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Master of Education

MEd

80cp                                                                                                             

Minimum duration: 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.  
Course available at: Ballarat Campus Vic  
  Brisbane Campus Qld  
  Canberra Campus ACT  
  Melbourne Campus Vic  
  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 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.
  1.3    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
Reading and Interpreting Research in Education
     

Education Specialisations
Career Development

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
EDRE641
10
Early Childhood and Religious Education


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


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


Wellbeing in Inclusive Schooling
                                                               

EDFD651
10
Social Justice: A Whole School Approach
EDFD652
10
Issues in Wellbeing in Inclusive Schooling
EDLE605
10
Leading Educational Change
THEO658
10
Foundations of Social Justice


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

EDAR602
10
Visual Arts Curriculum Studies: Advanced Professional Practice
EDCU620
10
Dance Curriculum Studies: Advanced Professional Practice
EDDR600
10
Drama Curriculum Studies: Advanced Professional Practice
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
EDST601
10
Education for the 21st Century
EDST605
10
Information and Communication Technology in Education and Training
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.

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