code | Course Name (Points) |
| EDPROF 704 | Advanced Study of Education Practice (30 points) |
| EDPROF 732 | Collaboration and Inclusive Practices (30 points) |
| EDPROFST 734 | Inclusive Classroom Contexts (30 points) |
| EDUC 709 | Re-claiming Pasifika Education (30 points) |
| EDUC 732 | Culturally Sustaining Leadership (30 points) |
| EDUC 741 | Educational Psychology (30 points) |
| EDUC 787 | Researching Māori Education (30 points) |
Year 2
| Semester 1 2026 (30 points) |
|---|
| (A full list of course options in Semester 1, 2026 will be available from early November 2025) |
PART-TIME
Year 1: New students starting part-time in Semester 1, 2025
| Semester 1 2025 (30 points) |
|
|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Name (Points) |
| EDPROFST 738 | Educational Leadership (30 points) |
| Semester 2 2025 (30 points) |
|
|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Name (Points) |
| EDPROFST 782 |
Educational Change (30 points) |
Year 2
| Semester 1 2026 (30 points) |
|---|
| (A full list of course options in Semester 1, 2026 will be available from early November 2025) |
| Semester 2 2026 (30 points) |
|---|
| (A full list of course options in Semester 2, 2026 will be available from early November 2025) |
Year 3
| Semester 1 2027 (30 points) |
|---|
| (A full list of course options in Semester 1, 2027 will be available from early November 2026) |
| Semester 2 2027 (30 points) |
|---|
| (A full list of course options in Semester 2, 2027 will be available from early November 2026) |
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