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Master of Education - prior to 30 June 2021

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These courses will be replaced with a new suite of Master of Education courses from Semester 2  2021. 

The Master of Education is an in-depth coursework program that allows students to create individual programs to suit their interests and thus shape their own educational pathways. The program is designed to meet the increasing demand for professional development for educators across a diverse range of specialisations. 

Students need to refer to the specific admission requirements for some specialisations. 

The Master of Education is a 72-unit program offered by the College of Education, Psychology and Social Work on campus and in distance mode. 

Students may tailor a program to meet their own needs or elect to complete a specialised program of study. The specialisation will be identified on the student’s transcript of academic record and on the parchment presented to the student on completion of the course.

Note that the specialisations marked with * are also available in distance mode and those marked with ** are only available in distance mode.

Students will choose to apply for either the

  • Master of Education*

Or one of the following named specialisations

  • Master of Education (Cognitive Psychology and Educational Practice)* - no further student intake from Semester 2, 2021
  • Master of Education (Early Childhood Studies) - no further student intake
  • Master of Education (Educational Research, Evaluation and Assessment) - no further student intake
  • Master of Education (Gifted Education) * - no further student intake
  • Master of Education (Higher Education) ** - no further student intake
  • Master of Education (International Baccalaureate) - no further student intake
  • Master of Education (Languages Education)* - no further student intake
  • Master of Education (Leadership and Management)* - no further student intake from Semester 2, 2021
  • Master of Education (Special Education)* - no further student intake from Semester 2, 2021
  • Master of Education (Wellbeing and Positive Mental Health)* - no further student intake from Semester 2, 2021

Or one of the following, which are only available to students residing in China:

  • Master of Education (Capital Normal University)
  • Master of Educational Leadership and Management (Nankai)

Admission requirements

Students are required to complete 72 units of study for the Master of Education.

Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification. 

In addition to this generic admission requirement, some specialisations in the Master of Education have additional admission criteria, as follows

  • The Master of Education (Higher Education) normally requires that applicants are employed in a teaching position in a higher education institution
  • The Master of Education (International Baccalaureate) requires that applicants are currently employed as a teacher in an IB school.
  • The Master of Education (Leadership and Management) requires that applicants have not less than two years’ work experience in an organisation.
  • The Master of Education (Special Education) requires applicants to hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification in disability studies, psychology, speech and language therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy or a closely related discipline from an approved tertiary institution.
  • The Master of Education (Languages Education) normally requires that applicants have completed at least a minor sequence in any foreign language (including TESOL), consisting of four University level topics covering first and second/third year levels undertaken over a minimum of two years of study, or have had at least one year's teaching experience in any foreign language in a school or other approved institution.

Advanced Entry (1.5 years) applicants who have completed an approved degree or equivalent qualification in Education, Teaching or a closely related discipline may be eligible to complete a program of 54 units.

In addition to this generic admission requirement, there are additional admission criteria for Advanced Entry into some specialisations in the Master of Education, as follows

  • The Master of Education (Higher Education) normally requires that applicants are employed in a teaching position in a higher education institution.
  • The Master of Education (International Baccalaureate) requires that applicants are currently employed as a teacher in an IB school.
  • The Master of Education (Leadership and Management) requires that applicants have not less than two years’ work experience in an organisation.
  • The Master of Education (Languages Education) normally requires that applicants have completed at least a minor sequence in any foreign language (including TESOL), consisting of four University level topics covering first and second/third year levels undertaken over a minimum of two years of study, or have had at least one year's teaching experience in any foreign language in a school or other approved institution.

The Dean (Education) may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.

Credit

Credit may be granted, on application, for: prior study completed in a relevant Honours, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Masters degree; accredited professional development: or relevant work experience.

Every effort has been made to ensure the information published on the Course Rule pages is accurate at the time of publication. Flinders University reserves the right to amend its curriculum without prior notice, and will update the Course Rules to reflect any amendments at the earliest opportunity.

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