UWA's admission requirements for some postgraduate courses have changed for Semester 2, 2020 to facilitate student access to study during the COVID-19 situation. In many cases, these changes may not be extended beyond 2020. Contact Future Students for more information.
Master of Education (coursework and dissertation)
This course exposes students to theory as well as national and international educational practices enabling students to connect their learning with their own experiences, broaden their knowledge and enhance their skills and dispositions. It also provides an opportunity to select an area of specialisation while still providing a flexible course that can be tailored to the students' individual needs.
Course overview
- Course title
- Master of Education (coursework and dissertation)
- Award abbreviation
- MEd
- Course code
- 30580
- Course type
- master's degree by coursework and dissertation
- Status
- current / 2020
- Administered by
- Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Education
- CRICOS code
- 003029G
Course details
- Intake periods
- Beginning of year and mid-year
- Attendance type
- full- or part-time (Student visa holders should read Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 for more information.)
- Credit points required
- 48
A standard full-time load is 24 points per semester. - Standard course duration
- 1 year
- Time limit
- 4 years
- Delivery mode
- internal
- Locations offered
- UWA (Perth), Singapore
- Domestic fee type
- Commonwealth supported and/or HECS-HELP
- Available to international students
- Yes. For information on international student fees see 'Schedule 2: Fees'. (Enquiries: https://www.uwa.edu.au/askuwa)
- Course Coordinator(s)
- Professor Tom O'Donoghue
- Fees
- Visit the fees calculator.
Prospective students should see the Future Students website for details on admission requirements, intake periods, fees, availability to international students, careers information etc.
Course structure
| Key to availability of units: |
|---|
| S1 = Semester 1; N/A = not available in 2020; NS = non-standard teaching period |
All units have a value of six points unless otherwise stated.
Note: Units that are indicated as N/A may be available in 2021 or 2022.
Take all units (18 points):
| Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NS, S1 | EDUC5620 | Master's Dissertation (12 points) |
| independent self-directed learning, plus regular seminars |
| NS | EDUC5631 | Approaches to Research |
| 25 hours compressed mode over 4 full days; offshore as required |
Take unit(s) to the value of 30 points:
Group A
| Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | EDUC5519 | Contemporary Reforms in Education | 24 hours, a total of 150 hours total time commitment | |
| N/A | EDUC5523 | Education Law | ||
| N/A | EDUC5606 | Advance Course in Rasch Measurement Theory |
| vary widely depending on student's prior knowledge of statistics, mathematics and the software used |
| NS | EDUC5608 | Integrating Pedagogy and Technology | lectures: 2.5 hours per week for 10 weeks—face-to-face (50 per cent) and online (50 per cent) | |
| S1 | EDUC5610 | Human Resource Development in Education | lectures/seminars: 2 hours per week (for 12 weeks) | |
| NS | EDUC5612 | Leadership for Learning | seminars: 2 hours per week for 12 weeks; offshore as required | |
| S1 | EDUC5616 | International and Comparative Education | lectures/seminars: 2.5 hours per week (for 10 weeks) | |
| N/A | EDUC5633 | Quantitative Inquiry | 25 hours | |
| N/A | EDUC5634 | Qualitative Inquiry | 25 hours | |
| NS | EDUC5636 | Assessment and Measurement | lectures/seminars: 2 hours per week (for 13 weeks) | |
| N/A | EDUC5637 | Measurement and Evaluation | lectures/seminars: 2 hours per week (for 13 weeks) | |
| N/A | EDUC5638 | Introduction to Classical and Rasch Measurement Theories | online unit | |
| N/A | EDUC5639 | Childhood and Adolescent Developmental Psychopathology | lectures/seminars: 2 hours per week for 13 weeks | |
| NS | EDUC5658 | Globalising Education Policy | up to 4x6 hour sessions held on Saturdays | |
| NS, S1 | EDUC5660 | Education Studies |
| reading and conference sessions: 25 hours |
| NS, S1 | EDUC5661 | Education Studies |
| reading and conference sessions: 25 hours |
| NS | EDUC5678 | Improving Learning and Teaching in the Curriculum | lectures: 2.5 hours per week (for 10 weeks); offshore as required |
See also the rules for the course and the Student Rules.
Rules
Applicability of the Student Rules, policies and procedures
1.(1) The Student Rules apply to students in this course.
(2) The policy, policy statements and guidance documents and student procedures apply, except as otherwise indicated in the rules for this course.
Academic Conduct Essentials module
2.(1) Except as stated in (2), a student who enrols in this course for the first time irrespective of whether they have previously been enrolled in another course of the University, must undertake the Academic Conduct Essentials module (the ACE module).
(2) A student who has previously achieved a result of Ungraded Pass (UP) for the ACE module is not required to repeat the module.
English Language competency requirements
3.(1) To be considered eligible for consideration for admission to this course an applicant must satisfy the University's English language competence requirement as set out in the University Policy on Admission: Coursework, except as otherwise indicated in the rules for this course.
(2) Applicants presenting with the IELTS Academic require an overall score of at least 7.5 and no band less than 6.5.
(5) Applicants presenting with the Pearson Test of English (PTE) (Academic) require an overall score of at least 70 and no sub-score less than 64.
Admission requirements
4.(1) To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have—
(a) a Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA;
and
(b) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 50 per cent;
and
(c) at least two years of professional experience in a relevant occupation; or
(2) completed a Graduate Diploma in Mental Health and Wellbeing in Education or Graduate Diploma in Professional Education at UWA.
Admission ranking and selection
5. Where relevant, admission will be awarded to the highest ranked applicants or applicants selected based on the relevant requirements.
Articulations and exit awards
6.(1) The following courses form part of an articulated sequence:
- 30240 Graduate Diploma in Educational Leadership (articulated) (24 points)
- 30580 Master of Education (48 points)
- 31310 Graduate Diploma in Professional Education (24 points)
(2) A student who withdraws from the Master of Education course before completing it, but after fulfilling the requirements of a lesser award in the above sequence, may apply for the relevant award.
Course structure
7.(1) The course consists of units to a total value of 48 points.
(2) Units must be selected in accordance with the course structure, as set out in these rules.
Satisfactory progress
8. To make satisfactory progress in a calendar year a student must pass units to a value of at least half the total value of units in which they remain enrolled after the final date for withdrawal without academic penalty.
9. A student who has not achieved a result of Ungraded Pass (UP) for the ACE module when their progress status is assessed will not have made satisfactory progress even if they have met the other requirements for satisfactory progress in Rule 8.
Progress status
10.(1) Students who fail to make satisfactory progress under Rule 8 for the first time are assigned the progress status of 'Suspended' by the Faculty;
(2) Students who fail to make satisfactory progress under Rule 8 for a second time are assigned the progress status of 'Excluded' by the Faculty.
11. A student who does not make satisfactory progress in terms of Rule 9 is assigned the progress status of 'On Probation', unless they have been assigned a progress status of 'Suspended' or 'Excluded' for failure to meet other satisfactory progress requirements in Rule 8.
Award with distinction
12. This rule is not applicable to this course.
Additional rules
External study
13. The Faculty may, in appropriate circumstances, permit a student to complete the course at an institution approved by the Academic Board for all or part of the prescribed period of study.
[Approved exception to University Policy]
Progression
14.(1) Except as set out in Rule 15, a student in the course by way of coursework may apply to transfer to the course by way of thesis and coursework if they achieve an average mark of at least 65 per cent in three coursework units including a mark of at least 65 per cent in EDUC5631 Approaches to Research.
(2) The Faculty may permit a student in the course by way of thesis and coursework who does not achieve the required standard set out in (1) to complete the course by way of coursework.
(3) Except as set out in Rule 15, a student in the course by way of coursework may apply to transfer to the course by way of thesis and coursework if they achieve an average mark of at least 65 per cent in three coursework units including a mark of at least 65 per cent in EDUC5631 Approaches to Research.
Course for offshore students
15. Offshore students are only permitted to complete the course by way of coursework and must choose units from a published subset.
Credit
16.(1) Subject to (3), the Faculty may grant credit—
(a) in the course by way of coursework, for coursework units to a total value of 18 points.
(2) Within the overall credit limit, credit may be granted for work completed in courses provided by professional providers or private educational institutions to a maximum value of six points.
(3) Subject to University Policy students in the course by way of coursework who have completed a graduate diploma which articulates with the course are credited with all units completed in the diploma course.
[(1) and (2) are approved exceptions to University Policy]