Faculty of Education

The Faculty offers a wide range of programs catering for the professional development needs of people involved in education.

Course outline

This course introduces participants to theory as well as national and international educational practices. Participants can then connect these considerations with their own experiences and, through dialogue and the sharing of ideas and information, broaden their knowledge and improve their skills. The course also presents an opportunity to select an area of specialisation while maintaining sufficient flexibility for tailoring to the participant’s individual needs.

The course delivery arrangements are flexible and particularly suited to the needs of people in full time careers in the professions or management.

Course aim

• To introduce participants to theory combined with national and international educational practices, so they can link diverse theories with their own experiences, broaden their knowledge and improve their understandings, skills and dispositions.
• To develop specialised skills as a base for further professional research.

Course structure

The course consists of 7 units to a total value of 48 credit points.

You will complete two core units:

• EDUC8631 Approaches to Research
• EDUC8620 Master's Major Paper (12 points)

and select your remaining units from the optional units:

• EDUC8606 Advanced Rasch Measurement of Modern Test Theory
• EDUC8608 E-Learning
• EDUC8610 Human Resource Development in Education
• EDUC8612 Leadership for Learning
• EDUC8616 International and Comparative Education
• EDUC8633 Quantitative Inquiry
• EDUC8634 Qualitative Inquiry
• EDUC8636 Assessment and Measurement
• EDUC8637 Measurement and Evaluation
• EDUC8638 Introduction to Rasch Measurement of Modern Test Theory
• EDUC8639 Developmental Aspects of Exceptionality
• EDUC8658 Education Policy Trends: Global to Local
• EDUC8660 Education Studies
• EDUC8661 Education Studies
• EDUC8662 Action Research and Curriculum Innovation
• EDUC8678 Curriculum Context, Development and Innovation

Specialisation

You may also choose to specialise in Education Assessment, Measurement and Evaluation.

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Admission requirements

Domestic students

Applicants must meet the admission requirements, or equivalent as recognised by the Faculty:

A. A four-year Bachelor of Education; and
B. (i) two years relevant professional experience, or
    (ii) demonstrated research capacity acceptable to the Faculty.
OR
A. (i) a three year bachelors degree; and
    (ii) a one-year postgraduate course in Education and
B. (i) two years relevant full-time professional experience;
    (ii) or demonstrated research capacity.
OR
1. a degree requiring at least four years of full-time study; and
2. two years relevant professional experience, and
3. demonstrated research capacity acceptable to the Faculty;
OR
Completion of an articulated graduate diploma of this Faculty.

All UWA coursework programs: English Language Competence

International students

Requirements are the same as for domestic students above.

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