Master of Education (Professional Practice)

Master your proficiency in education

If you are an Education graduate looking to take your career to the next level, this one-year postgraduate course will provide you with a deepened knowledge of the issues affecting modern education. You will explore areas including contemporary theory, critical research and the effects of globalisation on the reconfiguring of the education sector.

Engaging and flexible, the course can be taken either full-time or part-time, and tailored to meet your individual professional needs, with your study culminating in the presentation of a substantial piece of scholarship. You will be required to offer an evidence-based analysis on a topic relevant to your field of practice which you will then present as part of a group-based capstone unit. Upon graduation, you will be well-positioned for additional postgraduate education study, career progression within your own workplace, or ready to succeed in a new role as a senior education professional.

Study a Master of Education at UC and you will:

• understand the contemporary developments that have an impact across a variety of professional practice fields in education.
• examine the globalised character of educational theory, curriculum development, policy and practice.
• develop the capacity to analyse and critique professional knowledge.
• analyse how globalisation's interdependent economic, political, cultural and technological dimensions affect education.
• review research perspectives and practices in the social sciences and humanities, with particular reference to education and communication.

Work Integrated Learning

This course has been developed with Work Integrated Learning (WIL) at its core. The content has been created by education professionals, and kept relevant and up-to-date through consistent monitoring of, and engagement with, the industry. You will undertake authentic assessment tasks which are highly relevant to the day-to-day practice of education, dealing regularly with real-world problems and case studies, and will be encouraged to apply course learnings to your own educational employment context.

Career opportunities

• Principal
• Deputy principal
• Head of department
• Executive teacher
• Year adviser
• Schools policy adviser
• Educational policy developer
• Curriculum developer
• Corporate trainer
• Higher education researcher
• Vocational education and training instructor
• Education assessment specialist
  
  

Course-specific information

To apply for this course, students must have:

• a four-year undergraduate degree in education or a three-year undergraduate degree plus a one-year Graduate Diploma in Education, and in either case a minimum of three years' professional experience in an educational context; OR
• a three-year undergraduate degree in education or a cognate discipline deemed equivalent by the University's Admissions Committee, and in either case a minimum of four years' professional experience in an educational context.

This course is not externally accredited and, therefore, it is not recognised as a teaching qualification in Australia. If you are looking to transition into a teaching career, UC offers a selection of suitable postgraduate courses.

A clear pathway of study exists between the Graduate Certificate in Education and this degree. Students who have completed the Graduate Certificate in Education may apply and receive credit for units within the Master of Education.