Postgraduate Guide Fremantle 2021

Master of Education (Curriculum) The Master of Education (Curriculum) is a one-year, full-time program that provides an opportunity for educators with practical experience to continue their professional development and cultivate an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the contemporary curriculum. You are required to complete a program of study that incorporates compulsory subjects, a specialisation strand and an elective. Program code: 5027 Commencement: Summer Term, Semester 1 Winter Term, Semester 2 Duration: 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time Study mode: 100% Online Why study this degree? The Master of Education (Curriculum) is designed to meet the needs of professional teachers, like you, who wish to undertake further career development. Intended to be completed over one year of full-time study, or the equivalent part-time, this degree is highly flexible in order to accommodate your existing workload. Tuition is available at our Fremantle Campus and online, and face-to- face sessions are scheduled during the school holidays or on Saturdays. The degree consists of eight courses: two compulsory courses, one elective and five specialist courses, including Justice and Social Teaching, Educating for a New Earth and the Environmental Challenge and Strategic Management in Education. Program summary • One Theology or Ethics course • One elective (to be chosen from Religious Education, Leadership and Management, Early Childhood Education, Special Learning Needs, Curriculum) • Applied Research Methods in Education • Five specialisation courses Specialisation courses • Values across the Curriculum • Justice and Social Teaching • Trends in Early Childhood Development and Teaching • Integration in Early Childhood Development • Educating for a New Earth and the Environmental Challenge • Leading Curriculum Planning • Teaching and Leading in the Middle Years of Schooling • Adaptive Education for the Inclusive Classroom • Strategic Management in Education • Positive Education: Wellbeing and Student Achievement • Professional Supervision of Beginning Teachers • Early Childhood Curriculum Development • Instructional Strategies for Students with Learning Disabilities Entry requirements Applicants must have all of the following: • The equivalent of a four-year teaching qualification • A GPA of at least 2.5 or higher • At least three years of full-time professional experience in either a primary or secondary school setting 42 | NOTRE DAME AUSTRALIA POSTGRADUATE GUIDE EDUCATION