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Postgraduate handbook 2005 - Education
Master of Education (Early Childhood)
Course code: 3206 + Total credit points
required: 72 + 18 months full-time, 3 years part-time + On-campus
(Clayton), offshore (Singapore)
Contact: Professor Marilyn Fleer (Peninsula) (telephone +61 3 9904
4291 for initial inquiries)
Course description
This course is designed for teachers, educators and other
professionals wishing to continue to develop their knowledge and skills
of early childhood education.
Entry requirements
To be eligible for admission to the course applicants must hold
either:
- an approved three-year bachelors degree in a relevant field with
a credit average in the final year, or
- an approved three-year bachelors degree (or equivalent) and a
fourth year of study, or
- an approved four-year bachelors degree, or
- 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:
- six units (option one), or
- five units plus EDF6010/20
Professional project (8000 words - option two), or
- four units plus a research thesis (16,000 words - option three).
Option 1
- Research core unit
EDF6003
Interpreting research (12 points)
- Program elective (12 points)
- Specialist elective unit (12 points)
- Specialist elective unit (12 points)
- General elective unit (12 points)
- General elective unit (12 points)
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Option 2
- Research core unit
EDF6003
Interpreting research (12 points)
- Program elective (12 points)
- Specialist elective unit (12 points)
- Specialist elective unit (12 points)
- General elective unit (12 points)
- Professional project
EDF6010/
EDF6020 Professional project (A) or (B) (8000 words) (12 points)
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Option 3
- Research core unit
EDF6001
Embarking on research (12 points)
- Program elective (12 points)
- Specialist elective unit (12 points)
- Specialist elective unit (12 points)
- Research thesis
EDF6031
Masters thesis part 1 (12 points) and
EDF6032
Masters thesis part 2 (12 points)
(Totalling 16,000 words)
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Research core unit
- Students enrolled in (option 1) or who will be undertaking a
professional project (option 2) must enrol in:
EDF6003
Interpreting research
- Students who will be undertaking a research thesis (option 3) as
part of their degree must enrol in:
EDF6001
Embarking on research
Program elective unit
Students are to choose at least one program elective unit selected
from:
- EDF6114
Curriculum: design, critique and change
- 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
General elective units
Note that general electives do not need the course coordinator's
approval unless under exceptional circumstances (ie if the student
wishes to enrol in a unit from another faculty)
Option 1
Two units chosen from:
- EDF6607
Gifted education; identification and programming
- EDF6613
Advanced studies in gifted education
- EDF6702
Internationalising the curriculum
- EDF6822
Leadership and organisation
- EDF6823
Management and change or
- any other postgraduate units
Option 2
One unit chosen from:
- EDF6607
Gifted education; identification and programming
- EDF6613
Advanced studies in gifted education
- EDF6702
Internationalising the curriculum
- EDF6822
Leadership and organisation
- EDF6823
Management and change or
- any other postgraduate unit
- Plus EDF6010/ EDF6020 Professional
project (A) or (B)
Specialist elective units
Choose at least two units chosen from:
- EDF6641
The social and political contexts of early childhood service
- EDF6642
Contexts for childhood
- EDF6643
Values in early childhood education or any other specialist elective
units as approved by the course coordinator
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. Check the current timetable for unit
availability via the website at http://www.education.monash.edu.au/students/current/timetables
after 30 September.
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