Postgraduate coursework program

Education

Special Education

Offered as a specialisation within the Graduate Certificate in Education and Master of Education.

See the main Education entry for information about entry requirements, fees, closing dates and further information.

THE MASTER OF EDUCATION AND RELATED SPECIALISATIONS DOES NOT QUALIFY GRADUATES FOR TEACHER REGISTRATION.

This articulated program is professionally designed to extend the competence of teachers to educate and support students with special educational needs in a range of educational settings.

The Master of Education (Special Education) is also open to members of other professions who wish to expand their expertise into the area of special education, but is not designed to be an initial preparation for teaching.

The Masters provides for the in-depth study of matters of crucial importance for the education of children needing special education, including curriculum and systems and issues relating to early development.

Specialisation is available in the areas of learning difficulties, gifted education, behaviour problems, employment issues, intellectual disabilities, physical disabilities, hearing impairment, vision impairment, autism, and psychological perspectives.

Students undertaking the Special Education stream in the Graduate Certificate in Education select three topics from the Masters program.

An Orientation and Mobility stream is also available in the Graduate Certificate in Education for people working, or seeking work in orientation and mobility training, or who have a general interest in this area. It will enable graduates to facilitate rehabilitation for people who are blind and vision impaired, reorientate them to their environments and teach them skills to increase their quality of life and carry out practical everyday living skills independently. The program includes a 10-week practicum.

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