Master of Education

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

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:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDAP610	Educational and Behavioural Functional Assessment	10
EDAP611	School and Class Wide Interventions	10
EDAP612	Learner Differences and Learner Needs	10
EDAP613	Exceptional Children and Atypical Development	10
EDAP614	Mental Health and Basic Counselling Skills	10
EDAP615	Positive Education a Strengths-Based Approach	10
EDCD600	Counselling for Career Development	10
EDCD601	Educating for Lifelong Career Development	10
EDCD602	Professional Practice and Development	10
EDCD603	Career Assessment Theory and Job Search Advising	10
EDCD604	Advanced Coaching for Change	10
EDCD605	Advanced Assessment for Coaching	10
EDCE601	Catholic Perspectives Across the Curriculum	10
EDIP601	Contextual Issues for Inclusive Practice	10
EDIP602	Inclusive Teaching and Community Practice	10
EDIP603	Supporting Children with Special Gifts and Talents	10
EDIP604	Supporting Children with Complex Needs	10
EDLA612	Assessment and Curriculum Design in TESOL	10
EDLA614	Language, Culture and Communication	10
EDLA618	Teaching Strategies for TESOL	10
EDLA628	A Metalanguage for 21st Century Literacies	10
EDLA630	Oral Language Learning, Assessment and Teaching	20
EDLA631	Literacy Learning and Intervention	20
EDLE605	Leading Educational Change	10
EDLE682	Leading Teaching and Learning	10
EDLE683	Education Policy	10
EDLE684	Leading Learning Cultures	10
EDLE685	Evidence Based Leading for Learning	10
EDLX600	TESOL Professional Experience	10
EDMA628	Learning Mathematics	10
EDMA629	Teaching Mathematics	10
EDMA641	Number Development in the Middle Years	10
EDMA642	Geometry and Measurement in the Middle Years	10
EDMA643	Statistics and Probability in the Middle Years	10
EDMA644	Algebra and Function in the Middle Years	10
EDME601	Mentoring for Professional Learning and Development	10
EDSC601	Working with Children and Young People: Ethics, Values and Practices	10
EDSC603	Safeguarding Childhood: Perspectives From Law and Welfare	10
EDSC604	Safeguarding Childhood: Professional Practices in Institutional Settings	10
EDSP601	Special Studies in Education	10
EDST631	Integrating Stem into Effective Classroom Practice	10
EDST632	Science in an Integrated Stem Classroom	10
EDST633	Mathematics in an Integrated Stem Classroom	10
EDST634	Technology and Engineering in an Integrated Stem Classroom	10
EDWB601	Perspectives on Wellbeing	10
EDWB602	Professional Practice and Wellbeing	10
EDWB603	Enabling Positive Learning Environments	10
EDWB604	Family and Community Engagement for Wellbeing and Learning	10
THSC602	The Theology of Childhood: Close to the Mystery of God	10

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:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
AUTS	Autism Spectrum Studies	40
CADV	Career Development	40
INPR	Inclusive Practice	40
INST	Integrated STEM	40
LELE	Leading Learning	40
LTIN	Literacy Intervention	40
MATH	Mathematics	40
SFGU	Safeguarding Children and Young People	40
STWB	Student Wellbeing	40
TSOL	TESOL	40

Part D : Capstone Units

Complete exactly 30 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDCP600	Interpreting Literature and Data	10
EDCP601	Capstone	20

Part E : Allied School Psychology Specialisation

Complete exactly 1 of the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
ASPS	Allied School Psychology	60