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Postgraduate handbook 2005 - Education

Master of Education (Work and Learning Studies)

Course code: 2496 + Total credit points required: 72 + 18 months full-time, 3 years part-time + On-campus (Clayton), multimode (Clayton)
Contact: Mr Damon Anderson (telephone +61 3 9905 2819 for initial inquiries)

Course description

This course is designed to meet the needs of teachers, lecturers, trainers, enterprise-based teachers, community educators; educational administrators, policy makers, education managers, and others interested or involved in adult learning, vocational and further education and training, and educators who wish to understand and investigate education policy and practice in a variety of learning contexts.

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 EDF6801 Educating and learning in the workplace (12 points)	Specialist elective EDF6801 Educating and learning in the workplace (12 points)	Specialist elective EDF6801 Educating and learning in the workplace (12 points)
Specialist elective EDF6802 Adult education and training: policies and practices (12 points)	Specialist elective EDF6802 Adult education and training: policies and practices (12 points)	Specialist elective EDF6802 Adult education and training: policies and practices (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
EDF6702 Internationalising the curriculum
EDF6751 Gender and education
EDF6810 Education, work organisation and workplace change
EDF6821 Policy and governance

Specialist elective units

EDF6801 Educating and learning in the workplace
EDF6802 Adult education and training: policies and practices

General elective units

Note that general electives do not need the course coordinator's approval unless under exceptional circumstances (ie if student wishes to enrol in a unit from another the faculty)
Option 1
Two units chosen from:
EDF8204 Social context of education, policy and practice, and/or any other postgraduate units (a total of two 12-point units)
Option 2
One unit chosen from:
EDF8204 Social context of education, policy and practice, or any other 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

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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