Master of Education

2020 Deakin University Handbook

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Year	2020 course information
Award granted	Master of Education
Course Map	This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 1 2020. This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 2 2020. This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 3 2020. Course maps for commencement in previous years are available on the Course Maps webpage or please contact a Student Adviser in Student Central.
Campus	Offered at Burwood (Melbourne)
Cloud Campus	Yes
Duration	Depending on your professional experience and previous qualifications, the Master of Education is typically 1 or 1.5 years duration. 1 year full time (2 years part time) - 8 credit points 1.5 years full time (3 years part time) - 12 credit points Deakin courses can also be studied part time over a longer period.
Deakin course code	E771
Approval status	This course is approved by the University under the Higher Education Standards Framework.
Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition	The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 9.
Note: 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 E730 Master of Applied Learning and Teaching

Course sub-headings

Course overview

Graduates of this course will possess an understanding of contemporary education issues and discourses; have high-level critical and evaluative skills; will be able to translate into practice their experiences and understandings of the program; and will have demonstrated their ability to undertake educational research projects.

Career opportunities

This course offers relevant professional learning to teachers who seek to move into, or who already occupy, leadership, coordination, specialist or professional development positions in school systems, or who seek to move from school education to other education and training sectors.

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Participation requirements

Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements will be made for students with a disability. Click here for more information.

Mandatory student checks

Any unit which contains work integrated learning, a community placement or interaction with the community may require a police check, Working with Children Check or other check.

Research information

Students are introduced to research training through a one credit point introductory unit in research design & method; and this training is deepened in either a qualitative or quantitative method research unit of one credit point. This research training is then demonstrated through completion of research via a Research Paper (two credit points) or Minor Thesis (four credit points).

Fees and charges

Fees and charges vary depending on your course, your fee category and the year you started. To find out about the fees and charges that apply to you, visit the Current students fees website.

Course Learning Outcomes

Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes	Course Learning Outcomes
Discipline specific knowledge and capabilities	Demonstrate an advanced and integrated understanding of contemporary curriculum design, pedagogy, evidence-based assessment and program evaluation; apply this knowledge to research and in a range of professional learning and educational contexts.
Communication	Employ a range of oral and written communication skills and standards required of professional educators and learning professionals to be able to transmit complex knowledge in professional and scholarly contexts
Digital literacy	Demonstrate advanced knowledge of and proficiency in a range of digital technologies to research, analyse, report, evaluate and communicate within education contexts and for further learning.
Critical thinking	Demonstrate high level skills in the critical analysis and synthesis of complex ideas in research and professional practice in the discipline of education.
Problem solving	Demonstrate expert and specialist knowledge of relevant learning theories to identify, analyse and evaluate authentic problems of practice, and generate informed and innovative solutions.
Self-management	Apply the knowledge and skills required of professional educators and learning professionals to demonstrate autonomy, leadership and expert judgement, adaptability and responsibility in education contexts, research and for further learning.
Teamwork	Work effectively and collaboratively in an interdisciplinary team to create solutions to authentic problems of practice.
Global citizenship	Demonstrate high level understanding of, and the capacity to engage ethically and productively in professional contexts with diverse communities and in a global context.
Approved by Faculty Board June 2014

Course rules

The Master of Education is typically 8 or 12 credit points.

The exact number of credit points you study depends on how much credit you receive as recognition of prior learning (RPL) – your professional experience and previous qualifications – which can save you time and money

To qualify for the award of Master of Education, students must complete one of the following options:

Option 1: Dual Specialist Strand

2 credit points of core units
4 credit points of research units (EDX701, EDX712, EDX703, EDX704)
4 credit points of course electives from a single specialist strand
2 credit points of course electives from another specialist strand

Option 2: Research Intensive Strand

2 credit points of core units
6 credit points of research units (EDX701, EDX712, EDX705 (2cp), EDX706 (2cp))
4 credit points of course electives from a single specialist strand

Students must also complete AAI018 Academic Integrity (0-credit-point compulsory unit)

Course structure

Core units

EXE723

Curriculum and Assessment Design

EXE734

New Technologies in Education and Training

Course structure

Option 1 or 2

Option 1: Dual Specialist Strands

EDX701

Research Design Development and Method

EDX703

Research Paper A

EDX704

Research Paper B

EDX712

Theory and Methodology in Education Research

Plus 4 electives from a single specialist strand

Plus 2 electives from another specialist strand

Option 2: Research Intensive Strand

EDX701

Research Design Development and Method

EDX705

Minor Thesis A (2 credit points)

EDX706

Minor Thesis B (2 credit points)

EDX712

Theory and Methodology in Education Research

Plus 4 electives from a single specialist strand

Course structure

Course Electives - Specialist strands

Professional Education and Training

Available Cloud (online) only. International campus-based students must seek approval from the course director prior to enrolment in this specialist strand.

ECJ723 Applied Learning in the Postcompulsory Education and Training Sector [No longer available for enrolment]

ECN704

Applied Learning: Theories and Practice

ECN722

Assessment Frameworks and Equity in the Workplace

EXE731

Professional Learning and Development

Please note: If you are looking to pursue study in the professional education and training strand, please contact the Course Director for further discussions around a suitable alternate unit to complete this specialisation

Inclusive Education

EIE701

Personalising Learning

EIE702

Teaching and Learning in the Inclusive Classroom

EIE703

Designing Engagement for Learning

EIE704

Supporting Communication in Inclusive Classrooms

International Education

Available Cloud (online) only. International campus-based students must seek approval from the course director prior to enrolment in this specialist strand.

EEG701

Contemporary Issues in International Education

EEG702

Professional Learning Theory and Practice in International Education

EEG703

Governance and Capacity Building in International Education

EEG704

Internationalising Curriculum in Education