Master of Inclusive Education

Western Sydney University

About

The Master of Inclusive Education is a post-initial teaching qualification designed to allow teachers to apply their learning to their current workplace and interests in the rapidly changing landscape of inclusive education and person-centred practice.

Through a deep examination of current research and theory, teachers not only develop the skills and knowledge necessary to work effectively with students, their families and other professionals but themselves become practitioner researchers.

Available to teachers from Australia and overseas, qualified primary and secondary teachers with the Master of Inclusive Education are recognised as Special Education teachers for K-12 by the NSW Department of Education.Accreditation Qualified primary or secondary teachers who complete the Master of Inclusive Education will become recognised Special Education teachers across K-12 with the NSW Department of Education.Applicants for admission into the Master of Inclusive Education must have successfully completed an undergraduate degree, or higher, in teaching/education that leads to a professional teaching qualification.

An undergraduate degree in teaching includes the historical 2-3 year Diploma of Teaching/Education prior to 1987.

Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 120 credit points as per the recommended sequence below.

Students may exit with a Graduate Diploma after the successful completion of 80 credit points of study or Graduate Certificate after the successful completion of 40 credit points of study of the relevant units, selected from a restricted list of the Master of Inclusive Education units. Refer to Exit Awards listed below.

1722 - Graduate Diploma in Inclusive Education - 80 credit points

1721 - Graduate Certificate in Inclusive Education - 40 credit points

Recommended sequence

Students complete three core units and nine alternate units from the Alternate units listed below.

Code	Name
101656	Researching Practice

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102163	Professional Project

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102153	Professional Experience (Additional Needs)

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102149	Inclusive Environments

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102156	Disability in Context

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102166	Person-Centred Practice

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102154	Technology Assisting Learning

Code	Name
102146	Effective Working Relationships

Code	Name
102147	Assessing to Support Learning

Code	Name
102151	Managing Challenging and Diverse Behaviour

Code	Name
102150	Universal Design for Learning

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102158	Learning and Teaching in Challenging Contexts

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102168	Principles and Practices of Evaluation

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102322	Addressing Diversity in Mathematics Teaching and Learning

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102324	Assessment and Intervention for Mathematics and Numeracy Learning

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