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Contribute to new knowledge in your specialised field of education and get an advanced qualification through either coursework or research. Your supervisors are educators who are active researchers with extensive experience in their fields and who will support and encourage you to extend your learning.

You have the option of an early exit with a masters degree once you have satisfied the requirements for a Master of Education.

Please note that this course will not provide you with registration to teach in Australia. Students interested in becoming registered should consider applying for either the Graduate Diploma in Secondary Education or the Master of Teaching.

Course Essentials

How to apply

We are currently accepting applications for this course. Applications close on 25 January 2013

Methods of applying:

  • You can apply direct to VU

Please note that part-time study may not be available at all campuses.

Already a VU student?

You can transfer into this course through our internal transfer process.

For more info contact the
College of Education

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Careers

Career opportunities for graduates of this course include:

  • management positions in educational institutions and systems
  • leadership positions in research and policy making.
  • researchers where advanced intellectual and applied knowledge and skills are required.

Learn more about your career options on the Australian government's Career Information and Resources website.

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Course Objectives

The course aims to provide experienced professionals with opportunities to extend understandings about research and theory, as it relates to practice, to expert levels of scholarship; and enhance performance in roles in education and training to standards expected of leaders in the field.

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Units and electives

All coursework is completed in the first year of the program via a 12-week trimester system (part-time equivalent applies). The course will be delivered primarily as a set of small group lecture/seminar sessions. Intensive workshop sessions and distance learning methods may also be employed. After successful completion of all coursework units, students will continue on to complete a Doctor of Education (HZED) or complete the Workplace Project (Masters) and exit with a Master of Education - Professional Practice (HMEP).

Note: to proceed to the projects, students must pass all coursework units with an average of at least H2A.

COURSEWORK UNITS (ONE YEAR FULL-TIME OR TWO YEARS PART-TIME)

DOCTORAL (FULL-TIME)

Students have the option of choosing a thesis or a workplace project

Workplace project option

Second Year

Students enrol in the following unit for two semesters:

Third Year

Students enrol in the following unit for two semesters:

Thesis option

Second and Third Years

Students enrol in the following unit for four semesters:

DOCTORAL (PART-TIME)

Workplace project option

Students have the option of choosing a thesis or a workplace project

Third and Fourth Years

Students enrol in the following unit for four semesters:

Fifth and Sixth Years

Students enrol in the following unit for four semesters:

Thesis option

Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Years

Students enrol in the following unit for eight semesters:

EXIT POINT: MASTER OF EDUCATION - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE (FULL-TIME)

Second Year

Students enrol in the following unit for one semester:

EXIT POINT: MASTER OF EDUCATION - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE (PART-TIME)

Third Year

Students enrol in the following unit for two semesters:

What's a unit?

A unit or 'subject' is the actual class you'll attend in the process of completing a course.

Most courses have a mixture of compulsory 'core' units that you need to take, and optional 'elective' units that you can choose to take based on your area of interest, expertise or experience.

Credits

Each unit is worth a set amount of study credits based on the amount of time you study. Generally, 1 credit is equal to 1 hour of study per week.

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Admission Information

  • Mature: To qualify for admission to the course, applicants must normally have successfully completed: a Bachelor of Education with honours of first (H1) or upper second class (H2A); or a Master of Education by coursework degree where the thesis has been completed to a level of second class honours (H2) or higher, or equivalent; or an acceptable alternative Masters qualification; and significant professional experience of at least three years. All applicants will be required to attend an interview. International applicants must have an IELTS of a minimum of 7.0. COURSE REGULATIONS The following should be read in conjunction with the Faculty Regulations and the University Statutes and Regulations: Unsatisfactory Progress: the following regulations apply: a student must successfully complete the coursework in four years; and failure to satisfactorily complete all coursework units of study precludes the candidate from continuing.
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How to apply for this course

We are currently accepting applications for this course.

You can apply direct to VU. Applications close on 25 January 2013.

When you're ready to apply:

  1. Read the Advice to applicants (contains details about how to apply for your course, extra requirements, what happens when you submit your application and other important information).
  2. Complete the Higher education direct entry application form.
  3. As part of the application you may need to complete extra requirements such as:
    • submit supplementary forms
    • attend an interview, audition, information session or workshop
    • submit a folio
    • sit a test

Details about extra requirements are available from the College of Education.

You need to complete all extra requirements by the given dates, otherwise your application may not be considered.

Transferring between VU courses

Want to transfer into this course from another VU course? Complete the Victoria University internal course application form and check whether you need to complete any extra requirements, listed above.

You can also contact us directly:

Get in touch

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Ring us on +61 3 9919 6100

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