Career Opportunities
Graduates possess skills in thinking critically about problems of practice, designing and conducting action research, collaborating with teams in leader-scholar communities and leading change in an educational organization. They are prepared to expand or pursue leadership positions in pre-K-12 schools and higher education institutions.
Career examples include:
- community college leader
- educational consultant
- educational professional developer
- principal
- superintendent
- teacher leader
- university administrator
Programme Structure
The program focuses on action research and includes required coursework, strengthening students' abilities to reflectively and critically think about problems of practice in one of the following contexts:
- preK-12 change leadership
- higher education change leadership
- systems, professional and reimagined change leadership
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: 3
English requirements
TOEFL iBT: 80
Other requirements
General requirements
- Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's and master's degree, in any field, from a regionally accredited institution.
Required:
- graduate admission application and application fee
- official transcripts
- three letters of recommendation
- personal statement
- an academic writing sample
- curriculum vitae
- proof of English proficiency
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
- International: 42,617 AUD / year (≈ 30,348 USD / year)
- Out-of-State: 39,053 AUD / year (≈ 27,810 USD / year)
- Domestic (In-State): 18,171 AUD / year (≈ 12,940 USD / year)
Living costs
Peoria, United States: 1,320-1,952 AUD / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Scholarships Information
Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Leadership and Innovation.
