Master of Education

The Master of Education is a comprehensive degree that provides an opportunity for existing teachers and other education practitioners to upskill and enhance their research ability and expertise in particular areas of education theory and practice.

You will have a great deal of flexibility when choosing your units, allowing you to chart your individual pathway through the Master of Education, acquiring dynamic skills in specialised areas of education such as career counselling, inclusive practices in the classroom and embedding indigenous themes into the curriculum.

There are several ways to attain your Master of Education, depending on your background. Each pathway allows you to combine five core Master Units, along with a combination of units or Graduate Certificates in the following specialisation areas:

• Career Development and Counselling
• Innovative Learning Design
• Indigenous Education
• Autism Education

Handle your ongoing professional development independently to ensure your skill set remains relevant to the evolving needs of the education sector.

Plan lessons that employ digital technology in dynamic and engaging ways that prepare students for future work in digital workplaces.

Perform research projects, covering your specialist areas of interest and thereby contributing to the broad and evolving field of education research.

Develop awareness of the unique ethical and legal responsibilities educators must exemplify and uphold in all aspects of teaching and learning.

Play a varied leadership role as lead teacher, facilitating team teaching lessons, modelling effective and pedagogically-sound teaching practice for newer teachers, and providing mentorship and supervision.

Design and develop online course content for primary, secondary, tertiary and professional education providers, collaborating with stakeholders as part of a learning design team.

Use your sophisticated understanding of digital technology, oversee digital engagement programs within primary, secondary, tertiary and professional education contexts. This ensures students acquire the skills they need to succeed in the increasingly digital world.

Seamlessly structure and integrate digital technology into contemporary curriculum frameworks, ensuring classroom teachers have the guidance and support they need to best equip students with future-ready digital skills.