M Ed Communities and Social Justice

M Ed (Communities and Social Justice)

MEd

80 cp

Minimum duration:  1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.

Available at                   Strathfield Campus NSW

EFTSL value of units:   All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

1.          REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF THE DEGREE

1.1        A student may pursue an interdisciplinary or research-based pathway.

1.2        To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

(a)        30 cp from the Combined Interdisciplinary and Research Core units;

(b)        for the Interdisciplinary Pathway:

(i)         20 cp from the Interdisciplinary Pathway Core units; and

             (ii)         30cp from Electives;

(c)        for the Research Pathway:

(i)         30 cp from the Research Pathway Core units; and

             (ii)         20cp from Elective units.

1.3         A student who has completed the Postgraduate Certificate in Child Protection and Communities or Postgraduate Certificate in Citizenship and Human Rights may be granted advanced standing.

2.          EXIT POINTS

A student who has completed the requirements prescribed for the Postgraduate Certificate in Child Protection and Communities or Postgraduate Certificate in Citizenship and Human Rights may exit from the course with the relevant award.

SCHEDULE OF UNIT OFFERINGS

Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.

COMBINED INTERDISCIPLINARY AND RESEARCH CORE UNITS

EDAC625          10         Theories and Concepts of Human Rights and Social Justice

and

(a)   EDAC521    10         Human Relations and Group Processes

or

EDAC611    10         Designing and Implementing Child Abuse Prevention Programs

and

(b)   EDAC620    10         Social Research Methods and Community Contexts

       or

EDFD632    10         Reading and Interpreting Research in Education

INTERDISCIPLINARY PATHWAY CORE UNITS

COUN607          10         Leadership and Human Service Organisations

COUN609          10         Social Planning and Social Impact Assessment

EDLE601          10         Human Resource Management and Development

EDLE609          10         Policy Formation and Analysis

EDLE620          10         Values and Ethics for Leadership

NRSG607          10         Quality in Healthcare

SOCI609           10         Social Theory and Social Policy

SOCI610           10         Social Justice and Advocacy

THEO647          10         Issues in Christian Ethics

THEO652          10         Theology and Society

THEO665          10         Culture and the Sacred

THEO679          10         Political and Liberation Theologies

RESEARCH PATHWAY CORE UNITS

EDFD633          10         Methods of Educational Research

and

EDAC604          20         Research Project

or

EDAC606          20         Independent Study Unit 2 (Cross-Cultural Immersion)

ELECTIVES – ALL PATHWAYS

EDAC522          10         Education, the Common Good and the Rule of Law

EDAC523          10         Indigenous Policies and Services

EDAC524          10         Quality Ageing and Communities

EDAC525          10         Citizenship and Human Rights

EDAC601          10         Advocacy and Negotiations

EDAC605          10         Independent Study Unit 1

EDAC606          10         Independent Study Unit 2(Cross-Cultural Immersion)

EDAC610          10         Child Protection and Communities

EDAC611          10         Designing and Implementing Child Abuse Prevention Programs

EDAC617          10         Adult Learning and Community Education

EDAC626          10         Issues of Human Rights and Social Justice: Educational Perspectives

EDAC627          10         Community Placement, Analysis and Research

EDAC633          10         Human Rights Law in Australia

EDAC634          10         International Human Rights Law