Master of Social and Community Leadership (MSCL)
Social Services
A course by
University of Auckland
Create positive change through robust leadership, evaluation, and innovation in social and community sectors. Flexible masters offered online, on campus, or blended, suitable for professionals and graduates aspiring to impact their communities.
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Core skills this course teaches
Advanced leadership skills
Develop robust leadership capacities to drive social and community change.
Innovative solutions for complex issues
Apply systems thinking and innovation to address community challenges.
What You're Signing Up For
The Master of Social and Community Leadership is designed to equip graduates and professionals with advanced leadership skills for effecting sustainable social change in complex environments. Students learn systems thinking, ethical leadership, evaluation, and research, with flexibility to study online, in-person, or a combination. Graduates can deepen expertise from a variety of electives, apply leadership in their communities, and undertake significant research or practical projects supported by experienced supervisors.
Course Content
- Leadership in social and community contexts
- Systems thinking and innovation
- Ethics in leadership
- Programme evaluation
- Research methods (qualitative, Māori and Indigenous research options)
- Electives from Medicine and Health Sciences, Arts and Education, and Science
- Thesis or research project (for research masters option)
- Enacting social change
- Policy and programme development
What you need to know first
A relevant bachelors degree from a recognised university
Other admission regulations as per university postgraduate entry guidelines
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Community and social organisation leaderSocial and community facilitator/advocateProgramme designer/project managerPolicy analystLearning designerCommunity developer and designerSocial innovator/consultant
