Deakin-HCT Master of Education
School of Education
The normal minimum educational requirement is four years of approved tertiary study including a recognised teaching qualification, for example, a four-year Bachelor of Education or a degree plus Bachelor of Teaching or equivalent. Candidates with a three year initial teaching qualification, who have satisfactorily completed a Graduate Certificate of Education at credit level or higher, may be eligible to enrol directly into the Master of Education. Students for whom English is not their first language will need evidence of an IELTS score of 6.5 or better, unless they have completed a university award with English as the language of instruction.
Applicants with backgrounds other than those outlined under Admission requirements will be considered and possible alternative course choices discussed. Contact the course coordinator for advice.
Applicants who have completed Graduate Certificate/Graduate Diploma/Masters Education units at a fifth-year level (in addition to four-year minimum entry requirements) are eligible to apply for up to four credit points of advanced standing.
Masters courses are equivalent to one year of full-time study, but are normally undertaken by part-time study supported by flexible delivery with the following:
As offered by Deakin University in conjunction with the Higher Colleges of Technology, units may be taken at the rate of 3 per year (there are 3 trimesters in the academic year). It will normally take about 2 years to complete the course.
