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Postgraduate: Course rule and topic informationMaster of EducationTHE MASTER OF EDUCATION AND RELATED SPECIALISATIONS DO NOT QUALIFY GRADUATES FOR TEACHER REGISTRATION. Accreditation of Professional Development Pathways Modules at Flinders University[November, 2008] The Professional Development Pathways framework exists to connect professional development to postgraduate university awards by the accreditation of specific professional development modules that meet postgraduate academic standards. The School of Education, Flinders University supports the PD Pathways framework by enabling students who apply for entry to our Masters of Education degree to receive credit for completed PD Pathways modules where the minimum required assessment tasks have been successfully completed. The following information explains how the PD Pathways framework is applied in Flinders University in relation to the Master of Education award and the related specialisations. Module sizeEach accredited PD Pathways module is deemed to have a certain number of PD Pathways units. Each PD Pathways unit is equivalent to 1.5 Flinders topic unit. The Flinders University Master of Education degree has standard topic sizes of 6 Flinders units, which are equivalent to 4 PD Pathway units. If you wish to claim credit for PD Pathways modules at Flinders University, you need to complete at least 4 PD Pathway Unit modules to gain credit for one topic. If you complete 2 x 3 unit PD Pathway modules, credit of 4 PD Pathway units (6 Flinders units = 1 topic) may be granted. How much credit can be claimed?Credit is approved on a case by case basis because students vary in qualifications and experience. Also, the amount of allowable credit varies according to the MEd specialisation. There are, however, some general rules that you can follow. Every student has to complete 24 units of postgraduate study at Flinders University to gain a Master of Education degree, which includes the Master of Education specialisations. If you have a 4 year degree or equivalent, and other significant postgraduate qualifications, you may not receive any credit for completed PD Pathways modules, simply because your credit allowance may be exhausted. If, on the other hand, you have a three year degree and no other postgraduate qualifications, you could be awarded at least 12 Flinders units (2 topics) of credit. Which modules are credited towards which Master of Education specialisation?Some PD Pathways modules have a high degree of relevance to specific Master of Education specialisations. If students have a sufficient credit allowance, the granting of credit in these cases is virtually automatic once the PD Pathways certificate of completion is received. The table below shows which PD Pathways modules are relevant to which Master of Education specialisation. Please note that this does not preclude PD Pathways modules being credited towards other specialisations. If you wanted to have credit granted for, for example, Curriculum Leadership for the 21st Century towards the Master of Education (Social Justice), then your case would be reviewed to see if this is allowable under the course rules for that specialisation. How to apply for credit?Credit applications will be assessed once you have received an offer of admission to the course.More information about credit transfer and how to apply for credit is available. When you collate all of the required documents for your application for credit transfer, make sure that you also include all of your PD Pathways certificates of completion to ensure that you obtain the maximum credit allowable.
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