Master of Education (Curriculum Studies)
Course summary for current students
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| Award granted | Master of Education (Curriculum Studies) |
|---|---|
| Duration | 1 year full-time or part-time equivalent |
| Deakin course code | E741 |
| Offered to continuing students only. | |
Course sub-headings
Course overview
The Master of Education (MEd) is offered to professional educators. You can choose to do coursework only, or you can combine coursework with a research paper.The Master of Education builds upon graduate certificates offered within the Faculty and, if undertaken with a research paper, may articulate to the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).
As a graduate of this course you will possess an understanding of contemporary education issues and discourses; have high-level critical and evaluative skills; translate into practice your experiences and understandings of the program; and select appropriate research methods and techniques for educational research projects.
The purpose of the Curriculum Studies specialism is to enhance the capacities of curriculum workers in all sectors of education practice to improve teaching, learning, curriculum design, and professional development programs within their respective institutional contexts, and to take informed positions on contemporary curriculum issues and debates. Curriculum Studies encompasses, but is not limited to, investigations of the social construction of knowledge, curriculum work as a cultural and political practice, and critical analyses of contemporary curriculum discourses and practices in schools and other learning environments. Curriculum Studies involves multidisciplinary inquiry and draws on a variety of perspectives and orientations including cultural studies, social history, poststructuralism, feminism, multiculturalism, and critical theory.
Teaching methods
Students receive instructional materials offered through CloudDeakin, CD-ROM and website links. Interaction with lecturers and classmates is also provided through use of CloudDeakin, email and telephone links.Articulation
Masters courses require a research component to lead to a Doctor of Philosophy.Fees and charges
Unit fees can be viewed within individual unit descriptions. You can search for a unit using the Unit Search.
Please be aware:
- Fees are calculated on a per unit basis
- Fees charged will depend on the individual units chosen
- Fees per unit/credit point may increase annually due to rises in the cost of course delivery and services
Course rules
To be awarded a Master of Education (Curriculum Studies), students are required to successfully complete 8 credit points of study under one of the following configurations:
Coursework only for appellation
- a minimum of 5 credit points from units listed for the Master of Education (Curriculum Studies) (including selected generic units chosen in consultation with MEd director) of which at least three are specific to the appellation; and
- up to 3 credit points from any units at masters level offered by the School of Education.
Note: The coursework-only degree does not qualify for entry to Doctor of Philosophy program. Future doctoral applicants with this degree will need to undertake research studies at the required standard equivalent to those in the research pathway (see below).
Coursework with research paper for appellation
- a minimum of 3 credit points from units listed for the Master of Education (Curriculum Studies) (including selected generic units chosen in consultation with course director) of which at least two are specific to the appellation;
EXR781 Education Research Methodology (B, X) * and EXR791 Designing and Developing a Research Project (X) and - EXR796/797 Research Paper Part A and Part B ** undertaken in the chosen specialist area, and
- up to 2 credit points from any unit at masters level offered by the School of Education chosen in consultation with the MEd course director.
* Where students have an equivalent research study and/or experience this unit may be replaced with another 1 credit point unit in consultation with the MEd course director.
** Research Paper Part A and Part B may be available to complete within the same trimester, but only after consultation with the course director.
Coursework with minor thesis for appellation
- two credit points of units specific to the Master of Education (Curriculum Studies);
EXR781 Education Research Methodology (B, X) * and EXR791 Designing and Developing a Research Project (X) and - EXR798/799 Minor Thesis Part A and Part B ** undertaken in the chosen specialist area, and
- up to 1 credit point from any unit at Masters level offered by the School of Education chosen in consultation with the MEd course director.
Note: Only available in special cases with approval from the MEd course director after completion of two units at distinction level or higher.
* Where students have an equivalent research study and/or experience this unit may be replaced with another 1 credit point unit in consultation with the MEd course director.
** Minor Thesis Part A and Part B may be available to complete within the same trimester, but only after consultation with the course di
| EXR781 | Education Research Methodology (B, X) * and |
| EXR791 | Designing and Developing a Research Project (X) and |
Note: Only available in special cases with approval from the MEd course director after completion of two units at distinction level or higher.
* Where students have an equivalent research study and/or experience this unit may be replaced with another 1 credit point unit in consultation with the MEd course director.
** Minor Thesis Part A and Part B may be available to complete within the same trimester, but only after consultation with the course director.
Course structure
Students who wish to undertake a course with appellation will select appropriate specialist units in consultation with the course director, taking into account any particular course requirements for that particular appellation.
Units for appellation
ECC707 Curriculum Inquiry and Action
ECC708 Issues and Debates in Curriculum and Schooling
| EXE732 | Social Justice and Difference (B, X) |
| EXE733 | Assessing Learning (B, X) |
| EXE736 | Knowledge, Learning and Learners (B, X) |
Note: ECC707, ECC708, are specific for this appellation. Students may need to contact the enrolment officer for unit selection.
Generic units
Generic units have been developed for the Masters programs. They focus on contemporary educational issues which can be applied to any specialist study and are designed to be compatible with on-line technologies and to complement the specialist units. Each generic unit may be tailored toward the specialist interests of the student.
| EXE731 | Professional Learning and Development (X) |
| EXE732 | Social Justice and Difference (B, X) |
| EXE733 | Assessing Learning (B, X) |
| EXE734 | New Technologies in Education and Training (ONLINE) |
| EXE735 | Evaluation: Improvement and Accountability (B, X) |
| EXE736 | Knowledge, Learning and Learners (B, X) |
| EXE737 | Leading and Managing Learning Organisations (B, X) |
| EXE738 | Policy Studies in Global and Local Contexts (B, X) |
| EXE739 | Internationalising the Curriculum (B, X) |
| EXE740 | Independent Reading Study (B, X) |
Note: EXE734 is a wholly online unit
