Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Leadership

This programme is designed to develop the knowledge and skills that aspiring and current educational leaders need to meet the need for high-quality, equitable learning opportunities for all children. The courses are taught by nationally and internationally respected academic staff whose research has had a considerable impact on New Zealand's educational policy and practice.

Most courses are delivered through weekly lectures and on-campus block courses at Epsom Campus. Some courses are offered online as flexible self-directed study.

Requirement: 120 points

• 30-point core course: EDPROFST 738 Educational Leadership
• An approved Research Methods course (30 points) from EDPROFST 757 Undertaking Research for School Improvement, EDUC 787 Researching Maori Education, EDUC 735 Researching Educational Settings, or EDPRAC 751 Practitioner Inquiry.
  
• Two 30-point courses (60 points total) from recommended elective courses below or other 700-level courses approved by the Programme Head:

Elective courses

• Special Topic: Leadership for Learning (EDCURRIC 718)
• Special Topic: Accelerating Learning (EDCURRIC 740)
• Early Years Pedagogy (EDPROFST 716)
• Education Law: Policy Implications (EDPROFST 737)
• Educational Policy and Organisations (EDPROFST 739)
• Educational Leadership in the Electronic Age (EDPROFST 740)
• ECE Curriculum Issues (EDPROFST 751)
• Mentoring Teachers EDPROFST 762)
• Developing Mentoring Expertise (EDPROFST 769)
• Education and Empowerment (EDPROFST 774)
• Educational Change (EDPROFST 782)
• Special Topic: Culturally Responsive Leadership (EDUC 732)

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