Course Catalogue

Master of Education (SEDU01)

2026

Recommended Study Plan

STUDENTS COMMENCING IN SEMESTER 1

The Recommended Study Plans provided below are suitable for students enrolling in a full-time or part-time study load. Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.

When designing an individual study plan:

maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and
check the prerequisite and assumed knowledge for each unit as some units assume you have completed foundation unit/s in the unit area at a lower level.

Legend:

CO = Core Unit

SE = Specialist Elective

GE = General Elective

FULL-TIME Study Plan

Semester 1		Semester 2
Year 1
EMG501 Contemporary Issues in Education	CO	Specialist Elective Group A	SE
EMG505 Research Methodologies in Education	CO	Specialist Elective Group A	SE
Specialist Elective Group A	SE	EMG824 Thesis in Education 1 (20cp) OR EMG 620 Professional Conference Proposal (20cp)	SE
Specialist Elective Group A	SE		SE
Year 2
General Elective	GE
General Elective	GE
EMG82 5 Thesis in Education 2 (20cp) OR EMG 621 Professional Conference Presentation (20cp)	SE
	SE

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PART-TIME Study Plan

Semester 1		Semester 2
Year 1
EMG501 Contemporary Issues in Education	CO	General Elective	GE
EMG505 Research Methodologies in Education	CO	General Elective	GE
Year 2
Specialist Elective Group A	SE	EMG824 Thesis in Education 1 (20cp) OR EMG 620 Professional Conference Proposal (20cp)	SE
Specialist Elective Group A	SE
Year 3
EMG82 5 Thesis in Education 2 (20cp) OR EMG 621 Professional Conference Presentation (20cp))	SE	Specialist Elective Group A	SE
		Specialist Elective Group A	SE

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STUDENTS COMMENCING IN SEMESTER 2

When designing an individual study plan:

maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and
check the prerequisite and assumed knowledge for each unit as some units assume you have completed foundation unit/s in the unit area at a lower level.

Legend:

CO = Core Unit

SE = Specialist Elective

GE = General Elective

FULL-TIME Study Plan

Semester 1		Semester 2
Year 1
		EMG501 Contemporary Issues in Education	CO
		EMG505 Research Methodologies in Education	CO
		General Elective	GE
		General Elective	GE
Year 2
Specialist Elective Group A	SE	Specialist Elective Group A	SE
Specialist Elective Group A	SE	Specialist Elective Group A	SE
EMG824 Thesis in Education 1 (20cp) OR EMG 620 Professional Conference Proposal (20cp)	SE	EMG82 5 Thesis in Education 2 (20cp) OR EMG 621 Professional Conference Presentation (20cp)	SE

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PART-TIME Study Plan

Semester 1		Semester 2
Year 1
		EMG501 Contemporary Issues in Education	CO
		EMG505 Research Methodologies in Education	CO
Year 2
General Elective	GE	Specialist Elective Group A	SE
General Elective	GE	Specialist Elective Group A	SE
Year 3
Specialist Elective Group A	SE	EMG824 Thesis in Education 1 (20cp) OR EMG 620 Professional Conference Proposal (20cp)	SE
Specialist Elective Group A	SE		SE
Year 4
EMG82 5 Thesis in Education 2 (20cp) OR EMG 621 Professional Conference Presentation (20cp)	SE
	SE

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SPECIALIST ELECTIVE A Availability

Semester 1	Semester 2
Digital Learning Futures
DLF513 Digital Cultures, Curricula and Assessment DLF515 Digital Technologies: Digital Literacies and Data Literacy UTL521 Technologies for Teaching and Learning	DLF512 Digital Technologies in Aid and Development (only available externally) DLF514 Education, Apps and Mobile Devices UTL521 Technologies for Teaching and Learning
Inclusive Education
EIE501 Inclusive Education, Policies and Practice EST533 Primary Specialisation: Special Education, Language and Literacy IAS537Building Relationships in Indigenous Contexts SWK572 Creative Ways of Working with Children and Young People	EIE501 Inclusive Education, Policies and Practice EIE502 Promoting Positive Behaviour IAS538 Challenging Educational Paradigm
Indigenous Knowledges Education
IAS533 Indigenous Knowledges and Epistemology IAS531 Indigenous Policy Agendas in Federal and State Politics IAS537 Building Relationships in Indigenous Contexts IAS547 Indigenous Knowledges and Wellbeing	IAS538 Challenging Educational Paradigm IAS522 Indigenous Research Methodologies IAS530 Neocolonialism, Advocacy and the Critique of Development IAS536 Indigenous Sovereignty and the Challenges of Reconciliation
International Education
EMG503 Assessment and Quality Assurance in Global Learning EMG504 Leadership in Education IAS531 Indigenous Policy Agendas in Federal and State Politics MPP501 Theoretical Approaches to Public Policy in Northern Contexts	IAS532 Indigenous Knowledges, Property Rights and Economic Participation IAS538 Challenging Educational Paradigm
Managing and Learning Education
EMG504 Leadership in Education IAS531 Indigenous Policy Agendas in Federal and State Politics	HRM506 Global Human Resources BUS508 Business Analytics ENT502 Entrepreneurship IAS538 Challenging Educational Paradigm
TESOL
TES501 Research Methods in Applied Linguistics TES502 Language, Meaning and Learning (unit title change 2023) TES503 Applied Language Teaching Methodologies TES504 Understanding Language Acquisition TES505 Intercultural Communication	TES501 Research Methods in Applied Linguistics TES504 Understanding Language Acquisition TES506 Language Testing and Evaluation
University Teaching and Learning
UTL520 Effective Tertiary Teaching UTL521 Technologies for Teaching and Learning UTL522 Designing Curriculum and Assessment DLF513 Digital Cultures, Curricula and Assessment DLF515 Digital Technologies: Digital Literacies and Data Literacy EMG503 Quality Assessment in Global Contexts UTL524 University Teacher as HDR Supervisor	UTL520 Effective Tertiary Teaching UTL521 Technologies for Teaching and Learning UTL522 Designing Curriculum and Assessment DLF514 Education, Apps and Mobile Devices IAS538 Challenging Educational Paradigm UTL523 Scholarship of Tertiary Teaching