The Master of Education is designed to meet the needs of experienced educators seeking professional learning, personal and professional enquiry and intellectual engagement within a specialist area or across a range of specializations.
Course objectives
Upon completion of the M.Ed., graduates will be able to:
Demonstrate specialized knowledge of teaching, learning and educational research;
Critically interpret research and demonstrate effective research skills to analyze and synthesize information and improve educational practice across diverse contexts;
Analyze, generate, and communicate effective responses to complex problems;
Demonstrate autonomy, expert judgement, adaptability and responsibility as an education specialist;
Communicate effectively with a range of professional communities, including specialists and non-specialists, across a range of platforms.
Learning Outcomes
1. Knowledge - Graduates will know and understand:
The theoretical foundations and practice of education (including various specializations) and how these have informed and can facilitate developments in educational practice from a global perspective;
The inter-relationship of educational research, professional standards, and reflective practice in defining, validating and enhancing learning and teaching in local and global contexts;
Research principles and methods applicable to extending and generating new knowledge in the area of education.
2. Skills - Graduates will:
Critically reflect on and evaluate research findings and professional practice to creatively design, implement, assess and/or theorise responses to changing educational contexts and learner needs;
Integrate education theory with specific content and/or pedagogical knowledge to advance learner outcomes and/or systemic developments in education contexts;
Synthesize and analyze scholarly literature to deepen understanding and evaluation of local and international developments in practice.
3. Application of Knowledge and Skills - Graduates will:
Integrate educational theory, professional knowledge and research skills to plan, implement and evaluate a research project, theoretical investigation, or professional enquiry initiative;
Independently utilize professional standards and contemporary scholarly literature to reflect on practice and facilitate positive educational change.
4. Communication, Collaboration and Leadership - Graduates will:
Communicate professionally and effectively across diverse settings to specialist and non-specialist audiences;
Facilitate the development of advanced knowledge and skills in collaborative practice and leadership roles.