MEd

Credit points

120 - 160

Minimum duration

1.5 years - 2 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

    Note:

    On-Shore (for cohorts by special arrangement)


    EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

    Admission requirements

    An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

    International applicants must also meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

    To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites:

    1. Bachelor degree in Education; or a Bachelor degree and a recognised teaching qualification; or
    2. Bachelor degree in an area other than Education.

    Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2022 Admission.



    Completion requirements

    Students admitted under Admission Requirement A:

    Pathway 1 (120 cp)

    To qualify for the Master of Education, a student must complete 120 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

    1. 50 cp from 600-level Education Units (Part A);
    2. 40 cp from Electives (Part B);
    3. 30 cp from Capstone Units (Part D).


    Pathway 2 (120 cp)

    To qualify for the Master of Education with a named specialisation in:

    • Autism Spectrum Studies
    • Career Development
    • Inclusive Practice
    • Integrated STEM
    • Leading Learning
    • Literacy Intervention (cohorts only)
    • Mathematics
    • Safeguarding Children and Young People
    • Student Wellbeing
    • TESOL

    a student must complete 120 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

    1. 10 cp from 600-level Education Units (Part A);
    2. 40 cp from one Specialisation group (Part C);
    3. 40 cp from Electives (Part B);
    4. 30 cp from Capstone units (The Capstone must be in the specialisation) (Part D).


    Pathway 3 (120 cp)

    To qualify for the Master of Education with a named specialisation in Allied School Psychology (cohorts only), a student must complete 120 cp consisting of:

    1. 10 cp from 600-level Education Units (Part A);
    2. 60 cp from Allied School Psychology Specialisation group (Part E);
    3. 20 cp from Electives (Part B);
    4. 30 cp from Capstone units (The Capstone must be in Allied School Psychology) (Part D).


    Students admitted under Admission Requirement B:

    Pathway 4 (160 cp)

    To qualify for the Master of Education, a student must complete 160 cp consisting of:

    1. 90 cp from 600-level Education units (Part A);
    2. 40 cp from Electives (Part B);
    3. 30 cp from Capstone units (Part D).

    Exit points

    A student who has completed 40 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings may exit with the Graduate Certificate in Education.

    A student who has completed 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings may exit with the Graduate Diploma in Education.

    Part A : 600-level Education Units

    Complete 10 to 90 credit points from the following:

    CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
    EDAP610Educational and Behavioural Functional Assessment10
    EDAP611School and Class Wide Evidence-based Interventions10
    EDAP612Learner Differences and Learner Needs10
    EDAP613Exceptional Children and Atypical Development10
    EDAP614Mental Health and Basic Counselling Skills10
    EDAP615Positive Education a Strengths-Based Approach10
    EDCD600Counselling for Career Development10
    EDCD601Educating for Lifelong Career Development10
    EDCD602Professional Practice and Development10
    EDCD603Career Assessment Theory and Job Search Advising10
    EDCD604Advanced Coaching for Change10
    EDCD605Advanced Assessment for Coaching10
    EDCE601Catholic Perspectives Across the Curriculum10
    EDIP601Contextual Issues for Inclusive Practice10
    EDIP602Inclusive Teaching and Community Practice10
    EDIP603Supporting Children with Special Gifts and Talents10
    EDIP604Supporting Children with Complex Needs10
    EDLA612Assessment and Curriculum Design in TESOL10
    EDLA614Language, Culture and Communication10
    EDLA618Teaching Strategies for TESOL10
    EDLA628A Metalanguage for 21st Century Literacies10
    EDLA630Oral Language Learning, Assessment and Teaching20
    EDLA631Literacy Learning and Intervention20
    EDLE605Leading Educational Change10
    EDLE682Leading Teaching and Learning10
    EDLE683Education Policy10
    EDLE684Leading Learning Cultures10
    EDLE685Evidence Based Leading for Learning10
    EDLX600TESOL Professional Experience10
    EDMA628Learning Mathematics10
    EDMA629Teaching Mathematics10
    EDMA641Number Development in the Middle Years10
    EDMA642Geometry and Measurement in the Middle Years10
    EDMA643Statistics and Probability in the Middle Years10
    EDMA644Algebra and Function in the Middle Years10
    EDME601Mentoring for Professional Learning and Development10
    EDSC601Working with Children and Young People: Ethics, Values and Practices10
    EDSC603Safeguarding Childhood: Perspectives From Law and Welfare10
    EDSC604Safeguarding Childhood: Professional Practices in Institutional Settings10
    EDSP601Special Studies in Education10
    EDST631Integrating STEM into Effective Classroom Practice10
    EDST632Science in an Integrated STEM Classroom10
    EDST633Mathematics in an Integrated STEM Classroom10
    EDST634Technology and Engineering in an Integrated STEM Classroom10
    EDWB601Perspectives on Wellbeing10
    EDWB602Professional Practice and Wellbeing10
    EDWB603Enabling Positive Learning Environments10
    EDWB604Family and Community Engagement for Wellbeing and Learning10
    THSC602The Theology of Childhood: Close to the Mystery of God10

    Part B : Electives

    Complete 20 to 40 credit points from the following:

    Students may take Electives drawn from the Schedule of Unit Offerings (listed) and/or other units drawn from relevant ACU postgraduate programs; or by cross-institutional study with prior approval of the Course Coordinator. A maximum of 40 cp of Elective units can be at 500-level.

    Part C : Specialisation Units

    Complete 0 to 1 of the following:

    CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
    AUTSAutism Spectrum Studies40
    CADVCareer Development40
    INPRInclusive Practice40
    INSTIntegrated STEM40
    LELELeading Learning40
    LTINLiteracy Intervention40
    MATHMathematics40
    SFGUSafeguarding Children and Young People40
    STWBStudent Wellbeing40
    TSOLTESOL40

    Part D : Capstone Units

    Complete exactly 30 credit points from the following:

    CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
    EDCP600Interpreting Literature and Data10
    EDCP601Capstone20

    Part E : Allied School Psychology Specialisation

    Complete exactly 1 of the following:

    CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
    ASPSAllied School Psychology60

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