Master of Education
Course Overview / Course Structure
| Course Name | Master of Education |
| Level | Postgraduate |
| Type | Full-time or part-time |
| Mode | Distance education only |
| Duration | 1 year (full-time equivalent) |
| Credit Points | 80 |
| Starting Semesters | 1 & 2 |
| Course Code | ED51 |
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| Host School | Education and Humanities |
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General Information
The Master of Education is a one-year fulltime course, or part-time equivalent, which provides an inservice program of advanced professional development for experienced teachers. The Master of Education contains an Honours program as an optional study track
The course is available by Distance Education on a fulltime or part-time basis, subject to the availability of units. Some units may contain be a short residential requirement.
Career Outcomes
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Teacher |
Professional Recognition
Provisional registration with the Queensland College of Teachers
Workload for the Course
The Master of Education requires 80 credit points for completion. Each credit point indicates an expected student involvement of one hour per week for one semester. A standard unit carrying a weighting of 10 credit points normally involves 10 hours of study and research per week. Fulltime students normally undertake four units per semester with a weighting of 40 credit points and an expectation of 40 hours of work per week over a semester. Part-time students normally undertake one or two units per semester, with an equivalent workload per unit.
Students may apply for transfer of credit from previous studies. Application for transfer of credit is to be made at the time of entry into the course. During their course of study, students may also apply to engage in cross-institutional study towards the requirements of the course. A maximum of 50% of the course may be undertaken through transfer of credit and/or cross-institutional study. In the case of transfer of credit and/or cross-institutional study arrangements of 30 credit points or more being granted, the unit ED581 Independent Study/Seminar must be completed in order to relate the units to Christian perspectives.
The maximum recommended time for completion of the course is 10 years. Extensions beyond this time may be available in special circumstances by application to the Dean of Education and Humanities.
Course Structure
Students complete three Foundation Studies units (30 credit points) and an additional five units (50 credit points) which may consist of coursework only, or coursework with some independent studies. A maximum of four 400-level units (40 credit points) may be included in the course.
If students have completed the units ED440 Developing and Applying a Christian Worldview and ED441 Philosophy of Education as part of a CHC preservice teacher education award, exemption will be given for the Core unit ED511 Christian Foundations I: Developing and Applying a Christian Worldview. However, students still must complete 80 credit points to fulfil the requirements of the award.
Master of Education
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Leadership units ED521 - Theory and Practice in Educational Leadership ED522 - The Christian School as a Faith/Learning Community ED523 - Leading Curriculum Change |
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Curriculum units ED531 - Learning: Theory and Practice ED532 - Personal Pedagogy as a Living Curriculum ED533 - Curriculum in Contexts |
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Independent Studies units (a maximum of 30 credit points) ED581 - Independent Study/Seminar ED582 - Educational Project ED583 - Independent Study (20 credit points) |
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Research Option RM512 - Conducting Research ED591 - Research Dissertation (40 credit points) Honours only |
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Imported specialisations A specialisation of up to 40 credit points may be imported from an accredited higher education provider. Students who wish to import a specialisation into their studies are to consult with the Course Coordinator. |
