Education (by Research)

The Master of Education (Research) is a 36-unit Masters by research comprising 9 units of advanced coursework and 27 units of research and research training.

The course is offered by the College of Education, Psychology and Social Work over one year full-time or the equivalent part-time.

The Master of Education (Research) is an exit award only for students initially enrolled in the Doctor of Education.

To qualify for the Master of Education (Research), a student must complete 36 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the following program of study.

Specialisation and supervision are available in the following areas:

• Social Justice in Education
• Special Education
• Community, Institutional and Corporate Education
• Indigenous Education
• Physical and Health Education
• Educational Leadership and Management
• Language Education
• Educational Governance and Policy
• Cultural issues in Education

Every effort is made to facilitate students to study areas directly relevant to their own work needs.

Core - Year 1 topics

EDUC9971 Key Issues in Education (9 units) - Advanced coursework EDUC9972 Preparation for Research (9 units) - Research/research preparation EDUC9973 Critical Scholarship and Research Design (9 units) - Research

and

EDUC9975 Research Project (9 units) - Research

Graduates of this award will be able to:

• investigate, analyse and apply the skills and knowledge that enable progress in education policy, management and practice to occur
• utilise knowledge gained of research principles and methods in order to plan, execute and communicate substantial research that makes a contribution to knowledge in education policy, management and practice