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Master of Education
Master of Education
MEd80 cp
Minimum duration: 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.
Available at Ballarat Campus Vic
Brisbane Campus Qld
Strathfield Campus NSW
Nationally, online (http://acuonline.acu.edu.au/) (selected units only)
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 To qualify for the Master of Education degree, a student must complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
(a) 10 cp from the Core unit;
(b) 70 cp from across the range of units offered.
1.2 To qualify for the Master of Education degree with a named specialisation, a student must complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
(a) 10 cp from the Core unit;
(b) at least 40 cp from Education Specialisation units;
(c) up to 30 cp from postgraduate Electives, which may include up to 20 cp from units offered by another Faculty.
1.2 A student who has completed the Postgraduate Certificate in Education may be granted advanced standing.
2. EXIT POINT
A student who has completed the requirements prescribed for the Postgraduate Certificate in Education may exit with that award.
SCHEDULE OF UNIT OFFERINGS
Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
CORE UNIT
EDFD632 10
EDUCATION SPECIALISATIONS
Career Education
EDSS609 10 Counselling for Career Development
EDSS610 10 Educating for Lifelong Career Development
EDSS611 10 Professional Practice and Development
EDSS612 10 The Postmodern Global Workplace
Early Childhood
EDCU619 10 Early Childhood Music Curriculum Studies
EDFD647 10 Nurturing Connections for Learning in the Early Years of Schooling
EDFD648 10 Engaging the Learner in the Early Years of Schooling
EDLA615 10 Literacy in the Early Years
EDMA625 10 Issues for Effective Learning and Teaching in Numeracy
Inclusive Schooling
EDFD651 10 Social Justice: A
EDFD652 10 Issues in Inclusive Schooling
EDLE605 10 Leading Educational Change
THEO658 10 Foundations of Social Justice
Information and Communication Technology
EDST603 10 Implementing ICT for Learning
EDST604 10 Implementing Online Learning Environments
EDST605 10 Information and Communication Technology in Education and Training
EDST608 10 Online Instructional Systems
Literacy
EDLA601 10 Literacy in Society and in the Classroom
EDLA615 10 Literacy in the Early Years
EDLA616 10 Literature for Children and Young Adults
EDLA617 10 Researching Curriculum Literacies
EDLA624 10 Language for Learning and Teaching
Mathematics Education
EDMA622 10 Assessment of Mathematical Understanding to Inform Teaching
EDMA623 10 Beyond Number: Measurement and Space in the Primary Years
EDMA624 10 Chance, Data, Pattern and Algebra in Primary and Middle Years
EDMA625 10 Issues for Effective Learning and Teaching in Numeracy
EDMA626 10 Making Connections in Mathematics: Development of Rational Number
EDMA627 10 Making Connections: Early and Whole Number Development
Pastoral Care Leadership
EDAC611 10 Designing and Implementing Child Abuse Prevention Programs
EDAC618 10 Processes for Education in Personal and Interpersonal Development
EDFD604 10 Managing Challenging Behaviour
EDLE605 10 Leading Educational Change
SWTP608 10 Child Welfare Context and Policy
Sustainable Futures
EDST607 10
EDST610 10 Creating a Sustainable World: Developing Ecoliteracy
EDST611 10 Globalisation, Education and Curriculum
EDST612 10 Sustainable Science
Teaching and Learning
EDST605 10 Information and Communication Technology in Education and Training
EDTS602 10 Teacher Growth and Change
EDTS603 10 Contemporary Issues in Learning
EDTS604 10 Creating Collaborative Learning Communities
EDTS607 10 Mentoring for Professional Learning and Development
EDTS608 10 Professional Portfolios in Action
EDTS618 10 Current Issues in Education and Learning
EDTS619 10 Curriculum in Action
TESOL
EDLA612 10 Assessment and Curriculum Design in TESOL
EDLA614 10 Language, Culture and Communication
EDLA618 10 Teaching Strategies for TESOL
EDLA619 10 Language and Learning
ELECTIVES
Research Units
EDAC620 10 Social Research Methods and Community Contexts
EDCU607 10 Project
EDFD633 10 Methods of Educational Research
EDFD617 20 Research Project
EDFD649 10 Research Project Part 1
EDFD650 10 Research Project Part 2
Other Units
EDST601 10 Education for the 21st Century
EDLA609 10 Socio-Cultural Contexts of Language and Literacy Practices
EDMA610 10 Technologies and Mathematics Learning
EDMA613 10 Intervention: Identification and Program Structure
EDMA614 10 Intervention: Effective Strategies
EDST605 10 Information and Communication Technology in Education and Training
EDST607 10 Educating for a Sustainable Future
EDST609 10 Implementing Information and Communication Technologies for Learning
EDTS602 10 Teacher Growth and Change
EDTS603 10 Contemporary Issues in Learning
EDTS604 10 Creating Collaborative Learning Communities
EDTS606 10 Current Issues in Inclusive Education
EDTS607 10 Mentoring for Professional Learning and Development
EDTS608 10 Professional Portfolios in Action
EDTS618 10 Current Issues in Education and Learning
EDTS619 10 Curriculum in Action
Other elective units may be taken from other Master’s level courses, with the approval of the Course Co-ordinator.
