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Master of Education (960AC)
Masters (Coursework)Year: 2017 Delivered: On Campus (Parkville)
About this course
- Overview
- Entry and participation requirements
- Attributes, outcomes and skills
- Course structure
- Further study
Coordinator
Associate Professor Shelley Gillis
Contact
Melbourne Graduate School of Education
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Contact Stop 1
Future students:
Overview
Award title | Master of Education |
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Year & campus | 2017 — Parkville |
CRICOS code | 056817G |
Fees information | Subject EFTSL, level, discipline and census date |
Study level & type | Graduate Coursework |
AQF level | 9 |
Credit points | 100 credit points |
Duration | 12 months full-time or 24 months part-time |
There will be no further intakes to this course. Please refer to the Master of Education (MC-ED).
The Master of Education is directed at practising professionals in a broad range of fields related to education - early childhood, primary, secondary, tertiary, vocational and adult. The degree will also meet the needs of other professionals whose work has an educational component or some educational responsibility.
Please note that this course will not provide you with registration to teach in Australia.
This is a coursework classified course.
Entry requirements
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In order to be considered for entry, applicants must have completed either:
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a four-year education degree, or equivalent; or
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an undergraduate degree in any discipline and at least 50 credit points, or equivalent, of graduate study in education.
Meeting these entry requirements does not guarantee selection.
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In ranking applications, the Selection Committee will consider:
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prior academic performance.
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The Selection Committee may seek further information to clarify any aspect of an application in accordance with the Academic Board rules on the use of selection instruments.
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Applicants are required to satisfy the university’s English language requirements for graduate courses. For those applicants seeking to meet these requirements by one of the standard tests approved by the Academic Board, performance band 7 is required.
Note:
For those applicants with an undergraduate degree in any discipline but no fourth-year level education qualification, a place in the Graduate Diploma in Education Studies may be offered. Successful completion of the Graduate Diploma provides a guaranteed pathway into the 100 point Master of Education (coursework).
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The Melbourne Graduate School of Education welcomes applications from students with disabilities. It is University and Graduate School policy to take reasonable steps to enable the participation of students with disabilities, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student’s participation in the Graduate School’s programs.
The core participation requirements for study in the Melbourne Graduate School of Education are:
In all courses
1. The ability to comprehend complex information related to education and the disciplines in which the student is teaching.
2. The ability to communicate clearly and independently in assessment tasks a knowledge of the content, principles and practices relating to education and other relevant disciplines.
3. Behavioural and social attributes that enable a student to participate in a complex learning environment. Students are required to take responsibility for their own participation and learning. They also contribute to the learning of other students in collaborative learning environments, demonstrating interpersonal skills and an understanding of the needs of other students. Assessment may include the outcomes of tasks completed in collaboration with other students.
Students who feel a disability will prevent them from meeting the above academic requirements are encouraged to contact Disability Liaison.
Intended learning outcomes
Students completing this course should be able to:
- demonstrate a superior knowledge and understanding of educational theory and practice in general and in a specialised area in particular;
- express informed opinions about particular areas of current educational interest; and show their understanding of recent developments in education research within their specialist area.
Students will demonstrate the following skills:
- cognitive, technical and creative skills to investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories and to apply established theories to different bodies of education knowledge or practice;
- communication and technical research skills to justify and interpret theoretical propositions, methodologies, conclusions that inform professional decisions in the field of education;
- technical and communication skills to design, evaluate, implement, analyse, and theorise about developments in education research that contribute to professional practice or scholarship in the field of education.
Students completing this course will be able to demonstrate the application of the following knowledge & skills:
- appreciation of professional responsibilities and ethical principles which should characterise leaders in the education profession;
- to plan and execute an education research-based project, or piece of education research scholarship within their area of specialisation;
- the cognitive, technical and creative skills to investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories and to apply established theories to different bodies of education knowledge or practice.
Course structure
Students are required to undertake:
- three core subjects (37.5 points)
- 62.5 points of elective study
Subject options
Core subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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EDUC90619 | Leading Educational Ideas |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
EDUC90057 | Education Research Project |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
EDUC90620 | Reading Educational Research |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Arts Education elective subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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EDUC90606 | The Arts Engagement and Learning | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90607 | Teaching and Artistic Practice | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90608 | Young People and Culture | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90636 | Educating for Creativity and Innovation | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Curriculum and Pedagogy elective subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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EDUC90610 | Curriculum Design and Evaluation | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90728 | Innovative Spaces and Pedagogy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90611 | Curriculum Pedagogy and Assessment | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90612 | Teaching for Student Engagement | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90609 | Australian Curriculum Perspectives | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Early Childhood Education elective subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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EDUC90613 | Contemporary Issues and the Young Child | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
EDUC90614 | New Thinking in Early Childhood Pedagogy | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Educational Management and Leadership elective subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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EDUC90126 | School Effectiveness and Improvement | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90140 | Curriculum Leadership and Management | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90141 | Marketing in Education | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
EDUC90180 | |||
EDUC90344 | Foundations of Educational Leadership | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
EDUC90345 | Leading Educational Transformation | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
EDUC90137 | Personal and Interpersonal Processes |
January (On Campus - Parkville)
October (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
EDUC90139 | Leading a Learning Community | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90148 | Project in Educational Leadership |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
Equity, Youth and Identity elective subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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EDUC90608 | Young People and Culture | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90634 | Success and Failure at School | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
EDUC90641 | Identity, Equity and Change | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
EDUC90640 | Diversity Inclusion and Transitions | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Evaluation elective subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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EDUC90205 | Assessment & Reporting for Student Learn | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
EDUC90716 | Qualitative Methods for Evaluation | Term 3 (Online) |
12.5 |
EDUC90720 | Evaluation Project | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
EDUC90799 | Current Evaluation and Research Topics |
Term 2 (Online)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
EDUC90847 | Practice of Evaluation |
Term 2 (Online)
Term 4 (Online)
|
12.5 |
EDUC90848 | Applied Research Methodology |
Term 1 (Online)
Term 3 (Online)
|
12.5 |
EDUC90851 | Evaluation and Value for Money | Term 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
EDUC90715 | Debates in Evaluation | Term 4 (Online) |
12.5 |
EDUC90717 | Mixed Methods Research & Evaluation | Term 4 (Online) |
12.5 |
EDUC90719 | Developing Evaluation Capacity | Term 3 (Online) |
12.5 |
EDUC90849 | Impact Evaluation |
Term 1 (Online)
January (On Campus - Parkville)
Term 3 (Online)
|
12.5 |
EDUC90850 | Foundations of Evaluation |
Term 1 (Online)
Term 2 (Online)
Term 4 (Online)
|
12.5 |
MAST90078 | Quantitative Methods for Evaluation | Term 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
Gifted Education elective subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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EDUC90192 | Understanding & Identifying Gifted Lrng | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
EDUC90193 | Classroom Strategies:Gifted Education | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
EDUC90267 | Understanding & Teaching for Creativity | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
EDUC90208 | Curriculum Provision for Gifted Students | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
History Education elective subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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EDUC90740 | Historical Thinking | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90739 | Historical Inquiry | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
International Education Policy elective subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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EDUC90163 | Education Policy: International Study | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
EDUC90146 | Education Policy and Reform in Australia | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
EDUC90150 | Education Policy: Negotiated Project |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
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25 |
EDUC90644 | Globalisation and Leadership | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
EDUC90145 | Comparative Education Policy | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
Language and Literacy Education elective subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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EDUC90684 | Contemporary Literacies: Policy & Praxis | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90680 | Creating Texts: Designing Meaning | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90681 | Textual Resources Across the Curriculum | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
EDUC90683 | Reading Texts: Selection to Response | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Learning Intervention elective subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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EDUC90287 | Promoting Positive Learning | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90756 | Using Data To Build Learning Pathways | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90766 | Including Learners with Disabilities | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90290 | Promoting Positive Behaviour | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Mathematics and Numeracy Education elective subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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EDUC90689 | Numeracy: Differentiating Teaching | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90615 | Mathematics: Teaching with Technology | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
EDUC90687 | Numeracy: Life, School and Work | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90690 | Numeracy: Building Teacher Capacity | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90691 | Mathematics: Quality Teaching | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90688 | Numeracy: Improving Learning | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
EDUC90618 | Mathematics: Problem Solving & Reasoning | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Sustainability Education elective subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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EDUC90006 | Environmental Education | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90626 | Transforming Sustainability Education | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Teaching Shakespeare elective subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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EDUC90494 | Teaching Shakespeare | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90495 | Shakespeare in Classroom and Community | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
EDUC90496 | Shakespeare and Dramatic Pedagogy | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90497 | Implementing Dramatic Processes | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Thinking, Knowledge and Creativity elective subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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EDUC90637 | Educating for Thinking as Practice | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
EDUC90638 | Educating for Knowledge & Understanding | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90642 | Educating for Thinking | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90636 | Educating for Creativity and Innovation | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Other elective subjects
In addition to the elective subjects above students may also complete the following subjects as part of their elective study component:
- subjects from one of the Melbourne Graduate School of Education specialist Masters courses for which the student has the prerequisites;
- a relevant postgraduate subject from another Faculty/Graduate School for which the student has prerequisites, with permission;
- a negotiated project.
Further study
Graduates from this program are eligible to apply for entry to the Doctor of Education program or a PhD after completion of a 50-point Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Research, provided they meet the entry requirements and subject to achievement of an H2A GPA. Please note also that graduates of an undergraduate Honours degree may already be eligible for doctoral studies, subject to the same entry and achievement requirements.
Last updated: 10 February 2024