This course is a professional qualification designed to prepare teachers to teach in primary and secondary schools in all areas of state and Australian curriculum in the years of compulsory schooling.
This course is designed for educators working in diverse learning and educational contexts who wish to enhance their knowledge of contemporary educational practice and issues.
This degree is a research program of advanced professional learning and will help you develop greater expertise in research. You will learn how to apply an advanced body of knowledge and skills in a range of contexts for research, scholarship and as a pathway for further learning.
Entry Requirements
For admission to the Master of Education and Professional Studies Research, an applicant is required to hold:
a postgraduate qualification with a GPA of at least 5.0 in a related discipline
OR a bachelor degree with at least Second Class Honours (Division B) in a related discipline.
In addition to the academic qualifications required for candidature as described above, the following criteria need to be satisfied for admission:
the proposed topic is appropriate for higher degree research and consonant with the academic aims and objectives of the School of Education and Professional Studies;
the School of Education and Professional Studies is able to provide the necessary research place, supervision, resources and facilities and there is an appropriate fit between the applicant, research environment, available resources and supervision;
there are two qualified members of staff holding confirmed, continuing or fixed-term appointments of sufficient length for the purposes of supervision;
the proposed program of work can be completed within the maximum period of candidature for the degree;
the proposed research does not reproduce research that has previously been submitted for the award of a degree or diploma;
the proposed program conforms to the University's ethical guidelines on research involving humans and animals;
where the intellectual property rights of the applicant may be a consideration, a suitable agreement protecting the rights of the student has been signed - should a student be unwilling to sign an agreement, the research proposal may not be approved and the student may be required to choose another program of study;
the provision of educational services consequent upon approval of the application for candidature will not expose the University to a risk of contravening any applicable law including any international embargoes, sanctions or controls which regulate the University's operations from time to time.
The following University policy will apply to Higher Degree Research (HDR) programs:
Higher Degree Research Policy
Scholarships
Applicants wishing to commence in Research Intake 1 should lodge their application prior to the closing date listed at the top of this page. Applicants applying to commence at any other time should submit their application at least four months before their preferred intake date. Refer to the Scholarship Key Dates for further information.
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