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Master of Education - general course option

General information

Course code: 2500 + Clayton (on-campus/off-campus/multi-mode) + Course coordinator: Dr Robin Small (telephone (03) 9905 2819 for initial inquiries)

The Master of Education (general course option) is designed to meet the needs of educators, educational administrators, managers, policy makers, and others interested or involved in learning and education or working in the wider educational community.

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 one of the following three options:

Option 1

Option 2

Option 3

Research core unit (12 pts)

Research core unit (12 pts)

Research core unit (12 pts)

Program elective (12 pts)

Program elective (12 pts)

Program elective (12 pts)

General elective unit (12 pts)

General elective unit (12 pts)

General elective unit (12 pts)

General elective unit (12 pts)

General elective unit (12 pts)

General elective unit (12 pts)

General elective unit (12 pts)

General elective unit (12 pts)

Thesis 12,000-15,000 words (24 pts)

General elective unit (12 pts)

EDF6010/EDF6020 Professional project (A) or (B) (6000 words) (12 pts)


Research core unit
Students to complete at least one unit selected from: EDF6001 Embarking on educational research EDF6003 Approaching social and educational enquiry

General elective units
Option 1
Any four postgraduate units as approved by the course coordinator
Option 2
Any three postgraduate units as approved by the course coordinator Plus EDF6010/EDF6020 Professional project (A) or (B)

Program elective unit
Students are to choose at least one program elective unit selected from: EDF6123 Developing the reflective practitioner EDF6236 Language, society and cultural difference EDF6441 Issues in educational multimedia EDF6601 Studies in special education/ inclusion EDF6702 Internationalising the curriculum EDF6751 Gender and education EDF6810 Education, work organisation and workplace change EDF6821 Policy and governance

Option 3
Any two postgraduate units as approved by the course coordinator Plus 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 consult their course coordinator to assist in planning their program.

Length of course/workload required

The Master of Education (general course option) 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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