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Postgraduate handbook 2005 - Education

Master of Education (Mathematics and Science Education)

Course code: 3208 + Total credit points required: 72 + 18 months full-time, 3 years part-time + On-campus (Clayton), multimode (Clayton)
Contact: Professor Richard Gunstone (telephone +61 3 9905 2819 for initial inquiries)

Course description

The course is designed to meet the needs of teachers, coordinators, text and curriculum developers and lecturers at all levels wishing to increase their understanding of recent developments in teaching, assessment, curriculum and research in science and mathematics education, as well as teachers and other educators who wish to gain higher qualifications and research expertise in science and mathematics 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*	*Option 2*	*Option 3*
Research core unit EDF6003 Interpreting research (12 points)	Research core unit EDF6003 Interpreting research (12 points)	Research core unit EDF6001 Embarking on research (12 points)
Program elective (12 points)	Program elective (12 points)	Program elective (12 points)
Specialist elective EDF6401 Research on teaching and learning science and mathematics (12 points)	Specialist elective EDF6401 Research on teaching and learning science and mathematics (12 points)	Specialist elective EDF6401 Research on teaching and learning science and mathematics (12 points)
Specialist elective EDF6402 Research on science and mathematics curriculum (12 points)	Specialist elective EDF6402 Research on science and mathematics curriculum (12 points)	Specialist elective EDF6402 Research on science and mathematics curriculum (12 points)
General elective unit (12 points)	General 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)
General elective unit (12 points)	Professional project EDF6010/EDF6020 Professional project (A) or (B) (8000 words) (12 points)

Research core unit

(a) Students enrolled in (option 1) or who will be undertaking a professional project (option 2) must enrol in:
EDF6003 Interpreting research
(b) 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

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
Any two postgraduate units
Option 2
Any one postgraduate unit,
Plus EDF6010/EDF6020 Professional project (A) or (B)
Option 3
No general electives
Plus
EDF6031 Masters thesis part 1, and
EDF6032 Masters thesis part 2

Program elective unit
(cont.)

EDF6702 Internationalising the curriculum
EDF6751 Gender and education
EDF6810 Education, work organisation and workplace change
EDF6821 Policy and governance

Specialist elective units

EDF6401 Research on teaching and learning science and mathematics
EDF6402 Research on science and mathematics curriculum

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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