Master of Education (Special Education)

• General information
• Admission requirements
• Course outline
  • Research core unit
  • Program elective unit
  • Specialist elective units
  • General elective units
    • Option 1
    • Option 2
    • Option 3
  • Research thesis
• Length of course/workload required

General information

Course code: 2495 + Clayton (on-campus/multi-mode) + Course coordinator: Dr Joanne Deppeler (telephone (03) 9905 2819 for initial inquiries)
The Master of Education (Special Education) is designed to meet the needs of primary, secondary, TAFE and adult education teachers, principals and other health professionals interested in developing professional skills for supporting people with a diverse range of special needs; educators who wish to meet the requirements for employment in special schools; and educators and other health professionals interested in this pathway as an avenue for promotion or who wish to focus on research in this pathway.

Admission requirements

To be eligible for admission to the course, applicants must hold either an approved three-year bachelors degree and an approved fourth year of study, or an approved four-year bachelors degree, or have qualifications or experience considered by the faculty board to be equivalent to, or a satisfactory substitute for, the above awards.

Course outline

Students are required to successfully complete 72 credit points comprising:

• six units (option one), or
• five units plus EDF6020 Professional project (approximately 6000 words -- option two), or
• four units plus a research thesis (approximately 12,000 -- 15,000 words -- option three).

Research core unit

Students will complete one 12-point unit chosen from:

• EDF6001 Embarking on educational research, or
• EDF6003 Approaching social and educational enquiry, or
• EDF6004 Research workshop

Program elective unit

• EDF6601 Studies in special education/inclusion (requirement for Special Education pathway)

Specialist elective units

• EDF6602 Special education practice 1
• EDF6614 Special education practice 2 (not compulsory for non-teachers)

General elective units

Option 1

Two units chosen from:

• EDF6607 Gifted education: identification and programming
• EDF6608 Behaviour change strategies for teachers
• EDF6615 Theories of assessment
• EDF6616 Theories of intervention, or
• any other postgraduate units as approved by the course coordinator

Option 2

One unit chosen from:

• EDF6607 Gifted education: identification and programming
• EDF6608 Behaviour change strategies for teachers
• EDF6615 Theories of assessment
• EDF6616 Theories of intervention, or
• any other postgraduate units as approved by the course coordinator, plus
• EDF6020 Professional project

Option 3

• No general electives, plus
• Research thesis

Research thesis

The research core unit is a corequisite for the research thesis. It may be taken concurrently with the research thesis or completed prior to the commencement of the research thesis.
This is a conceptual outline only. It gives a general indication of how the course will progress and is subject to change without notice. Students should also consult their course coordinator to assist in planning their program. Please check the timetable for 2002 for unit availability via our website at http://www.education.monash.edu.au/students/timetables/ after 30 September.

Length of course/workload required

The Master of Education (Special Education) may be taken either full-time or part-time. It is expected that full-time candidates will complete all requirements within 18 months (three semesters) while part-time candidates should complete all requirements within three years. The expected number of study hours per week for a full-time student is 48.

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