Master of Education
MEd
120 cp
Normal duration: 1.5 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:
Online
Multi-mode
(Special cohorts by arrangement)
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. Admission Requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission Rules.
International applicants must also meet the English language proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission Rules.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites:
- four year Bachelor degree in Education; or equivalent; or
- Bachelor degree in an area other than Education and a recognised teaching qualification ; or
- Bachelor degree in an area other than Education and a Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies or equivalent.
2. Requirements for Completion
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 120 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 20 cp from Core Education Units
- At least 10 cp from Research Units1
- 20 cp from the Capstone Project Unit
- Up to 70 cp from the Schedule of Offerings with a maximum of 40 cp from Elective Education units
2.2 To qualify for the Master of Education degree with a named specialisation in:
- Autism Spectrum Studies
- Career Development
- Middle School Mathematics
- TESOL
- Special Education
- Wellbeing and Inclusive Education
A student must complete 120 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- At least 10 cp from Research Units
- 20 cp from the Capstone Project Unit (Project must relate to specialisation)
- 40 cp from listed Specialisation Units (Related to the named specialisation)
- Up to 50 cp from the Schedule of Offerings with a maximum of 40 cp from Elective units
3. Exit Point
3.1 A student who has completed the requirements prescribed for the Graduate Certificate in Education may exit with that award.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Core Education Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
EDCU623 | 10 | Social Justice, Identity and Curriculum |
EDCU624 | 10 | Teachers Leading Curriculum Change |
Research Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
EDRS602 | 10 | Evidence in Contemporary Education |
EDRS603 | 10 | Methods of Educational Research (Pre: EDRS602 Evidence in Contemporary Education) |
EDRS604 | 10 | Overview of Educational Research |
Capstone Project Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
EDRS600 | 20 | Capstone Research Project in Education (Pre: EDRS603 Methods of Educational Research) |
EDRS610 | 20 | Capstone Applied Project in Education (Pre: EDRS604 Overview of Educational Research) |
Specialisations Units
Career Development
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
EDSS609 | 10 | Counselling for Career Development |
EDSS610 | 10 | Educating for Lifelong Career Development |
EDSS611 | 10 | Professional Practice and Development |
EDSS612 | 10 | Career Assessment: Theory and Job Search Advising |
Middle School Mathematics
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
EDMA641 | 10 | Number Development in Middle School Mathematics |
EDMA642 | 10 | Geometry and Measurement in Middle School Mathematics |
EDMA643 | 10 | Statistics and Probability in Middle School Mathematics |
EDMA644 | 10 | Algebra and Function in Middle School Mathematics |
Special Education
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
EDTS613 | 10 | Contextual Issues for Inclusive Learning |
EDTS614 | 10 | Assessment in Inclusive Education |
EDTS615 | 10 | Inclusive Teaching Practice |
EDTS616 | 10 | Inclusive School Community Practice |
TESOL
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
EDLA612 | 10 | Assessment and Curriculum Design in TESOL |
EDLA614 | 10 | Language, Culture and Communication |
EDLA618 | 10 | Teaching Strategies for TESOL |
EDLA628 | 10 | A Metalanguage for 21st Century Literacies |
Autism Spectrum Studies2
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
EDAS601 | 10 | Frameworks and Interventions in ASD |
EDAS602 | 10 | Authentic Program Planning and ASD |
EDAS603 | 10 | Practices in Social Behaviour, Social Communication for ASD (Core Unit) |
EDTS615 | 10 | Inclusive Teaching Practice |
Wellbeing and Inclusive Education
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
EDFD623 | 10 | Professional Practice and Wellbeing in Inclusive School Communities |
EDFD652 | 10 | Perspectives on Wellbeing and Inclusive Schooling |
And 2 additional units (20 cp) chosen from:
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
EDTS614 | 10 | Assessment in Inclusive Education |
EDFD667 | 10 | Gifted Education: Contexts and Issues |
EDFD682 | 10 | Positive Education: A Strengths-based Approach |
Education Units
Arts Education
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
EDAR605 | 10 | Arts Education 1: Discourses Shaping Arts Curriculum, Pedagogy and Policy |
EDAR606 | 10 | Arts Education 2: Understanding and Assessing Student Learning |
Contemporary Learning
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
EDST618 | 10 | Contemporary Learning 1: Teaching with Technology |
EDST619 | 10 | Contemporary Learning 2: Teaching and Learning Online |
Gifted Education
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
EDFD667 | 10 | Gifted Education: Contexts and Issues |
EDFD669 | 10 | Gifted Education: Profiling, Provisions and Partnerships |
Language and Literacy Education
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
EDLA627 | 10 | Contemporary Literacies: Issues and Practices |
EDLA628 | 10 | A Metalanguage for 21st Century Literacies |
Mathematics Education
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
EDMA628 | 10 | Learning Mathematics |
EDMA629 | 10 | Teaching Mathematics |
Mentoring
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
EDTS607 | 10 | Mentoring for Professional Learning and Development |
Electives
Up to four elective units may be selected from other approved ACU Masters/AQF Level 8 or 9 courses, with the approval of the Course Coordinator.
1Students undertaking the Capstone Research Project unit (EDRS600) should complete the prerequisites EDRS602 Evidence in Contemporary Education and EDRS603 Methods of Educational Research. Students undertaking the Capstone Applied Project in Education (EDLE610) should complete the prerequisite EDRS604 Overview of Educational Research.
2Units in this specialisation are not offered at ACU. Only available to students completing the Advanced Professional Certificate (Autism Spectrum Disorder) with the units ERASD1, ERASD2 and ERASD3 at Eastern Ranges School, Melbourne, who are eligible to apply for specified credit into the ACU MEd (Autism Spectrum Studies).
Page last updated: 2017-06-28
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/643238
Page last updated: 2017-06-28
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/643238