Course details

Summary

Advance your leadership, professional and research skills. Learn how to develop innovative programmes and powerful evaluations that can create meaningful social and community change.

Programme overview

This masters degree is designed with curious, yet committed, practitioners in mind. Build skills and knowledge to advance your practice, as well as social and community change.

Grounded within a strong social justice framework, you will develop advanced skills and approaches in leadership, innovation, programme design implementation and evaluation so you can better innovate for social change.

This 180-point programme is flexibly designed to suit those working full-time or part-time in community, government, not-for-profit and social good sectors as well as graduates from a range of disciplines.

Programme structure

Research Masters 180 points

Two core courses (30 points total): Leadership – Ethics and Actions (SOCCLEAD 700) and Leading Social Innovation (SOCCLEAD 701)

One or two elective courses (30 points total)

A Research Methods course (30 points)

Thesis (90 points)

This programme is designed for flexibility, to suit those working full-time or part-time.

It comprises the same core courses from the Postgraduate Certificate in Social and Community Leadership and a 30-point elective course (or two 15-point courses) to enable you to go deeper into your area of interest.

It then advances to include a research methods course and a 90-point research thesis project. The thesis project can be focused on a need or opportunity within your current organisation or community and gives you real-life, in-depth experience as you build strong research, investigative and evaluative abilities.

The elective courses of this programme can be selected from a range of courses offered by the faculties of Education and Social Work, Arts, Science, and Medical and Health Sciences. You will have the guidance and support of an experienced supervisor throughout your research.

Where could this programme take you?

There are various career opportunities available based on prior experience, expertise and elective specialisation within the MSCL. Common themes include leadership, project management, research, evaluation, programme design, innovation and development, consultation, policy development, social change, community and health development.

Jobs related to this programme

• Community facilitator and advocate
• Facilitator/educator
• Not-for-profit organisation leader
• Policy analyst
• Programme designer/project manager
• Social and community programme/services manager or coordinator
• Social innovator/consultant

Further study options

Doctor of Philosophy

Entry criteria

You must have completed an undergraduate degree at a recognised university (or similar institution) with courses in social science subjects comprising at least 15-20% of your degree. You will need a GPE of 5.0 in the most advanced courses taken in your degree.

English language requirements:
IELTS 6.5; TOEFL (iBT) 90; TOEFL (paper-based) 575; CAE or CPE 176; PTE 58; MELAB 85.