Course summary
The Master of Education is an innovative and practical course for professional educators. It has pathways relevant for teachers and educational leaders from all sectors, including early childhood, primary, secondary, vocational education and training and higher education. It enables educators to significantly advance their practice in a range of areas including leadership, innovation and change, student wellbeing and educational research and evaluation.
Significant advanced standing (or credit) is available for those with relevant previous learning and expertise. Educational professionals can enrol in the full award or complete individual units as professional development.
The Master of Education is an innovative and practical course for professional educators. It has pathways relevant for teachers and educational leaders from all sectors, including early childhood, primary, secondary, vocational education and training and higher education. It enables educators to significantly advance their practice in a range of areas including leadership, innovation and change, student wellbeing and educational research and evaluation.
Significant advanced standing (or credit) is available for those with relevant previous learning and expertise. Educational professionals can enrol in the full award or complete individual units as professional development.
Students choose from a wide range of units of study with the following themes:
- Career planning and developing a professional portfolio
- Educational leadership
- Change and innovation in teaching and learning
- Student wellbeing
- Work-based research and evaluation.
| Graduate Attribute | Course Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| Intellectual rigour | Analyse critically, reflect on, synthesise and evaluate educational information, problems, concepts and theories. Apply knowledge of evaluation and research principles and methods to investigate issues and solve problems in educational contexts |
| Creativity | Demonstrate initiative by identifying innovative and creative responses to educational challenges, issues and opportunities for change in education |
| Ethical practice | Demonstrate a highly developed commitment to social justice, human rights, ethics and sustainability in scholarship, research and professional practice |
| Knowledge of a discipline | Demonstrate advanced and integrated theoretical and practical understanding of a complex body of knowledge in the discipline of education. Locate, evaluate, manage and use theory, information and data necessary for evidence-based professional practice |
| Lifelong learning | Reflect on current skills, knowledge and attitudes and plan and regulate ongoing personal and professional learning. Demonstrate autonomy, well developed judgement, adaptability, responsibility and accountability when responding to change in the workplace |
| Communication and social skills | Communicate concisely, appropriately and professionally in an oral and written form in both an academic and professional settings. Demonstrate leadership and the capacity to work collaboratively with individuals and teams |
| Cultural competence | Engage in educational practices that are informed by cultural awareness and cultural competence, global perspectives, inclusivity and respect for the rights of all persons |
Units in this course are aligned with the national professional standards of the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL).
Course overview
Course code
1207250
Course abbreviation
MEd (c/w)
Credit points
192
Equivalent units
16
Duration
2 years full-time; 4 years part-time
Duration
2 years full-time
Availability details
Domestic
| Location | Teaching period | UAC code | QTAC code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Session 1 | N/A | N/A |
Fee information
Course requirements
See the University’s Rules Relating to Awards, in conjunction with the Specific Award Rules listed below.
To be eligible for the award of Master of Education a candidate shall successfully complete the equivalent of sixteen (16) units comprising:
- all units listed in Part A of the Schedule of Units attached to these Rules; and
- ten (10) units selected from Part B of the Schedule.
- Notwithstanding Requirements for an Award Rule (b), the Course Coordinator may approve the substitution of up to four (4) relevant postgraduate coursework units from elsewhere in the University’s offerings for those in Part B of the Schedule.
Schedule of units
Course progressions
Your course progression is in the recommended order you should complete your course in. It is important that you follow this to ensure you meet the course requirements. For further assistance see How to Enrol in Units using My Enrolment.
Students should use course progression information to select units specific to their course and enrol in these units using My Enrolment
Browse uni-wide elective units by selecting Uni-wide elective in the advanced filter of the Unit search.
Browse shared majors and their units at Shared majors
| Title | Level of learning | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact the School of Education for this course progression. |
Notes
| Note 1: | Double-weighted unit |