Master of Literacy Education (MC-LITEDUC) // Course structure

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Course structure

Students complete 100 points over 2 years part time, which includes 4 core subjects (50pts), and 50 pts of subjects specific to either the coursework or research intensive option*.


The options in second year are:
• Coursework: a literacy leadership subject, a capstone experience, and an elective; or
• Research intensive*: 50 points of research preparation for entry to higher degree research programs


*In order to be eligible to apply for the research intensive option, students must achieve at an average of at least H2A (75%) in the first 50 credit points of the program.

Subject options

Year One (50 points)

Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC90684 Contemporary Literacies: Policy & Praxis
February (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EDUC90683 Reading Texts: Selection to Response
April (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EDUC90680 Creating Texts: Designing Meaning
July (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EDUC90685 Literacy Practices and Diverse Learners
September (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Year Two (50 points)

Coursework Option

EDUC90686, EDUC90620, EDUC90057 and one 12.5 point elective from the Master of Education’s suite of electives (subject to meeting prerequisites).

 

Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC90686 Literacy Leadership in the 21st Century Not available in 2017 12.5
EDUC90620 Reading Educational Research
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EDUC90057 Education Research Project
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Research Intensive Option

Code Name Study period Credit Points
EDUC90419 Education Research Methodology
February (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EDUC90558 Education Research Study
Year Long (On Campus - Parkville)
 37.5

Last updated: 12 November 2024