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Higher Education - EDSTDS8910

Stream Summary

Faculty: ARTSC - Faculty of Arts&Social Science

School: School of Education

Contact: Dr Kerry Barnett

Program: 8910 - Education

Award(s):

Master of Education (Specialisation)

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Stream Outline

A specialist program designed to address increasing demands to explore, critique and contribute to the study of higher education. The program will provide an opportunity to explore the context, purpose, and role of higher education as well as contemporary issues in relevant theory and practice through a range of courses covering adult learning, curriculum, leadership and change, philosophy, policy and research methodologies.

Graduate Attributes

At the end of the stream, students should have acquired all of the following graduate attributes:

Demonstrate an advanced understanding of the field of education as it relates to their specialist area of study, and the ability to synthesize and apply disciplinary principles and practices to new or complex environments.
Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of research-based learning and the ability to plan, analyse, present implement and evaluate complex activities that contribute to advanced professional practice and/or intellectual scholarship in education.
Demonstrate advanced critical thinking and problem solving skills.
Communicate effectively to a range of audiences, and be capable of independent and collaborative enquiry and team-based leadership.
Demonstrate an understanding of international perspectives relevant to the educational field.
Demonstrate an advanced capacity to recognise and negotiate the complex and often contested values and ethical practices that underlie education.