MEd

Credit points

120 - 160

Minimum duration

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

Approved locations

  • Online
  • Other

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 2023 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
  • Literacy Intervention (cohorts only)
  • Mathematics
  • Safeguarding Children and Young People
  • Student Wellbeing
  • TESOL * Not offered Sem 2, 2023

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 Electives (Part B);
  3. 40 cp from one Specialisation group (Part C);
  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. 20 cp from Electives (Part B);
  3. 30 cp from Capstone units (The Capstone must be in Allied School Psychology) (Part D).
  4. 60 cp from Allied School Psychology Specialisation group (Part E);

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.

Progression requirements

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progression through this course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Complete 10 to 90 credit points from the following:

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

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.

    Complete exactly 1 of the following:

    • AUTSAutism Spectrum Studies40 CP

      *Not offered 2023

    • CADVCareer Development40 CP
    • INPRInclusive Practice40 CP

      *Not offered for International Students 2023

    • INSTIntegrated STEM40 CP

      *Not offered for International Students 2023

    • LTINLiteracy Intervention40 CP

      *Not offered 2023

    • MATHMathematics40 CP

      *Not offered for International Students 2023

    • SFGUSafeguarding Children and Young People40 CP

      *Not offered for International Students 2023

    • STWBStudent Wellbeing40 CP

      *Not offered for International Students 2023

    • TSOLTESOL40 CP

      *Not offered Sem 2, 2023

    Complete exactly 30 credit points from the following:

    Complete exactly 1 of the following:

    • ASPSAllied School Psychology60 CP

    Course map

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    Always check your Course Enrolment Guide before you finalise your enrolment.

    Course maps are subject to change.


    No Named Specialisation (120cp) - Commencing Semester 1

    • 600-level Education Units Education Unit 110 cp
    • 600-level Education Units Education Unit 210 cp
    • Electives Elective Unit 110 cp
    • Electives Elective Unit 210 cp
    • 600-level Education Units Education Unit 310 cp
    • 600-level Education Units Education Unit 4
    • Electives Elective Unit 310 cp
    • Capstone UnitsEDCP600Interpreting Literature and Data

      This unit is recommended to be completed in the final year and a semester prior to EDCP601 Capstone 

      10 cp

    Named Specialisation and Electives (120cp) - Commencing Semester 1

    Allied School Psychology Specialisation (120cp) - Commencing Semester 1

    No Named Specialisation (160cp) - Commencing Semester 1

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