Master of Education (Stream 150)

Course 960BA (2014)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2014.

Year and Campus:	2014 - Parkville
CRICOS Code:	002127B
Fees Information:	Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Level:	Research Higher Degree
Duration & Credit Points:	Students are expected to complete this research in 1.50 years full time, or equivalent part time.

Coordinator

A/Prof Neryl Jeanneret
Associate Dean (Research Training)

Contact

Education Student Centre
234 Queensberry Street
Call: 13 MELB (13 6352)

Course Overview:	The Master of Education is directed at practising professionals in a broad range of fields related to education - early childhood, primary, secondary, tertiary, vocational and adult. The degree will also meet the needs of other professionals whose work has an educational component or some educational responsibility. This is a research classified course. Please note that this course will not provide you with registration to teach in Australia.
Learning Outcomes:	Students completing this course should be able to: demonstrate a superior knowledge and understanding of educational theory and practice in general and in a specialised area in particular; express informed opinions about particular areas of current educational interest; have an understanding of the theory and practice of educational research needed to evaluate research literature and carry out appropriate research activity; make effective use of the findings of educational writings and research in addressing professional problems; have the depth of knowledge and understanding that will enable them to be a resource for colleagues in particular professional situations; demonstrate an appreciation of professional responsibilities and ethical principles which should characterise leaders in the education profession.
Course Structure & Available Subjects:	Candidates are required to undertake Two core subjects (EDUC90619 and EDUC90620) Two 12.5 point subjects from the elective list below A 20,000 word thesis including specialist research methods (EDUC90729) Candidates enrolled in this research classified Master of Education need to achieve an H2A average in the coursework component in order to proceed to the thesis. If the H2A average is not met, candidates may transfer to the Master of Education by coursework. The coursework component of this Master of Education matches the first fifty points of the Master of Education by coursework so candidates who commence the Master of Education by coursework and achieve an H2A average may apply to transfer into the research classified Master of Education.
Subject Options:	Core subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: EDUC90619 Leading Educational Ideas March, July 12.50 EDUC90620 Reading Educational Research August, Semester 1 12.50 Arts Education elective subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: EDUC90606 The Arts Engagement and Learning Not offered in 2014 12.50 EDUC90607 Teaching and Artistic Practice August 12.50 EDUC90608 Young People and Culture March 12.50 EDUC90636 Educating for Creativity and Innovation August 12.50 EDUC90728 Innovative Spaces and Pedagogy Semester 2 12.50 Curriculum and Pedagogy elective subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: EDUC90609 Curriculum: An Australian Perspective Semester 1 12.50 EDUC90610 Curriculum Design and Evaluation Not offered in 2014 12.50 EDUC90611 Curriculum Pedagogy and Assessment August 12.50 EDUC90612 Teaching both Student and Curriculum Semester 2 12.50 Digital Technologies elective subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: EDUC90588 Learning with Interactive Devices Semester 1 12.50 EDUC90589 Technology Culture Education Online Not offered in 2014 12.50 EDUC90590 Digital Technologies in the Curriculum Semester 1 12.50 EDUC90591 ICT & 21st Century Learning Communities Semester 2 12.50 Early Childhood Education elective subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: EDUC90613 Contemporary Issues and the Young Child Not offered in 2014 12.50 EDUC90614 New Thinking in Early Childhood Pedagogy Not offered in 2014 12.50 Educational Management and Leadership elective subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: EDUC90126 School Effectiveness and Improvement January 12.50 EDUC90137 Personal and Interpersonal Processes January, October 12.50 EDUC90139 Leading a Learning Community September 12.50 EDUC90140 Curriculum Leadership and Management August 12.50 EDUC90141 Marketing in Education March 25 EDUC90148 Project in Educational Leadership Semester 2 25 EDUC90180 Human Resource Management in Education July 25 EDUC90344 Foundations of Educational Leadership February 25 EDUC90345 Leading Educational Transformation July 25 Equity, Youth and Identity elective subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: EDUC90608 Young People and Culture March 12.50 EDUC90634 Success and Failure at School Not offered in 2014 12.50 EDUC90640 Diversity Inclusion and Transitions Semester 2 12.50 EDUC90641 Identity, Equity and Change Not offered in 2014 12.50 Evaluation elective subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: EDUC90713 Program Evaluation: Forms and Approaches Semester 1, Semester 2 25 EDUC90714 Impact Evaluation: Principles & Practice Semester 1, Semester 2 25 EDUC90715 Debates in Evaluation October 12.50 EDUC90716 Introduction to Qualitative Methods Semester 1 12.50 EDUC90717 Mixed Methods Research & Evaluation Semester 2 12.50 EDUC90718 Recent Approaches to Research/Evaluation Not offered in 2014 12.50 EDUC90719 Evaluation Capacity Development & Change Semester 2 12.50 EDUC90720 Evaluation Project Not offered in 2014 12.50 EDUC90205 Assessment & Reporting for Student Learn January 25 MAST90070 Introduction to Quantitative Methods Summer Term 12.50 EDUC90795 Qualitative Methods for Evaluation Not offered in 2014 12.50 EDUC90799 Current Eval/Research Topics March 12.50 EDUC90800 Evaluation Capacity Development Not offered in 2014 12.50 MAST90078 Quantitative Methods for Evaluation May, October 12.50 Gifted Education elective subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: EDUC90192 Understanding & Identifying Gifted Lrng Not offered in 2014 12.50 EDUC90193 Classroom Strategies:Gifted Education Not offered in 2014 12.50 EDUC90208 Curriculum Provision for Gifted Students Not offered in 2014 12.50 EDUC90267 Understanding & Teaching for Creativity Not offered in 2014 12.50 History Education elective subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: EDUC90740 Historical Thinking February 12.50 EDUC90739 Historical Inquiry Semester 2 12.50 International Education Policy elective subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: EDUC90145 Comparative Education Policy February 25 EDUC90163 Education Policy: International Study September 25 EDUC90146 Education Policy and Reform in Australia Semester 1 25 EDUC90150 Education Policy: Negotiated Project March, Semester 2 25 EDUC90644 Globalisation and Leadership July 25 Language and Literacy Education elective subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: EDUC90684 Literacy and Literacy Development February 12.50 EDUC90683 Reading Texts: Selection to Response May 12.50 EDUC90680 Creating Texts August 12.50 EDUC90681 Textual Resources Across the Curriculum October 12.50 Mathematics and Numeracy Education elective subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: EDUC90615 Mathematics: Teaching with Technology February 12.50 EDUC90618 Mathematics: Problem Solving & Reasoning Semester 2 12.50 EDUC90687 Numeracy: Life, School and Work Not offered in 2014 12.50 EDUC90689 Numeracy: Differentiating Teaching Not offered in 2014 12.50 EDUC90690 Numeracy: Building Teacher Capacity Not offered in 2014 12.50 EDUC90691 Mathematics: Quality Teaching Not offered in 2014 12.50 EDUC90688 Numeracy: Improving Learning February 12.50 Science Education elective subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: EDUC90621 Science Communication: Culture Not offered in 2014 12.50 EDUC90622 Science Communication: Practice Not offered in 2014 12.50 Special Education, Inclusion & Early Intervention elective subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: EDUC90287 Promoting Positive Learning Semester 1 12.50 EDUC90756 Using Data To Build Learning Pathways March 12.50 EDUC90290 Promoting Positive Behaviour August 12.50 EDUC90766 Including Learners with Disabilities August, Semester 2 12.50 Sustainability Education elective subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: EDUC90626 Transforming Sustainability Education Semester 2 12.50 EDUC90006 Environmental Education Semester 1 12.50 Teaching Shakespeare elective subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: EDUC90494 Teaching Shakespeare July 12.50 EDUC90495 Shakespeare in Classroom and Community Semester 2 12.50 EDUC90496 Shakespeare and Dramatic Pedagogy January 12.50 EDUC90497 Implementing Dramatic Processes Semester 1 12.50 Thinking, Knowledge and Creativity elective subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: EDUC90637 Educating for Thinking as Practice Not offered in 2014 12.50 EDUC90638 Educating for Knowledge & Understanding March 12.50 EDUC90636 Educating for Creativity and Innovation August 12.50 EDUC90642 Educating for Thinking August 12.50 Other elective subjects With the permission of the supervisor and the course coordinator candidates may choose other elective subjects such as: Subjects from Melbourne Graduate School of Education's specialist Masters courses for which the student has the prerequisites; A relevant postgraduate subject from another Faculty/Graduate School for which the student has prerequisites; A negotiated project. Thesis and Research Methods Candidates will be enrolled into their thesis once they have completed the coursework component with the required H2A average. During the first semeter of their enrolment in the thesis candidates will also be required to complete EDUC90729 Conducting Educational Research. Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 460606 Major Thesis - Education Not offered in 2014 EDUC90729 Conducting Educational Research April, September 12.50
Entry Requirements:	An applicant may be eligible for entry into the Master of Education, Stream 150, if the applicant has: an undergraduate degree and a fourth-year level education qualification, or equivalent, or a four-year education degree, or equivalent.
Core Participation Requirements:	The Melbourne Graduate School of Education welcomes applications from students with disabilities. It is University and Graduate School policy to take reasonable steps to enable the participation of students with disabilities, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student’s participation in the Graduate School’s programs. The core participation requirements for study in the Melbourne Graduate School of Education are: In all courses 1. The ability to comprehend complex information related to education and the disciplines in which the student is teaching. 2. The ability to communicate clearly and independently in assessment tasks a knowledge of the content, principles and practices relating to education and other relevant disciplines. 3. Behavioural and social attributes that enable a student to participate in a complex learning environment. Students are required to take responsibility for their own participation and learning. They also contribute to the learning of other students in collaborative learning environments, demonstrating interpersonal skills and an understanding of the needs of other students. Assessment may include the outcomes of tasks completed in collaboration with other students. Students who feel a disability will prevent them from meeting the above academic requirements are encouraged to contact Disability Liaison.
Further Study:	Graduates from this program are eligible to apply for entry to the Doctor of Education program or a PhD provided they meet the entry requirements and subject to achievement of an H2A GPA. Please note also that graduates of an undergraduate Honours degree may already be eligible for doctoral studies, subject to the same entry and achievement requirements.
Graduate Attributes:	None
Links to further information:	http://education.unimelb.edu.au/study_with_us/research_degrees
Notes:	Application Procedure: http://education.unimelb.edu.au/study_with_us/how_to_apply Thesis: For detailed information on the thesis see the Melbourne School of Graduate Research's website for Master's by Research policy guidelines: http://gradresearch.unimelb.edu.au/handbooks/mres/index.html

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