Master of Education (Language Intervention and Hearing Impairment) (960LH) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

Intended learning outcomes

Knowledge

Graduates of the Master of Education (Language Intervention and Hearing Impairment) will have:

• a body of knowledge that includes the understanding of recent developments in educating students with a hearing loss and those requiring language intervention;
• knowledge of research principles and methods applicable to the field of educating students with a hearing loss and those requiring language intervention

Skills

Graduates of the Master of Education (Language Intervention and Hearing Impairment) will have:

• cognitive skills to demonstrate mastery of theoretical knowledge and to reflect critically on theory and professional practice or scholarship
• 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 knowledge or practice;
• cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate complex ideas and concepts at an abstract level
• communication and technical research skills to justify and interpret theoretical propositions, methodologies, conclusions and professional decisions to specialist and non-specialist audiences
• technical and communication skills to design, evaluate, implement, analyse, theorise about developments that contribute to professional practice or scholarship

Application of knowledge and skills

Graduates of the Master of Education (Language Intervention and Hearing Impairment) will demonstrate the application of knowledge & skills:

• with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning
• with high level personal autonomy and accountability
• to plan and execute a substantial research-based project, capstone experience and/or piece of scholarship