Unit code: ED607
Credit points: 15
Campus: Madang
Study period: Semester 1 & 2

This unit equips students with the knowledge, understanding, and practical skills required to exercise effective curriculum leadership across diverse educational settings and leadership roles. The unit emphasizes the vital role of curriculum leaders in driving excellence through strategic planning, alignment, implementation, and continuous development of curriculum.

Unit code: ED602
Credit points: 15
Campus: Madang
Study period: Semester 1

This unit will develop the participants’ understanding of a leadership framework in the Master of Educational Leadership program by critically examining theories and paradigms of leaderships. The unit examines characteristics of shared leadership, distributed leadership, servant leaderships and ethical leadership.

Unit code: ED605
Credit points: 15
Campus: Madang
Study period: Semester 1

This unit explores the ethics and philosophy of human actions as foundational principles for educational leadership, thought, and practice. It equips aspiring leaders with the ability to recognize and evaluate the indicators of effective school policies and practices, particularly in relation to ethical management, the development of ethical culture, and the promotion of schools as ethical institutions.

Unit code: ED608
Credit points: 15
Campus: Madang
Study period: Semester 1 & 2

This unit introduces the candidates to acquire different research paradigms and perspectives, research methodologies or approaches and their methods of data gathering strategies, sources of data, data gatherings tools and forms of data analysis techniques. The candidates design a research proposal and submit to faculty ethical committee (FEC) and approve for data gathering in the field.

Unit code: ED603
Credit points: 15
Campus: Madang
Study period: Semester 2 & 3

This unit provides a comprehensive introduction to Educational Administration as a specialized field of study, equipping students with the knowledge and leadership foundations essential for effective educational management. It critically examines both traditional and emerging paradigms in educational administration, enabling students to engage with contemporary theories, practices, and challenges shaping education today.

Unit code: ED611
Credit points: 15
Campus: Madang
Study period: Semester 2 & 3

This unit provides a comprehensive overview of major theories and models of change, enabling participants to develop a strong understanding of diverse leadership approaches, including and their connection to various change models. Participants will gain critical insight into the nature of educational change while strengthening their capacity to strategically plan, lead, and effectively manage the change process in dynamic educational environments.

Unit code: ED609
Credit points: 15
Campus: Madang
Study period: Semester 2 & 4

This unit presents a range of paradigms that shape learning theories and their application to effective teaching practices. The knowledge gained highlights the importance of teachers developing a diverse repertoire of instructional and assessment strategies to meet varied learning needs and enhance educational outcomes.

Unit code: ED609
Credit points: 15
Campus: Madang
Study period: Semester 2 & 4

This unit is designed to strengthen participants’ understanding of the research process by guiding them through the implementation of a research project proposal, the collection and analysis of field data, and the effective presentation of research results. Participants will critically discuss research findings and their implications while developing the skills to disseminate research through professional oral presentations, research reports, journal and symposium papers, and educational research conferences and symposiums.