Master of Education

With specialisations
Graduate Certificate in Education [exit point only]

What is this course about?

CSU's Master of Education is a flexible degree providing a coursework program for professionals who are associated with the practice of education and wish to advance their skills, knowledge base and qualifications.

Educators in the following fields will benefit from the Master of Education program:

  • primary education
  • religious education
  • police education
  • nurse education
  • speech therapy
  • counselling/guidance
  • secondary education
  • consultancy/advisory services
  • early childhood services
  • youth work
  • vocational education and training
  • continuing professional education
  • educational administration
  • rural education
  • distance education
  • workplace training and staff development

The degree program is designed to:

  • encourage and permit critical appraisal of policy, theory and practice in the education professions
  • improve the educator's professional competence and enlarge the capacity for self development
  • provide the basis for leadership in the educator's chosen educational venture
  • increase awareness of the importance of educational research
  • permit highly qualified graduates of the programs to proceed to higher research degrees

Specialisations

The course offers specialisations in:

  • Educational Leadership
  • Information Technologies

  • Contemporary Literacies

  • Educational Research  

Requirements for further study

If you wish to meet the requirements to proceed at a later stage to a Doctor of Education or Doctor of Philosophy program, you should normally complete and achieve at a very high level the three subjects in Educational Research Methodology and the project, namely:

  • EER500 Introduction to Educational Research
  • EER501 Qualitative Research Methods
  • EER502 Quantitative Research Methods

It is also recommended that you undertake the project:

  • ERP502 Master of Education Project (16 points)

Campus

Wagga Wagga

Duration

2 years by distance education

Graduation requirements

Students wishing to exit from the Master program with a Graduate Certificate in Education must have completed four subjects (32 subject points).

Course structure

More information about subjects and course structure.


Admission requirements

To study this course, you will need to indicate your likelihood of success through previous studies and other attainments and experience.

Cost of study

When weighing up the costs of study, consider the benefits of having the qualification you need to achieve your personal and professional goals.

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At a glance

Study Mode

Distance education

Where

Wagga Wagga

When

Session 1; Session 2; Session 3

Level

Postgraduate

Duration

2 years by distance education

International?

YES

Indicative ATAR

N/A

How to apply

Admission code/s

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