Master of Education

Course Description

The Master of Education course aims to develop graduates to critically assess and evaluate current theories and practices, who provide creative, discerning, and adaptive and complex solutions in a range of educational settings. Graduates may find employment in teaching, at senior levels of leadership and management in schools, tertiary settings or other educational institutions.

Graduate Attributes and Course Learning Outcomes

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Entry Requirements

Applicants should have already attained either a 4-year undergraduate degree in education, an undergraduate degree with a Graduate Diploma of Education, or a Master of Teaching.

Applicants who first language is not English must demonstrate proficiency in English. This would normally be equivalent to a minimum overall IELTS score of 7.0 with the minimum score in the reading and written component being 7.0.

Course Duration

Master of Education

Minimum 1 year.
Maximum 8 years.

This course is delivered fully online.

Course Type

Postgraduate

Course Area

Education Courses

Registered Provider

Morling College

Course Pathways

Master of Education

To complete the Master of Education 96 credit points (cp) are required in total. Students can choose one of two pathways through the Course.

Course Pathways (enrolled before 2025)

Pathway 1: Coursework (8 units)

Students must:

complete the two core units, EDE800 and ED801 (24 credit points) and
select five electives (60 credit points) and
complete the capstone unit, EDE940 (12 credit points).

At least 50% of the units must be at AQF 9 (24 credit points).

Pathway 2: Coursework (4 units) and Research (4 units)

Students must complete:

the two core units, EDE800 and ED801 (24 credit points),
two electives including at least one unit at AQF 9 (24 credit points),
Research Methods in Education (12 credit points),
Advanced Research Methods (12 credit points) and
Research Thesis (24 credit points).

Course Pathways (enrolled from 2025)

Pathway 1: Coursework (8 units)

Students must:

complete the three core units, EDE800, ED801 and ED990 (36 credit points) and
select four electives (48 credit points, at least two at AQF 9) and
complete the capstone unit, EDE940 (12 credit points).

Pathway 2: Coursework (4 units) and Research (4 units)

Students must complete:

the three core units, EDE800, ED801 and ED990 (36 credit points),
two electives including at least one unit at AQF 9 (24 credit points),
Advanced Research Methods (12 credit points) and
Research Thesis (24 credit points).

Units

Master of Education
	CODE	DESCRIPTION	CREDIT POINTS	AITSL APST
Core Units (compulsory)	EDE800	Foundations of Christian Education	12	6
	ED801	Worldview Assumptions in Education	12	1,6,7
	ED990	Research Methods in Education	12	1,2,3,4,5,6,7
Elective Units*	EDE820	Teaching from a Christian Perspective	12	2,3,4,5,7
	EDE821	Christian Schools as Learning Communities	12	1,2,3,4,5,6,7
	EDE910	A Christian Approach to Curriculum	12	2,3,4,5,6,7
	EDE911	Neurodiversity and the Nature of Learning	12	1,2,6
	EDE912	Special Education	12	1,2,3,4,5,6
	EDE913	Digital Technologies and Effective Pedagogy	12	2,3,4,5,6,7
	ED930	Contemporary Cultural Issues for Educators	12
	ED931	Biblical Anthropology, Personality and Positive Education	12	1,6,7
	ED932	Directed Study	12	1,2,3,4,5,6,7
Capstone Unit	EDE940	Education Project	12	1,2,3,4,5,6,7
Research Units	ED991	Advanced Research Methods in Education	12	1,2,3,4,5,6,7
	EDE992	Research Thesis in Education	24	1,2,3,4,5,6,7

*Students may select up to two leadership elective units from the Master of Educational Leadership.
Course units aligned with the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) and Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST)