Master of Education (Higher Education)

Program of study

To qualify for the Master of Education (Higher Education), a student must complete 72 units, including approved credit, with a grade of P or NGP or better, according to the following program of study.

Students are expected to discuss their option topics with the specialisation coordinator. The final program of study must be approved by the specialisation coordinator.

The Faculty Board may approve an alternative pattern or the inclusion of other topics from an appropriate Graduate Certificate or Masters program offered by the University or another institution.

Core - Year 1 & 2 topics

36 units comprising:

EDUC8905 Higher Education: A Global Context (4.5 units)
EDUC9906 Higher Education: Global Perspectives on Teaching and Learning (4.5 units)
EDUC9xxx Higher Education Assessment and Quality Assurance: A Global Perspective (4.5 units)**
EDUC9xxx Foundations for Intellectual Leadership in Higher Education (4.5 units)**
EDUC9xxx Online Learning Pedagogies for Global Higher Education Contexts (4.5 units)**
EDUC9xxx Researching Higher Education from a Global Perspective (4.5 units)**
EDUC9761 Approaches to Research (4.5 units)
EDUC9719 Independent Research Study (4.5 units)*

* Other research options such as a 9-unit Coursework Project or an 18-unit Dissertation may be taken instead of EDUC9719 with the approval of the Course Coordinator.
** Not offered until 2017.

Option - Year 1 & 2 topics

Select up to 36 units from a combination of the following option and Research Preparation topics:

EDUC8601 Strategic Thinking and Planning (4.5 units)
EDUC8602 Leaders and Leadership (4.5 units)
EDUC8618 Pedagogical Leadership (4.5 units)
EDUC9610 Developing People in Organisations (4.5 units)
EDUC9611 Managing Innovation in Organisations (4.5 units)
EDUC9703 Postgraduate Education: Purposes and Practices (4.5 units)

Research Preparation topics

EDUC9762 Introduction to Statistics (4.5 units)
EDUC9763 Survey and Questionnaire Methods (4.5 units)
EDUC9764 Methods in Ethnography (4.5 units)
EDUC9765 Researching Texts and Documents (4.5 units)
EDUC9766 Multivariate and Multilevel Statistics for Educational Research (4.5 units)
EDUC9767 Assessment in Education (4.5 units)