Master of Educational Leadership- Thesis and Coursework

Entry Requirements

To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have: the requirements set out in (a), (b) or (c) which follow or the equivalent as recognised by the Faculty; or the requirements set out in (d) or (e):

• (a) (i) a bachelor's degree of this University; and (ii) completed a postgraduate course in education requiring at least one year of full-time study; and (iii) either two years' full-time relevant professional experience or adequate research preparation demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Faculty; 

or

• (b) (i) the Bachelor of Education of this University; and (ii) either two years' full-time relevant professional experience or adequate research preparation demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Faculty; 

or

• (c) (i) a degree requiring at least four years of full-time study; and (ii) two years' full-time professional experience in the field of education; and (iii) adequate research preparation demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Faculty; 

or

• (d) a graduate diploma of this University that articulates with the Master of Education with an average of at least 65 per cent in three coursework units including a mark of at least 65 per cent in EDUC5631 Approaches to Research; 

or

• (e) (i) completed at least three units towards a graduate diploma that articulates with the Master of Education; and (ii) completed units relevant to the requirements of the master's course and; (iii) achieved an average mark of at least 65 per cent in three coursework diploma units including a mark of at least 65 per cent in EDUC5631 Approaches to Research.

English requirements

• Qualification through WACE, TEE or equivalent
  • Pass in English, English Literature, or English as a Second Language
• GCE O-level (GCSE and IGCSE)
  • Minimum grade C / C6 in English, English Language, English (First Language) or English Literature.
  • Minimum grade A in IGCSE English as a Second Language, with grade 1(One) in Oral/Aural Communication.
  • Must be endorsed by CIE, OCR, Edexcel, AQA or other UK authority (independent and school-assessed O-levels are not sufficient).
• TOEFL (paper-based)
  • 570 with a Test of Written English (TWE) of no less than 4.5
  • Scholarship applicants require 580, with 45 in the Test of Spoken English (TSE) and 4.5 in the Test of Written English (TWE)
• IBT TOEFL (Internet-based test score)
  • 82 with 22 for writing, 20 for speaking, 20 for listening, and 18 for reading
• IELTS (Academic)
  • 6.5 (no band lower than 6.0)
• Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English
  • C pass
• Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English
  • B grade
• CELT Bridging Course
  • Overall score of 70% with a minimum of 65% for each section
• Pearson Test of English (PTE) (Academic)
  • Overall score of 64 with a minimum score of 64 in the Reading and Writing sections, 59 in the Speaking section and 54 in the Listening section.
  • The Law School requires an overall score of 70 with a minimum score of 70 in each section.

Other requirements

Higher English scores are required for admission to higher degrees in some faculties at UWA:

• Law: overall IELTS of 7.5, with a minimum score of 7.5 for reading and writing and a minimum of 7.0 for speaking and listening.
• Education: overall IELTS score of 7.0, with a minimum of 6.5 in reading and writing.
• Dentistry: overall IELTS score of 7.0, with a minimum of 6.5 in reading and writing.
• Business: overall IELTS score of 6.5, with a minimum of 6.5 in reading and writing.