Master of Education (Wellbeing and Positive Mental Health)

No further student intake from Semester 2, 2021

Program of study

To qualify for the Master of Education (Wellbeing and Positive Mental Health), a student must complete 72 units, including approved credit, with a grade of P or NGP or better, according to the following program of study.

Students are expected to discuss their option topics with the specialisation coordinator. The final program of study must be approved by the specialisation coordinator.

The Dean (Education) may approve an alternative pattern or the inclusion of other topics from an appropriate Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Masters program offered by the University or another institution.

Core - Year 1 & 2 topics

22.5 units comprising:

EDUC9606 Planning Change in Organisations (4.5 units)
EDUC9702 Teaching and learning to promote wellbeing and positive mental health in schools and early childhood services (4.5 units)
EDUC9761 Approaches to Research (4.5 units)
EDUC9722 Coursework Project in Education (Part 1) (4.5 units)
EDUC9723 Coursework Project in Education (Part 2) (4.5 units)

Option - Specialisation topics

Select at least 13.5 units from:

EDUC8731 Motivation, Cognition and Metacognition in Learning (4.5 units) 
EDUC9531 Current Perspectives in Early Intervention (4.5 units)
EDUC9552 Collaborative Consultation (4.5 units)
EDUC9709 Mindfulness and the Inner World of Teaching and Learning (4.5 units)
MHSC8020 Theory and Models of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (4.5 units)
MHSC8024 Advanced Theory and Models of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (4.5 units)
MHSC8032 Building Resilience with Young People (4.5 units)
PHCA9501 Social Determinants of Health and Wellbeing (4.5 units)
SOAD8006 Interventions with Children and Young People (4.5 units)
SOAD9103 Social Work Perspective on Mental Health (4.5 units)

Or, with approval from the Course Coordinator, students may count topics from one of the following programs towards the Option component:

• Master of Applied Positive Psychology  – University of Melbourne
• Professional Certificate in Education (Positive Education) - University of Melbourne. (NB Students must complete both subjects in the Professional Certificate to receive credit towards the Option component).
• other Positive Psychology programs offered at an approved institution, such as the programs in Positive Psychology offered by Pennsylvania State University or a university associated with the European Network for Social and Emotional Competencies (e.g. the University of Malta).

Option - Year 1 & 2 topics

Select the remaining topics to fulfil the 72-unit course requirement from:

EDUC8129 Contemporary Issues in Special Education (4.5 units)
EDUC8601 Strategic Thinking and Planning (4.5 units)
EDUC8602 Leaders and Leadership (4.5 units)
EDUC9307 Educational Planning and Assessment for Students with Diverse Learning Needs (4.5 units)
EDUC9314 Multimodal Childhoods in the 21st Century (4.5 units)
EDUC9315 STEM Growing a Generation of New Learners (4.5 units)
EDUC9501 Understanding Behaviour in Educational Contexts (4.5 units)
EDUC9502 Assessment, Planning and Teaching in Behaviour (4.5 units)
EDUC9503 Supporting Behaviour Change (4.5 units)
EDUC9504 Schoolwide Positive Behaviour Support (4.5 units)
EDUC9511 Complex Communication Needs and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (4.5 units)
EDUC9513 Personalised Curriculum Design for Learners with Disabilities (4.5 units)
EDUC9521 Supporting Students with Learning Disabilities (4.5 units)
EDUC9522 Intervention for Students with Literacy Difficulties (4.5 units)
EDUC9532 Early Intervention: Learning From and Through Play (4.5 units)
EDUC8541 Studies in Vision Impairment 1 (4.5 units)
EDUC9544 Studies in Orientation and Mobility: Research and Practice (4.5 units)
EDUC9551 Introduction to Sensory Impairment (4.5 units)
EDUC9553 Autism Spectrum Disorders: Teaching and Learning (4.5 units)
EDUC8601 Strategic Thinking and Planning (4.5 units)
EDUC8602 Leaders and Leadership (4.5 units)
EDUC8618 Pedagogical Leadership (4.5 units)
EDUC9603 Theories of Organisational Change (4.5 units)
EDUC9604 Managing Human Resources (4.5 units)
EDUC9605 Leading Knowledge Management for Organisational Learning (4.5 units)
EDUC9608 Globalisation, Development and Education (4.5 units)
EDUC9609 Leadership and Management in Rural Contexts (4.5 units)
EDUC9610 Developing People in Organisations (4.5 units)
EDUC9611 Managing Innovation in Organisations (4.5 units)
EDUC9612 Advanced Issues in Education (4.5 units)
EDUC9612A Advanced Issues in Education A (4.5 units)
EDUC9701 Effective Use of ICT for Learning and Teaching (4.5 units)
EDUC9703 Postgraduate Education: Purposes and Practices (4.5 units)
EDUC9704 Exploring Languages Pedagogy - Theory and Practice (4.5 units)
EDUC9705 Developing Literacies Through Intercultural Language Learning (4.5 units)
EDUC9706 Visualising Language Learning (4.5 units)
EDUC9707 Leading Change in the Digital Age (4.5 units)
EDUC9708 New Technologies and e-pedagogy in Foreign Language Education (4.5 units)
EDUC8731 Motivation, Cognition and Metacognition in Learning (4.5 units)
EDUC9732 Teaching to Develop Motivation, Cognition and Metacognition (4.5 units)
EDUC9733 The Psychology of Learning and Instruction (4.5 units)
EDUC9734 Applications of Psychology to Learning and Instruction (4.5 units)
EDUC9735 Research Design in Cognition and Instruction (4.5 units)
EDUC9736 Research Application in Cognition and Instruction (4.5 units)
EDUC9762 Introduction to Statistics (4.5 units)
EDUC9763 Survey and Questionnaire Methods (4.5 units)
EDUC9764 Methods in Ethnography (4.5 units)
EDUC9765 Researching Texts and Documents (4.5 units)
EDUC9766 Multivariate and Multilevel Statistics for Educational Research (4.5 units)
EDUC9767 Assessment in Education (4.5 units)
EDUC8791 Gifted Education: Conceptions of Giftedness, Intelligence and Creativity  (4.5 units)
EDUC9792 Gifted Education: Curriculum and Differentiation (4.5 units)
EDUC9793 Design Thinking to Develop and Evaluate Educational Programs (4.5 units)
EDUC9794 Gifted Education: Affective Development (4.5 units)
EDUC8821 IBMYP Curriculum Foundations (4.5 units)
EDUC9822 IBMYP Curriculum Processes (4.5 units)
EDUC9823 Teaching, Learning and Assessment in the IB (4.5 units)
EDUC9824 Classroom Diversity and the IBMYP (4.5 units)
EDUC9845 Creating Calmer Classrooms: A Trauma Sensitive Approach (4.5 units)
EDUC9851 Constructions of Education and Social Justice (4.5 units)
EDUC9852 Ethics in Education (4.5 units)
EDUC8881 Studies of Asia Across the Curriculum: An Introduction (4.5 units)
EDUC9882 Studies of Asia: Premodern Asian Societies and Cultures (4.5 units)
EDUC8883 Studies of Asia: Contemporary Issues and Values (4.5 units)
EDUC9884 Studies of Asia: Arts Learning Area 1 (Sources and Contexts) (4.5 units)
EDUC9885 Studies of Asia: Arts Learning Area 2 (Contemporary Arts of Asia) (4.5 units)
EDUC9886 Studies of Asia: English Learning Area 1 (Literatures from Asia) (4.5 units)
EDUC9887 Studies of Asia: English Learning Area 2 (Contemporary Asian Literature) (4.5 units)
EDUC9888 Studies of Asia: Utilising In-Country Experience (4.5 units)
EDUC9921 Issues in Professional Learning (4.5 units)
EDUC9922 Models of Professional Learning (4.5 units)
EDUC9923 Leading Professional Learning (4.5 units)