Master of Education (Leadership in Aboriginal Education)

Masters (Coursework)

Developed in consultation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders' communities, learn how to identify and disrupt deficit discourses about Aboriginal peoples, cultures and histories by creating deep and real world cultural understandings through your students.

Key details

Degree Type

Masters (Coursework)

Duration

1 year full-time

Study Mode

In person

Intake Months

Feb, Aug

Domestic Fees

$30,000 total

About this course

Developed in consultation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders' communities, learn how to identify and disrupt deficit discourses about Aboriginal peoples, cultures and histories by creating deep and real world cultural understandings through your students.

Entry requirements

Admission to candidature for the Master of Education (Leadership in Aboriginal Education) requires:

a Bachelor of Education from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification and either the completion of postgraduate studies, or professional experience equivalent to one year full-time in a field considered by the Faculty to be appropriate to the program of study; or
a bachelor's degree and either the Graduate Diploma in Education or Bachelor of Teaching or Master of Teaching from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification; or
a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification and either the completion of postgraduate studies in Education, or professional experience equivalent to two years full-time in a field considered by the Faculty to be appropriate to the program of study.

Study locations

Camperdown/Darlington

Career pathways

Graduates will have the skills and knowledge to further their careers as

teaching professionals
educational administrators
researchers and policymakers within specific areas of education practice.

Teachers with this qualification become specialists in leading initiatives to improve educational outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Teacher Education courses at University of Sydney (USYD).

81%

Overall satisfaction

77.9%

Skill scale

70.3%

Teaching scale

89.4%

Employed full-time

$81k

Average salary

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