Educational Leadership

To avoid delays in completing your programme and incurring unnecessary costs, follow the enrolment guide below.

For more course information, please visit Curriculum Catalogue.

Programme list

Postgraduate Certificate in Education – PGCertEd

Full-time

New students starting full-time in Semester One, 2025 enrol in the following courses:

Semester 1, 2025 (60 points)
 Course code  Course name (points)
EDPROFST 738  Educational Leadership (30 points)

Plus, choose 30 points from EDPROF 709, 724, EDPROFST 739, 755, 762, EDUC 732, 787. 

Part-time

New students started part-time in Semester One, 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)

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Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Leadership – PGDipEdLd

Full-time

New students starting full-time in Semester One, 2025 must enrol in the following course:

Semester 1, 2025 (60 points)
Course code Course name (points)
EDPROFST 738 Educational Leadership (30 points)

Plus, choose 30 points from the following courses: 

 Course code  Course name (points)
EDPROF 709 Early Childhood Leadership (30 points)
EDPROF 724  Developing Communities of Learning (30 points)
EDUCSW 700 Research Methodologies (30 points)
Semester 2, 2025 (60 points)
Course code  Course name (points)
EDPROFST 782 Educational Change (30 points)

Plus, choose 30 points from other 30-point 700-level courses in this list: 2025
Postgraduate courses.

Part-time

Year 1: New students starting part-time in Semester One, 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)
30 points from EDPROF 709, 724, EDPROFST 739, 755, 762, EDUC 732, 787, EDUCSW 700
Semester 2, 2026 (30 points)
Plus, choose 30 points from other 30-point 700-level courses offered in Education and Social Work. More details are available here: 2025 Postgraduate courses - The University of Auckland

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Master of Educational Leadership – MEdLd (120 points research)

Full-time

New students starting full-time in Semester One, 2025 enrol in the following courses:

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 One, 2025 take the following courses:

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)

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Master of Educational Leadership – MEdLd (120 points taught)

Full-time

New students starting full-time in Semester One, 2025 choose 60 points from the following:

Semester 1, 2025 (60 points)
Course code Course name (points)
EDPROF 709 Early Childhood Leadership (30 points)  
EDPROF 724 Developing Communities of Learning (30 points)   
EDPROFST 738* Educational Leadership (30 points)

* If you have not previously completed EDPROFST 738, you must enrol in this course in Semester One, 2025.

Semester 2, 2025 (60 points)
Course code
 Course name (points) 
 EDPROFST 782  Educational Change (30 points)

Plus, choose 30 points from other 30-point 700-level courses offered in Education and Social Work. More details are available here: 2025 Postgraduate courses 

Note: Please refer to the programme regulation to ensure your selected courses align with the 120-point taught masters programme schedule.

Part-time

Year 1: New students starting part-time in Semester One, 2025 choose 30 points from the following courses:

Semester 1, 2025 (30 points)
Course code Course name (points)
EDPROF 709 Early Childhood Leadership (30 points)  
EDPROF 724   Developing Communities of Learning (30 points) 
EDPROFST 738* Educational Leadership (30 points)
Or another 700-level course on the Postgraduate Course List 
  

* If you have not previously completed EDPROFST 738, you must enrol in this course in Semester One, 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.

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Master of Educational Leadership – MEdLd (180 points research)

Full-time

Year 1: New students starting full-time in Semester One, 2025 take the courses listed below:

Semester 1, 2025 (60 points)
 Course code  Course name (points)
EDPROFST 738  Educational Leadership (30 points)
EDUCSW 700 Research Methodologies (30 points)
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)
EDPROF 791B
  Thesis (60 points)

Part-time

Year 1: New students starting part-time in Semester One, 2025 enrol in the courses listed below.

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)

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Master of Educational Leadership – MEdLd (180 points taught)

Full-time

Year 1 - New students starting full-time in Semester 1, 2025 take the following courses:

Semester 1, 2025 (60 points)
Course code Course name (points)
EDPROFST 738  Educational Leadership (30 points)

Plus, choose 30 points from the following courses:

Course code Course name (points)
EDPROF 709  Early Childhood Leadership (30 points)  
EDPROF 724 Developing Communities of Learning (30 points)  
EDUCSW 700 Research Methodologies (30 points)
Semester 2, 2025 (60 points)
Course code Course name (points)
EDPROFST 782 Educational Change (30 points)

Plus, choose 30 points from EDPROF 709, 724, EDPROFST 739, 755, 762, EDUC 732, 787, and EDUCSW 700. For more on these courses, see 2025 Postgraduate courses.

Year 2

Semester 1, 2026 (60 points)
Choose 30 points from EDPROF 709, 724, EDPROFST 739, 755, 762, EDUC 732, 787, EDUCSW 700. For more, see the Postgraduate course list.
Plus 30 points from any 700-level course in Education.

Part-time

Year 1 - New students starting part-time in Semester One, 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.

More information and advice

If you need help with any aspects of application or enrolment, please visit auckland.ac.nz/askus

Interested in these programmes but have some questions? Don’t hesitate to reach out to our Postgraduate Taught Recruitment Specialist: pgt@auckland.ac.nz

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