Master of Education of the Hearing Impaired (Stream 150B)

Course 336-BC (2008)

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Year and Campus:	2008
Fees Information:	Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Level:	Graduate/Postgraduate

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Course Overview:	The Master of Education of the Hearing Impaired offers a masters level specialist qualification in the teaching and educational management of hearing impairment. Students will gain superior knowledge and understanding of theory and practice of teaching students with hearing impairment. The students make effective use of the research addressing hearing impairment-related professional problems. Graduates of the Master of Education of the Hearing Impaired (Stream 100B) are not automatically eligible for registration as a teacher of the deaf. Registration requires students to have completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Studies (Hearing Impaired) or the Master of Education of the Hearing Impaired (Stream 150B). The Master of Education of the Hearing Impaired is a one-year coursework-classified program. Graduates may be eligible to apply for entry to the Doctor of Education program.
Objectives:	Students who have completed the Master of Education of the Hearing Impaired Stream 150B course should be able to: Demonstrate a high level of competence in the educational management of children with impaired hearing; Demonstrate a superior knowledge and understanding of the theory and practice of teaching children with impaired hearing; Have advanced understandings across a range of contemporary issues in the educational management of children with impaired hearing; Demonstrate the ability to critically analyse research into the theory and practice of the educational management of children with impaired hearing; Have the depth of knowledge and understanding that will enable them to be a resource for colleagues in hearing impaired related professional situations.
Course Structure & Available Subjects:	Students are required to undertake 150 points of compulsory and elective subjects
Subject Options:	Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 472-607 Early Language Development Not offered in 2008 12.500 472-609 Professional Practice Hearing Impaired 1 Year Long 12.500 472-610 Professional Practice Hearing Impaired 2 Year Long 12.500 472-621 Audiology in Education Not offered in 2008 12.500 472-654 Deafness and Language: Intervention 1 Not offered in 2008 12.500 472-655 Deafness and Language: Intervention 2 Not offered in 2008 12.500 472-656 Supporting the Deaf Child:Home & School Not offered in 2008 12.500 472-657 Deafness, Identity and Learning Not offered in 2008 12.500 Select two subjects from: Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 472-626 Billingual-Bicultural Deaf EducationNot offered in 2008 Not offered in 2008 25.000 472-627 Research Project in Deafness Studies Semester 1, Semester 2 25 476-623 Early Intervention for HI Children Not offered in 2008 25.000 476-614 Develop.Spoken Language in HI Children Not offered in 2008 25.000 472-625 Deafness & Language: Literacy Not offered in 2008 25.000 472-658 Advanced Educational Audiology Not offered in 2008 25.000
Entry Requirements:	An applicant may be eligible for entry into the Master of Education of the Hearing Impaired (Stream 150B), if the applicant has: Completed an approved degreee and an approved teaching qualification or equivalent; or Completed an approved four-year teaching degree or equivalent;
Core Participation Requirements:	For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry. It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability
Graduate Attributes:	None
Links to further information:	www.edfac.unimelb.edu.au

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