Master of Education (960AC) // Course structure

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
EDUC90619	Leading Educational Ideas	March (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC90057	Education Capstone Research Project	March (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC90620	Research Methods in Education	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) March (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Arts Education elective subjects

 

 

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
EDUC90606	Engagement and the Arts	March (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC90607	Arts Practice and Evaluation	March (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC90608	Identity, Culture and the Arts	August (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC90636	Educating for Creativity and Innovation	No longer available

Curriculum and Pedagogy elective subjects

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
EDUC90610	Curriculum Design and Evaluation	Not available in 2018	12.5
EDUC90728	Innovative Spaces and Pedagogy	August (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC90611	Curriculum Pedagogy and Assessment	No longer available
EDUC90612	Teaching for Student Engagement	September (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC90609	Australian Curriculum Perspectives	Not available in 2018	12.5

Early Childhood Education elective subjects

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
EDUC90613	Contemporary Issues and the Young Child	No longer available
EDUC90614	New Thinking in Early Childhood Pedagogy	No longer available

Educational Management and Leadership elective subjects

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
EDUC90126	School Effectiveness and Improvement	January (On Campus - Parkville) August (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC90140	Curriculum Leadership and Management	March (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC90141	Marketing in Education	No longer available
EDUC90180
EDUC90344	Foundations of Educational Leadership	March (On Campus - Parkville)	25
EDUC90345	Leading Educational Transformation	No longer available
EDUC90137	Personal and Interpersonal Leadership	January (On Campus - Parkville) October (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
EDUC90608	Identity, Culture and the Arts	August (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC90634	Success and Failure at School	No longer available
EDUC90641	Identity, Equity and Change	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC90640	Diversity, Inclusion and Transitions	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Evaluation elective subjects

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
EDUC90205	Assessment & Reporting for Student Learn	No longer available
EDUC90716	Qualitative Methods for Evaluation	Term 3 (Online)	12.5
EDUC90720	Evaluation Project	No longer available
EDUC90799	Current Evaluation and Research Topics	No longer available
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 3 (Online)	12.5
EDUC90850	Foundations of Evaluation	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
EDUC90192	Understanding & Identifying Gifted Lrng	No longer available
EDUC90193	Classroom Strategies:Gifted Education	No longer available
EDUC90267	Understanding & Teaching for Creativity	No longer available
EDUC90208	Curriculum Provision for Gifted Students	No longer available

History Education elective subjects

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
EDUC90740	Historical Thinking	July (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC90739	Historical Inquiry	No longer available

International Education Policy elective subjects

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
EDUC90163	Education Policy: International Study	No longer available
EDUC90146	Education Policy and Reform in Australia	No longer available
EDUC90150	Education Policy: Negotiated Project	No longer available
EDUC90644	Globalisation and Leadership	No longer available
EDUC90145	Comparative Education Policy	No longer available

Language and Literacy Education elective subjects

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
EDUC90684	Contemporary Literacies: Policy & Praxis	January (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC90680	Creating Texts: Designing Meaning	July (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC90681	Textual Resources Across the Curriculum	No longer available
EDUC90683	Reading Texts: Selection to Response	April (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Learning Intervention elective subjects

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
EDUC90287	Promoting Positive Learning	March (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC90756	Using Data To Build Learning Pathways	July (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC90766	Including Learners with Disabilities	August (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC90290	Promoting Positive Behaviour	July (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Mathematics and Numeracy Education elective subjects

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
EDUC90689	Numeracy: Differentiating Teaching	No longer available
EDUC90615	Mathematics: Teaching with Technology	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC90687	Numeracy: Life, School and Work	No longer available
EDUC90690	Numeracy: Building Teacher Capacity	No longer available
EDUC90691	Mathematics: Quality Teaching	No longer available
EDUC90688	Numeracy: Improving Learning	No longer available
EDUC90618	Mathematics: Problem Solving & Reasoning	No longer available

Sustainability Education elective subjects

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
EDUC90006	Environmental Education	March (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC90626	Transforming Sustainability Education	No longer available

Teaching Shakespeare elective subjects

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
EDUC90494	Teaching Shakespeare	No longer available
EDUC90495	Shakespeare in Classroom and Community	No longer available
EDUC90496	Shakespeare and Dramatic Pedagogy	No longer available
EDUC90497	Implementing Dramatic Processes	No longer available

Thinking, Knowledge and Creativity elective subjects

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
EDUC90637	Educating for Thinking as Practice	No longer available
EDUC90638	Education, Knowledge and Power	March (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC90642	Critical Thinking and Curriculum	August (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC90636	Educating for Creativity and Innovation	No longer available

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.

Last updated: 2 November 2025