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About this course
- Overview
- Entry and participation requirements
- Attributes, outcomes and skills
- Course structure
- Further study
Coordinator
Mary Leahy
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Melbourne Graduate School of Education
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
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Future students:
Course structure
Full Program (200 points)
Students complete 200 credit points of study over two years of full time study (or part time equivalent).
In Year 1 (i.e. the first 100 credit points of study), students are required to undertake:
- Four compulsory subjects (50 credit points); and
- 50 points of elective study (note this may include up to 25 credit points of Level 3 subjects from Melbourne Graduate School of Education)
In Year 2 (i.e. the final 100 credit points), students are required to undertake:
- 2 compulsory subjects (25 credit points of study) as part of their capstone experience; and
- 75 credit points of elective study.
100 point program
For students with 100 points of advanced standing. Students complete 100 credit points of study over one years of full time study (or part time equivalent).
Students are required to undertake 'Year 2' of the course:
- 2 compulsory subjects (25 credit points of study) as part of their capstone experience; and
- 75 credit points of elective study.
Specialisations
Students may choose to specialise in one or more of nine areas:
- Arts Education
- Assessment and Pedagogy
- Equity, Diversity and Social Change
- Policy in a Global Context
- Leadership and Management
- Literacy Education
- Mathematics Education
- Science Education
- Student Wellbeing
To specialise in one of these areas, each of the four core specialisation subjects (totalling 50 credit points) within the specific specialisation will need to be satisfactorily completed. Note that students can graduate with more than one specialisation providing all core subjects within each specialisation have been satisfactorily completed.
Alternative Exit
Students may exit this course early and apply to graduate with:
- A Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies (GD-EDST), provided that they have satisfied the requirements for that award during their enrolment in this master’s course (i.e., successfully completed the first 100 credit points of study of the 200 credit point masters degree); or
- A Graduate Certificate in Education (GC-EDGEN), provided that they have satisfied the requirements for that award during their enrolment in this master degree course (i.e., successfully completed 50 credit points of study).
Subject options
YEAR 1 / FIRST 100 POINTS
Compulsory subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
EDUC90830 | The Student as Learner |
Term 1 (Online)
Term 3 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
EDUC90929 | Understanding Education in Context | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90900 | Resilience and Relationships |
Term 1 (Online)
Term 3 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
EDUC90930 | Local Literacies in Global Contexts | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Electives
Any Specialisation Core, or General Elective subjects listed for Year 2; and/or
Education Level 3 Electives (up to 25 points):
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
EDUC30071 | Knowledge and Learning in Professions | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC30067 | Youth and Popular Culture | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC30073 | Sport, Leadership and the Community | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC30065 | Ethics, gender and the family | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
YEAR 2 / SECOND 100 POINTS
Compulsory Subjects (Capstone Experience)
Totalling 25 credit points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
Specialisation Core Subjects
Arts Education
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 |
EDUC90936 | Communities of Arts Practices | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Assessment and Pedagogy
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
EDUC90938 | Quality Assessment Design | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90939 | Using Data to Improve Learning | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90728 | Innovative Spaces and Pedagogy | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90612 | Teaching for Student Engagement | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Equity, Diversity and Social Change
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
EDUC90619 | Leading Educational Ideas | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90640 | Diversity, Inclusion and Transitions | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90638 | Education, Knowledge and Power | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90641 | Identity, Equity and Change | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Policy in a Global Context
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
EDUC90951 | Understanding Education Policy | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90940 | Education Policy and Reform | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90949 | Education Policy in Practice | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90950 | Globalisation and Education Policy | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Leadership and Management
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
EDUC90942 | Managing the Educational Organisation | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90126 | School Effectiveness and Improvement |
January (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
EDUC90941 | Leading the Educational Organisation | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90944 | Leading for Teacher Quality | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Literacy Education
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
EDUC90684 | Contemporary Literacies: Policy & Praxis | January (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 |
EDUC90686 | Literacy Leadership in the 21st Century | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Mathematics Education
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
EDUC90948 | Mathematics: Improving Learning | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90947 | Mathematics: Building Teacher Capacity | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90946 | Mathematics Across the Curriculum | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90615 | Mathematics: Teaching with Technology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Science Education
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
EDUC90953 | Interdisciplinary Science Education | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90952 | Informal Science Communication | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90954 | Science Communication and Technology | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
EDUC90006 | Environmental Education | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Student Wellbeing
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
EDUC90628 | Relationship Skills for Educators 1 | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90258 | Student Wellbeing: Current Approaches | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90579 | Interpersonal and Group Processes |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
EDUC90629 | Leading Change for Student Wellbeing |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
General Electives
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
EDUC90140 | Curriculum Leadership and Management | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90278 | Learners and Learning Difficulties | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90287 | Promoting Positive Learning | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90290 | Promoting Positive Behaviour | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90578 | Linking School and Community | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90610 | Curriculum Design and Evaluation | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
EDUC90630 | Relationship Skills for Educators 2 | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90642 | Critical Thinking and Curriculum | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90685 | Literacy Practices and Diverse Learners | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90850 | Foundations of Evaluation |
Term 2 (Online)
Term 4 (Online)
|
12.5 |
EDUC90933 | Evaluation in Education | Term 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
EDUC90937 | International Issues in Arts Education | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
EDUC90943 | Marketing and Innovation in Education | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90101 | Teaching English Internationally | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
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 master degrees 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: 10 February 2024