Master of Education (Inclusive and Special Education)

Course code: 2495 + Course abbreviation: MEd(InclandSpEd) + Total credit points required: 72 + 18 months full-time, 3 years part-time. Intake only for International students in 2007

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Clayton)

Multimode (Clayton)

Course description

This course is designed to meet the needs of primary, secondary, TAFE and adult education teachers, principals and other health professionals interested in developing professional skills for supporting people with a diverse range of special needs; educators who wish to meet the requirements for employment in special schools; and educators and other health professionals interested in this pathway as an avenue for promotion or who wish to focus on research in this pathway.

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 structure

Students are required to successfully complete 72 points, comprising one of the following three options:

six units – option one
five units plus EDF6010/20 Professional project (8000 words) – option two
four units plus a research thesis (16,000 words) – option three.

Option 1

Research core unit

An appropriate 12-point research unit will be selected from the faculty suite of research methodology units.

Program elective

EDF6601 Studies in special education/inclusion (12 points)

Specialist electives

EDF6602 Evidence-informed inclusive and special education practice 1 (12 points)
EDF6614 Inclusive and special education practice 2 (not compulsory for non-teachers) (12 points)

General elective units

Select two general elective units (totalling 24 points)

Option 2

Research core unit

An appropriate 12-point research unit will be selected from the faculty suite of research methodology units.

Program elective

EDF6601 Studies in special education/inclusion (12 points)

Specialist electives

EDF6602 Evidence-informed inclusive and special education practice 1 (12 points)
EDF6614 Inclusive and special education practice 2 (not compulsory for non-teachers) (12 points)

General elective

Select one general elective unit (12 points)

Professional project

EDF6010/6020 Professional project (A) or (B) (8000 words) (12 points)

Option 3

Research core unit

An appropriate 12-point research unit will be selected from the faculty suite of research methodology units.

Program elective

EDF6601 Studies in special education/inclusion (12 points)

Specialist electives

EDF6602 Evidence-informed inclusive and special education practice 1 (12 points)
EDF6614 Inclusive and special education practice 2 (not compulsory for non-teachers) (12 points)

Research thesis

EDF6031 Masters thesis part 1, and
EDF6032 Masters thesis part 2 (16,000 words) (totalling 24 points)

General elective units

Any 12-point units selected from the units offered within the education postgraduate coursework studies programs.

Note that general electives usually do not need the course coordinator’s approval, unless there are exceptional circumstances (ie if the student wishes to enrol in a unit from another faculty).

Research methodology units

EDF6005 Reading, interpreting and communicating research (12 points)
EDF6006 Survey approaches to research (12 points)
EDF6007 Qualitative approaches to research (12 points)
EDF6008 Working with theory in research (12 points)
EDF6009 Special topic in research (12 points)
EDF6012 Specific focus in research A (6 points)
EDF6013 Specific focus in research B (6 points)

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.

Contact details

Telephone +61 3 9905 2819 or visit www.education.monash.edu.au.

Course coordinator

Dr Joanne Deppeler

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