Educational Psychology - EDSTFS8224
Stream Summary
Faculty: ARTSC - Faculty of Arts&Social Science
School: School of Education
Contact: education@unsw.edu.au
Program: 8224 - Combined Arts/Social Sciences
Award(s):
Master of Education (Specialisation)
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Stream Outline
This stream is offered in the Master of Education program. It is a specialist stream in the MEd program with a focus on cognitive processes and their implications for teaching techniques and instructional design. The stream is designed to provide deeper insights into human development, learning, thinking, motivation and individual differences within the framework of cognitive load theory.
Stream Learning Outcomes
At the end of the stream, students should be able to:
- 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
Stream Structure
The stream consists of eight courses (48 units of credit):
Four core courses from the following list of educational psychology courses
Two compulsory courses:
Four core courses from the following list of educational psychology courses
Two compulsory courses:
AND any two of the following courses:
- EDST5106 Behaviour Management (6 UOC)
- EDST5307 Mental Processes (6 UOC)
- EDST5320 Individual Differences (6 UOC)
- EDST5321 Motivation in Education (6 UOC)
- EDST5450 Leading Individuals & Teams (6 UOC)
- EDST5806 Creativity & Giftedness (6 UOC)
AND
One research methodology course
One research methodology course
- EDST5032 Ethnographic Methodology (6 UOC)
- EDST5101 Experimental Research Design (6 UOC)
- EDST5103 Survey Research (6 UOC)
- EDST5120 Qualitative Research (6 UOC)
- EDST5448 Classroom-based Research (6 UOC)
- EDST5463 Engaging Ed Research Lit (6 UOC)
AND
- EDST5888 Project (6 UOC)
AND
Two other elective courses offered by the School of Education
These may be any two courses offered in the School of Education, including the educational psychology courses noted above (i.e., students may take all of the core educational psychology courses or more than one research methodology course).
One or both of the two elective courses may be education courses outside of the field of educational psychology (e.g., educational leadership, gifted education, TESOL etc.)
Two other elective courses offered by the School of Education
These may be any two courses offered in the School of Education, including the educational psychology courses noted above (i.e., students may take all of the core educational psychology courses or more than one research methodology course).
One or both of the two elective courses may be education courses outside of the field of educational psychology (e.g., educational leadership, gifted education, TESOL etc.)
