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1–1.5 years full-time (depending on prior qualifications and experience)
8–13
Feb, Apr, Jul, Oct
The Master of Education is a comprehensive degree that provides an opportunity for existing teachers and other education practitioners to upskill and enhance their research ability and expertise in particular areas of education theory and practice.
You will have a great deal of flexibility when choosing your units, allowing you to chart your individual pathway through the Master of Education, acquiring dynamic skills in specialised areas of education such as career counselling, inclusive practices in the classroom and embedding indigenous themes into the curriculum.
There are several ways to attain your Master of Education, depending on your background. Each pathway allows you to combine five core Master Units, along with a combination of units or Graduate Certificates in the following specialisation areas:
There are two broad pathways into the Master of Education. Below are the respective entry criteria for each.
You can gain entry to the 8 unit (96 cp or 1 year full-time) Master of Education with the following:
You can gain entry to the 12 unit (144 cp or 1.5 year full-time) Master of Education with the following:
This course is not available to international students.
Course Consultants can provide more information about your specific qualifications or experience.
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Handle your ongoing professional development independently to ensure your skill set remains relevant to the evolving needs of the education sector.
Plan lessons that employ digital technology in dynamic and engaging ways that prepare students for future work in digital workplaces.
Perform nuanced research projects within a range of contexts, covering your specialist areas of interest, and thereby contributing to the broad and evolving field of education research, which ultimately informs best practice in the classroom.
Develop awareness of the unique ethical and legal responsibilities educators must exemplify and uphold in all aspects of teaching and learning.
If you are already a qualified teacher, you will be able to complete a shortened program that includes the Final Stage Master Units below, plus a Graduate Certificate teaching specialisation of your choice. This will take one year of full-time study.
If you come from a non-teaching background, you have three pathways available, each taking 1.5 years of full-time study to complete.
1. Complete the Master Units below, plus two Graduate Certificate specialisations of your choice.
2. Complete the Master Units below, plus one Graduate Certificate specialisation of your choice, plus 48 credit points' worth of units from the five available education specialisations, which you are free to mix and match.
3. Complete the Master Units below, plus 96 credit points' worth of units that you can freely select from the five available specialisations.
Our dedicated support team are here to help you when you need it. They are available online or over the phone seven days a week to answer all your questions. They are here to help with everything from technical support to academic questions. QUT Online has the tools and people to make your postgraduate study achievable and enjoyable.
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Play a varied leadership role as lead teacher, facilitating team teaching lessons, modelling effective and pedagogically-sound teaching practice for newer teachers, and providing mentorship and supervision.
Design and develop online course content for primary, secondary, tertiary and professional education providers, collaborating with stakeholders as part of a learning design team.
Use your sophisticated understanding of digital technology, oversee digital engagement programs within primary, secondary, tertiary and professional education contexts. This ensures students acquire the skills they need to succeed in the increasingly digital world.
Seamlessly structure and integrate digital technology into contemporary curriculum frameworks, ensuring classroom teachers have the guidance and support they need to best equip students with future-ready digital skills.
Whether you’re advancing or changing your career, studying online is the flexible way to achieve your goal, allowing you to log on and learn when it suits.
We are ranked in the top 50 universities in the world for employer-student connections. And when you study with us, our connections become your connections.
Fit study into your life, when it suits you. If you study on your lunch break, or after your kids are in bed, you can access everything you need, wherever you are.
Studying a Graduate Certificate in Education (Innovative Learning Design) is a good choice if you wish to create dynamic and exciting online learning content.
Studying a Graduate Certificate in Education (Career Development and Counselling) is a good choice if you wish to guide students and jobseekers toward attaining their career goals.
This course will enhance your understanding of learners on the autism spectrum, and your ability to support these learners' participation and engagement.
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