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Applicants for the Master of International Criminology will have successfully completed an undergraduate degree, or higher, in social sciences, law or humanities; or criminology or criminal justice.

The Master of Creative Industries offers a unique opportunity to acquire the high-level digital content and professional communication skill-sets that are so necessary to prosper in the contemporary media landscape. Media professionals are now required to understand and connect with their audiences across broadcast, online, mobile and other channels and to integrate new platforms and social media into their mix. This course is designed for media, marketing and creative professionals wishing to substantially reorient, enhance or develop their current skills and research capacities, to respond to the challenges and opportunities of the current media landscape.

The Master of Education (Leadership and Management) is an ideal course for professionals aspiring to become leaders in a range of educational organisations, locally and internationally. Units are drawn from the School of Education and the School of Business, providing professionals with comprehensive skills, knowledge and competencies to lead teaching and learning as well as lead organisations in an ever-changing business climate. A capstone unit provides students with the opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills to solve a real-world education business management problem through action-learning. Focusing on theory and practice, the course has significant application to the workplace.Applicants for admission into the Master of Education (Leadership and Management) must have successfully completed

This course is an accredited professional teaching qualification for students possessing an appropriate bachelor’s degree. It prepares graduates for careers in secondary school settings in particular science, technology, engineering and/or mathematics (STEM) in NSW, other Australian states and internationally. The course provides a strong qualification in secondary STEM education, and is taught on campus and in schools, through innovative blended teaching and learning approaches. Graduates meet the Australian Professional Standards for Graduate Teachers, required for registration with the NSW Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards. There are two early exit points. The Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary) STEM is for students not seeking a professional teaching qualification.Accreditation The Master of Teaching (Secondary) STEM is a professional teaching qualification for students possessing an appropriate bachelor’s degree. It has been fully accredited by the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA). Graduates meet the Australian Professional Standards for Graduate Teachers.

Digital technology is influencing practically every aspect of today’s knowledge economy and is driving advances in all sectors of society. Many jobs require broad competencies and understandings of the powerful role of technology in society. There is also an increasing demand for practical computing and software skills including for research and analysis of data. The Master of Digital Humanities, in offering a unique combination of postgraduate units from the School of Humanities and Communication Arts and the School of Computer, Data and Mathematical Sciences, will allow students to develop practical as well as theoretical skills in this field.

The Writing and Society Research Centre offers a challenging, rigorous degree combining criticism and creativity leading to a Master of Arts in Literature and Creative Writing. The Master of Arts (MA) takes advantage of the unique strengths of the Centre which includes internationally renowned literary scholars, novelists, poets and translators, an important literary publishing house (Giramondo), the preeminent literary review in Australia (the Sydney Review of Books), and access to the vibrant literary culture currently emerging from Western Sydney and gaining national attention. The MA links theory and practice, and students can either concentrate on critical or creative work, or work with both forms.

The Master of Psychotherapy and Counselling is a cross-disciplinary pathway into a career in helping people in distress. In counselling and psychotherapy, clients gain self-understanding, expand interpersonal capacities and become more able to change through a dedicated helping relationship. This course focuses on the process of creating of a therapeutic environment for clients and on cultivating the high levels of skill, sensitivity, self-knowledge and ethical conduct required of the counselling and psychotherapy professional. Theories and approaches are taught and critically examined in the light of their contribution to a contemporary relational understanding and practice of counselling and psychotherapy. A research component introduces students to the systematic study of the counselling experience from a variety of methodological perspectives. This course is open to graduates in any discipline who can demonstrate the personal and reflective qualities required for this demanding profession.Accreditation This course is accredited with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) and the Australian Counselling Association (ACA).

The Master of Translation and TESOL provides professional education in two related and complementary disciplines, translation and TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). The TESOL component is consistent with the industry standard in the Australian and international contexts. The translation component consists of theoretical and practical training in translation, leading to eligibility to sit for certification by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) at the Certified Translator level. The course is designed for graduates in any field wishing to develop a long-term career in TESOL as well as in Translation. Subject to demand, translation training is offered in English and one of the following languages: Arabic, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Persian (Farsi) or Vietnamese.Accreditation This course is an Endorsed Qualification for the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) at the Certified Translator level (formerly Level 3). Students who wish to sit for NAATI Certification must pass the unit 102562 Preparation for NAATI Certification (PG). Students who are unable to pass this unit will be able to graduate with one of the following awards provided they pass the relevant units: 1801 Graduate Diploma in TESOL, 1802 Graduate Certificate in TESOL, 1602 Graduate Certificate in Interpreting and Translation, 1779 Graduate Diploma in Translation Studies or 1776 Graduate Diploma in Translation.

The Master of Clinical Psychology is designed to develop competent clinical psychologists.The objective of the Master of Clinical Psychology is to provide two years’ full time training in the professional practice of clinical psychology from which graduates will be eligible to apply for full registration as a psychologist and as a Clinical Psychology registrar. Following successful completion of the Master of Clinical Psychology, Clinical Psychology Registrars will need another 2 years of supervised clinical practice to be eligible to apply for endorsement as a Clinical Psychologist.Accreditation This course is fully accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) and the Australian Psychological Society College of Clinical Psychologists (APS).

The Master of Arts in TESOL is designed to meet professional development needs of those working or interested in a range of language teaching fields. It provides an advanced TESOL qualification for Australian and international English language practitioners who wish to work in the field of English language teaching and undertake research-based projects related to English language teaching and learning.