Course summary
Advocate for better education. Shape the minds of tomorrow. Be a leading force in your industry. With a Master of Education from Southern Cross University, you’ll be prepared for all the challenges that come with a fulfilling career in education.
Our online Master of Education is designed to enhance the ability of professional educators. We understand that the education sector is constantly evolving, which is why our course is structured to help you perform successfully as an educational leader in contemporary contexts.
This course offers specialisations in Educational Leadership, Educational Wellbeing and Educational Inclusion and Diversity.
With a curriculum tailored to your interests and career ambitions, you can choose to grow in the direction you’re most passionate about and build a rewarding future.
Learn more about the online course offering.
Advocate for better education. Shape the minds of tomorrow. Be a leading force in your industry. With a Master of Education from Southern Cross University, you’ll be prepared for all the challenges that come with a fulfilling career in education.
Our online Master of Education is designed to enhance the ability of professional educators. We understand that the education sector is constantly evolving, which is why our course is structured to help you perform successfully as an educational leader in contemporary contexts.
This course offers specialisations in Educational Leadership, Educational Wellbeing and Educational Inclusion and Diversity.
With a curriculum tailored to your interests and career ambitions, you can choose to grow in the direction you’re most passionate about and build a rewarding future.
Learn more about the online course offering.
The Master of Education consists of four core units and three specialisation options: Educational Leadership, Educational Wellbeing and Educational Inclusion and Diversity.
A further option is to complete the four core units and then select four more units from the course offerings, tailored to your interest.
Course Learning Outcome |
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Critically analyse, synthesize and evaluate educational contexts, concepts and theories to arrive at a conclusion, and justify that decision. Apply knowledge of evaluation and research principles and methods to analyse issues and solve problems in educational contexts. |
Demonstrate initiative by identifying innovative and creative responses to emerging educational challenges. Conceive preferable educational futures, and propose inventive ways to achieve them. |
Critically evaluate the implications of challenging ethical issues in education at the interpersonal, organisational, and governance levels. Demonstrate a commitment to social justice, human rights, ethics and sustainability in professional practice, scholarship, and research. |
Demonstrate advanced and integrated theoretical and practical understanding of a specialised area of education with a global perspective. Locate, evaluate, and implement theory to generate reliable data, making defensible evidence-based professional and organisational decisions about complex educational problems. |
Reflect on current skills, knowledge and attitudes to plan and implement ongoing personal and professional learning. Critically reflect on demonstrating professional discernment, autonomy, resilience, responsibility and accountability when responding to change. |
Demonstrate advanced oral and written communication skills in both academic and professional settings. Demonstrate responsive leadership and the capacity to facilitate collaboration between a diverse range of individuals and teams. |
Demonstrate a commitment to education founded on respect for the rights or all persons. Critically reflect on how a global perspective of educational practice can encourage inclusivity and cultural competence. |
Course overview
Course code
1209200
Course abbreviation
MEd
Credit points
96
Equivalent units
8
Duration
2 years part-time
Duration
1 year full-time
Availability details
Domestic
Location | Teaching period | UAC code | QTAC code |
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SCU Online | Summer Term | N/A | N/A |
Fee information
International
Location | Teaching period | Annual Fees | CRICOS |
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SCU Online | Summer Term | N/A | N/A |
Course requirements
See the University’s Rules Relating to Awards, in conjunction with the Specific Award Rules listed below.
To be eligible to receive the Master of Education students must complete the equivalent of 8 units (96 credit points), comprising:
- 4 core units (48 credit points), and
- 4 units (48 credit points) in a specialisation, or
- any 4 units (48 credit points) from the specialisations.
Exit Awards
Students may be eligible to exit with the Graduate Certificate in Education after completing the equivalent of 4 units (48 credit points), comprising 4 core units.
Schedule of units
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EDUC5005 - Leading Professional Learning | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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Complete the following units to satisfy the Requirements of the Award |
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EDUC6005 - Contemporary Educational Contexts | |||
EDUC5005 - Leading Professional Learning | |||
EDUC6007 - Educational Investigation | |||
EDUC6004 - Contemporary Educational Leadership | |||
WELF5002 - Supporting Students in Difficult Times | |||
EDUC6008 - Educational Leadership and Wellbeing | |||
WELF6002 - Enhancing Student Wellbeing | |||
EDUC5006 - Valuing Diversity |
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EDUC6005 - Contemporary Educational Contexts | |||
EDUC5005 - Leading Professional Learning | |||
EDUC6007 - Educational Investigation | |||
EDUC6004 - Contemporary Educational Leadership | |||
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