Master of Specialist Inclusive Education
2025 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2026 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Master of Specialist Inclusive Education |
| Course Credit Points | 12 |
| Deakin course code | E734 |
| Course version | 2 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts and Education |
| Course Information | For students who commenced from 2018 - 2024 |
| Final Intake | The final intake to this course version was in teaching period 3, 2024. From 2025, the Master of Specialist Inclusive Education is offered as E768 Master of Education (Specialist Inclusive Education). Students should contact a Student Adviser in Student Central for course and enrolment information. Further course structure information can be found in the handbook archive. |
| Duration | Depending on your professional experience and previous qualifications, the Master of Specialist Inclusive Education is typically between
Deakin courses can also be studied part-time over a longer period. |
| Supplementary Information | This is not an initial teacher education qualification. Students wishing to enter the profession of teaching should instead consider one of our five Master of Teaching courses or E737 Master of Applied Learning and Teaching (Secondary) |
Course sub-headings
Professional recognition
International students and permanent residents
Graduates intending to apply for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) will be required to demonstrate:
- an IELTS average band score of 7.5 across all four skill areas (where there is no score below 7 in any of the four skills areas)
- a score of no less than 8 in speaking and listening.
Read the VIT's Qualification for Teachers Registration policy for full details.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities | Integrate, analyse, evaluate and critically review inclusive education theoretical foundations and practices, and create and apply specialist pedagogies, curriculum and assessments across a range of educational contexts. |
| Communication | Develop personal, professional and scholarly communication strategies for application to varied channels of communication (including oral, written, digital and/or augmented) that effectively supports partnerships between specialist and non-specialist stakeholders of inclusive learning in diverse contexts. |
| Digital literacy | Critically analyse, design, implement and evaluate high quality, credible, adaptive digital resources to support equitable access, participation and engagement in learning for all students. |
| Critical thinking | Analyse the interrelationship between philosophies, theories and practices of inclusive education to inform strategies that advance equitable access and positive learning outcomes for students and complex learning partnerships. |
| Problem solving | Critically analyse, reflect and use professional and ethical judgement to realise creative, positive and inclusive solutions to complex teaching and learning problems across a range of learning partnerships. |
| Self-management | Actively engage in critical reflective practice and ongoing professional learning and support the development of inclusive communities of practice, cross-disciplinary dialogue and scholarship. |
| Teamwork | Collaborate, build, contribute to and lead learning partnerships and multidisciplinary teams across a range of diverse contexts to advance the inclusive learning and development of all learners. |
| Global citizenship | Analyse national and international practice and theory of inclusive education in relation to legal, ethical and policy frameworks to address issues of equity and social justice across diverse communities in a global context. |
Approved at Faculty Board July 2017
Course rules
To complete the Master of Specialist Inclusive Education you must pass 12 credit points. This includes:
- DAI001 Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0-credit-point compulsory unit) in your first study period
- 3 credit points of core units
- 2 credit points of professional experience units
- one of:
- option 1:
- 2 credit points of research units
- 5 credit points of course electives
- option 2:
- 4 credit points of research units including a research paper
- 3 credit points of course electives
- option 3:
- 6 credit points of research units including minor thesis
- 1 credit points of course electives
- option 1:
Most units are equal to one credit point. As a full-time student you will study four credit points per trimester and usually undertake two trimesters per year.
Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements.
Course structure
Core units
| EIE702 | Teaching and Learning in the Inclusive Classroom |
| EXE732 | Social Justice and Difference |
| EEI715 | Effective Classroom Management: Positive Learning Environments |
Professional experience units
| EEI704 | Advanced Inclusive Practice |
| EEI705 | Practicum: Specialist Inclusive Education |
EEI703 Personalised Program Planning [No longer available for enrolment]
Research Options
Option 1
2 credit points of research units
| EDX701 | Research Design Development and Method |
| EDX707 | Independent Research Project for Professional Practice |
Plus
5 credit points of course electives
Option 2
4 credit points of research units including a 2 credit point research paper
| EDX701 | Research Design Development and Method |
| EDX712 | Theory and Methodology in Education Research |
| EDX703 | Research Paper A |
| EDX704 | Research Paper B |
Plus
3 credit points of course electives
Option 3
6 credit points of research units which include a minor thesis
| EDX701 | Research Design Development and Method |
| EDX712 | Theory and Methodology in Education Research |
| EDX705 | Minor Thesis A (2 credit points) |
| EDX706 | Minor Thesis B (2 credit points) |
Plus
1 credit point of course electives
Course Electives
| ECM720 | Educational Context, Policy and Leadership in Challenging Times |
| ECM723 | Leading and Managing Innovation, Change and Improvement |
| ECP703 | Protective Education and Children's Wellbeing |
| EMP700 | The Arts and the Art of Teaching (replaces ECP711) |
| EIE704 | Supporting Communication in Inclusive Classrooms |
| ESP701 | Education and Development of Exceptional Learners |
| ETR701 | Refugee Trauma and Education |
| ETR703 | Trauma and Learning |
| IND730 | Decolonising Teaching and Learning: Recognition, Relationships, and Reconciliation on Unceded Land |
ECP711 Creativity and the Arts [No longer available for enrolment, replacement unit EMP700]
Course duration
You may be able to study available units in the optional third trimester to fast-track your degree, however your course duration may be extended if there are delays in meeting course requirements, such as completing a placement.
Fees and charges
Tuition fees will vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study, your study load and/or unit discipline.
Your tuition fees will increase annually at the start of each calendar year. All fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD) and do not include additional costs such as textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment, mandatory checks, travel, consumables and other costs.
For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current students website.
Commonwealth Prac Payment - Domestic students only
The Australian Government has introduced the Commonwealth Prac Payment (CPP) to help eligible domestic students enrolled in a Commonwealth supported place studying teaching, nursing, midwifery, and social work cover the costs associated with mandatory placements. For more information on the eligibility criteria and application process please visit our Commonwealth Prac Payment (CPP) website.