This course is designed to enable candidates to conceptualise and implement
a major research project on a topic of interest to them. In the course of their
research, they may draw on a range of research methodologies, both qualitative
and quantitative. The research can be firmly grounded in their own professional
life, taking the form of a sustained reflection on practice, or they could
embark on another type of study, including ethnographic or sociological
research, a survey-based study, policy analysis, historical research, or
discourse analysis. Candidates work with a supervisor to help them clarify the
nature and scope of their research proposal. By embarking on research of this
kind, they will be joining a research community and will have the opportunity
to participate in staff and student forums and conferences. The coursework
component of the degree (for those who decide to do a thesis and two coursework
units) is designed to underpin research, and supervisors help choose units that
are relevant to the chosen topic.
The course is offered in two forms:
Course code: 0077 + 2 years full-time; 4 years part-time +
On-campus (Clayton; Gippsland; Peninsula), external (Clayton; Gippsland;
Peninsula)
Contact: Associate Professor Trevor Gale (Clayton) (telephone +61 3 9905
2840 or +61 3 9905 2819)
The Master of Education (thesis only) is a research degree which requires candidates to carry out an independent study which is reported in a thesis.
Candidature by external mode is now available and can be on a full-time or part-time basis. For further information, contact the administrative officer, Research Degrees (Clayton), telephone +61 3 9905 2803 or +61 3 9905 2821, email info@education.monash.edu.au or visit http://www.education.monash.edu.au,
Course code: 3204 + 2 years full-time, 4 years part-time +
On-campus (Clayton; Gippsland; Peninsula), external (Clayton; Gippsland;
Peninsula)
Contact: Associate Professor Trevor Gale (Clayton) (telephone +61 3 9905
2840 or +61 3 9905 2819)
The Master of Education (thesis and coursework) is a research degree which requires candidates to complete a coursework component of two units and a thesis of up to 40,000 words.
Applicants must have completed four years of tertiary study in appropriate
fields and be able to demonstrate they have the academic ability, interest and
motivation to carry out independent research. Preference is given to applicants
with some qualifications in education.
Academic ability will be assessed on the basis of at least a credit average
performance in a pass degree, or the possession of an honours degree, or
success in postgraduate coursework, or academic references. Applicants who do
not meet these criteria may be admitted to preliminary candidature and if the
preliminary requirements are successfully met, they may then proceed to the
Master of Education degree. Preliminary candidature normally involves enrolment
in a number of relevant postgraduate coursework units.
In all cases, admission depends on the availability of a member of staff for
supervision of the applicant's approved thesis topic. Candidates intending to
carry out an empirical research project for the degree should complete a
relevant research methods unit, unless given credit for equivalent studies or
otherwise exempted by the faculty's research degrees committee.
These courses consist of a maximum of two years of full-time study or four
years of part-time study. A full-time candidate is expected to devote at least
four days a week to the research project (two days a week for a part-time
candidate).
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