Master of Modern Languages Education - Information for students who commenced prior to 2025 // Structure

*This information only applies to students who commenced the Master of Modern Languages Education degree prior to 2025**

Students commencing in 2025 or later, please see Modern Languages Education course structure.

Pre-2025 Course Structure

Below is a summary of the pre-2025 course structure. Please refer to the Handbook of the year you commenced for further details.  

200-point program:

• 50 points of compulsory subjects
• 50 points of elective subjects
• 100 points from Option 1 or Option 2 below

100-point program:

• 100 points from Option 1 or Option 2 below

Option 1:

• 75 points taken as either:
  • 75 points of Additional Languages elective subjects; or
  • 50 points of Languages Teaching Specialisation^, and 25 points of Additional Languages elective subjects
• And 25 points of Capstone* subjects (taken in the final semester)

Option 2:

• 50 points taken as either:
  • 50 points of Additional Languages elective subjects; or
  • 50 points of Languages Teaching Specialisation
• And 50 points of Research** subjects.

Note:

• ^The Languages Teaching Specialisation is only available to students who are eligible for teacher registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT).The specialisation comprises four compulsory subjects, and includes 22 days of supervised teaching placement at a school or similar setting during school hours. Contact the VIT to determine eligibility if you do not already hold current registration.

Subject Options

200 credit points

Compulsory subjects (50 points)

Note: students who have completed EDUC91030 Research in Educational Relationships or EDUC90900 Resilience and Relationships do not need to complete EDUC91316 Engaging Research in Education.

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
EDUC90929	Education Policy in Context	Semester 1 (Online) Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (Online) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC90930	Literacies in Local and Global Contexts	Semester 1 (Online) Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (Online)	12.5
EDUC91029	Understanding the Student as Learner	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 1 (Online) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (Online)	12.5
EDUC91316	Engaging with Research in Education	Semester 1 (Online) Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (Online)	12.5

SECOND 50 POINTS

Electives (50 points)

Key Concepts subjects

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
EDUC91314	Key Concepts of Academic Writing	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC91315	Key Concepts of Language	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Foundations subjects

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
EDUC91317	Foundations: Curriculum	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC91318	Foundations: Data & Science of Learning	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC91319	Foundations: Digital Futures	Semester 1 (Online) Semester 2 (Online)	12.5
EDUC91320	Foundations: Educational Leadership	Semester 1 (Online) Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (Online) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC91321	Foundations: Policy and Social Change	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC91322	Foundations: Wellbeing	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 1 (Online) Semester 2 (Online) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Master of Education Specialisation subjects

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
EDUC90938	Quality Assessment Design	Semester 1 (Online) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC90939	Using Data to Improve Learning	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (Online)	12.5
EDUC91323	Data Analysis and Interpretation	March (Online) August (Online)	12.5
EDUC91324	Evaluating Educational Interventions	March (On Campus - Parkville) August (Online)	12.5
EDUC91328	Arts, Digital Futures and Global Worlds	Semester 1 (Online)	12.5
EDUC91325	Creativity, Cultures and the Arts	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC91327	Embodied Pedagogies, Play and Practice	August (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC91326	Engagement, Wellbeing and the Arts	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC91329	Digital Transformation in Education	March (Online)	12.5
EDUC91330	Play as Pedagogy in Digital Spaces	Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC91331	Generative AI in Education	Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Online)	12.5
EDUC91332	Design-Based Pedagogies	August (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC91333	Paradigms and Methods of Policy	March (Online)	12.5
EDUC91334	Processes and Mobilities of Policy	March (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC91335	Contexts of Policy Enactment	August (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC91336	Case Studies in Policy	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC90137	Developing Educational Leadership Skills	Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) Summer Term (Online) September (On Campus - Parkville) September (Online)	12.5
EDUC91337	Leading Educational Organisations	February (On Campus - Parkville) July (Online) July (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC91338	Leadership for Learning	March (On Campus - Parkville) March (Online) August (On Campus - Parkville) August (Online)	12.5
EDUC91339	Future Focused Educational Leadership	May (On Campus - Parkville) May (Online) October (Online) October (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC91340	Global Justice and Sustainability	March (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC91341	Indigenous Futures and Education	September (Off Campus)	12.5
EDUC91342	Diversity, Identities, and Education	March (Online)	12.5
EDUC91343	Education for Social Change	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC90683	Approaches to Reading	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC90680	Creating Texts in the Digital Age	August (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC91344	Conceptualising Literacy	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC91345	English(es) in the Global Context	September (Online)	12.5
EDUC90006	Environmental Education	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) July (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC90953	Interdisciplinary Science Education	February (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC91346	Approaches to Mathematics Education	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC91347	Global Context of Mathematics Education	August (Online)	12.5
EDUC90872	Fundamentals of the Science of Learning	Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Online)	12.5
EDUC90873	Brain, Mind and Education	Semester 2 (Early-Start) (Online) Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC91348	Social-Emotional Development & Learning	Semester 2 (Online) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC91349	Human Development Across the Lifespan	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 1 (Online)	12.5
EDUC90629	Leading Change for Wellbeing	March (On Campus - Parkville) August (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC91350	Wellbeing Approaches and Frameworks	March (Online) August (Online)	12.5
EDUC91351	Communicating for Wellbeing	March (On Campus - Parkville) August (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC91352	Wellbeing Design in the Real World	March (On Campus - Parkville) August (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

FINAL 100 POINTS

*Refer above for Option 1 or 2 information

EAL Teaching Specialisation (50 points)

Refer to Majors, minors; specialisations

 

Additional Languages Electives (50 points)

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
EDUC90101	Multilingual Practices in Global Times	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC90481	Content and Language Integrated Pedagogy	July (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC90109	Curriculum Design in a Multilingual Era	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC90482	Linguistics and Sociolinguistics of CLIL	August (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC90587	Grammar for Language Teachers	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC90048	Second Language Teaching Methodology	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC90096	Supervised Observation (Second Language)	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Year Long (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC90631	Second Language Acquisition and Teaching	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC90996	Supervised Teaching-Adult (Second Lang)	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Year Long (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Capstone Subjects (25 points) (choice of 1)

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
EDUC90989	Disciplined Inquiry Capstone	Semester 1 (Online) Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (Online) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	25
EDUC91353	Disciplined Inquiry Capstone (Travel)	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	25

Note: Availability of the travel option may vary each year.

Research Subjects (50 points)

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
EDUC90419	Education Research Methodology	February (On Campus - Parkville) February (Online) July (Online) July (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EDUC91197	Research Project in Education	Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Online) Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville) Year Long (Online) Year Long (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (Early-Start) (Online)	37.5
EDUC91198	Research Project in Education Part 1	Semester 2 (Early-Start) (Online) Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)	18.75
EDUC91199	Research Project in Education Part 2	Semester 1 (Online) Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	18.75

Note: The Research Methodology (EDUC90419) and Research Project in Education (either EDUC91197, or EDUC91198 and EDUC91199) subjects can be taken in sequence, or together.