General and Specialised Courses

Any approved combination of topics from the areas below can be credited toward the Master of Education or Graduate Certificate in Education . Students holding a relevant four-year degree or equivalent normally complete the Master of Education in one year full-time or three years part-time. A Graduate Certificate may be completed in one semester full-time or part-time over three semesters.

Alternatively, students may study toward one of our specialised awards:

• Master of Education (Special Education)
• Graduate Certificate in Education (Special Education)
• Graduate Certificate in Education (Leadership and Management)
• Graduate Certificate in Education (Studies of Asia) 
• Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL)
• Graduate Certificate in Organisational Learning

Advice on the specific requirements of each award can be obtained by requesting a brochure, or additional information, from the contact information.

Areas of Study

(we are developing new topics in most areas, please contact us for details)

Cognitive Psychology and Educational Practice

• EDUC9731 Motivation, Cognition and Metacognition in Learning
• EDUC9732 Teaching to Develop Motivation, Cognition and Metacognition
• EDUC9733 The Psychology of Learning and Instruction

Leadership and Management

• Action Learning Project (Management)
• EDUC9601 Strategic Thinking and Planning
• EDUC9602 Leaders and Leadership
• EDUC9603 Theories of Organisational Change
• EDUC9604 Managing Human Resources
  
• EDUC9605 Knowledge Management for Organisational Learning

Special Education

• DSRS9060 Intellectual Disability
• DSRS9061 Management of Physical and Multiple Disabilities
• DSRS9063 Autism Spectrum Disorder: Theory and Practice
• DSRS9064 Technology and Disability
• EDUC9129 Contemporary Issues in Special Education
• EDUC9307 Educational Planning and Assessment for Students with Special Needs
• EDUC9409 Intervention for Students with Numeracy Difficulties
• EDUC9501 Understanding Behaviour in Educational Contexts
• EDUC9502 Assessment, Planning and Teaching in Behaviour
• EDUC9503 Supporting Behaviour Change
• EDUC9504 Supporting Positive Behaviour in Schools
• EDUC9511 Complex Communication Needs and Augmentative and Alternative Communication
• EDUC9512 Supporting Learners with Disability and Challenging Behaviour 
• EDUC9521 Educating Children with Learning Difficulties
• EDUC9522 Intervention for Students with Literacy Difficulties
• EDUC9541 Studies in Vision Impairment 1
• EDUC9542 Studies in Vision Impairment 2
• EDUC9543 Studies in Braille: Research and Practice
• EDUC9544 Studies in Orientation and Mobility: Research and Practice
• EDUC9551 Introduction to Sensory Impairment
• EDUC9552 Collaborative Consultation
• EDUC9561 Coursework Project in Special Education
• EDUC9702 Building Positive Mental Health in School Communities
  
• EDUC9791 Gifted Education: Conceptions of Giftedness, Intelligence and Creativity

Individually Negotiated Studies

Studies of Asia

• EDUC9883 Studies of Asia: Contemporary Issues and Values
• EDUC9884 Studies of Asia: Arts Learning Area 1 (Sources and Contexts)
• EDUC9885 Studies of Asia: Arts Learning Area 2 (Contemporary Arts of Asia)
• EDUC9886 Studies of Asia: English Learning Area 1 (Literatures from Asia)
• EDUC9888 Studies of Asia: Utilising In-Country Experience

Teaching English as a Second Language

• ESOL8001 Second Language Learning and Teaching
• ESOL8003 Introduction to English Linguistics
• ESOL8004 TESOL Methodology
• ESOL8005 ESOL Pedagogy
• ESOL8006 English as a Global Language

Other

• ARCH8015 Grants and Sponsorship Proposals
• ARCH8018 Introduction to Cultural Heritage Management
• ARCH8019 Heritage Management Planning
• ARCH8020 Research Methods in Archaeology
• ARCH8406 Issues in Indigenous Heritage Management
• TOUR8114 Tourism Research Methods

Workload

Each topic typically requires one semester of study and most students undertake one or two topics per year while working full-time.

Study packages are comprehensive and well-planned drawing on our many years of experience in distance delivery to teachers. Some are wholly or predominantly print-based while others incorporate various degrees of information technology.

We also offer a Bachelor of Special Education for practising teachers. Places in this course are HECS funded.
Application through SATAC (http://www.satac.edu.au or (08) 8224 4000)

Enquiries:
email seds.flexdel@flinders.edu.au
phone (08) 8201 3351.