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Learning Outcomes

1.
Demonstrate advanced critical thinking and problem solving skills
  • Leaders
  • Global Citizens
  • Professionals
  • Scholars
2.
Communicate effectively to a range of audiences, and be capable of independent and collaborative enquiry and team-based leadership
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  • Global Citizens
  • Scholars
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3.
Demonstrate an understanding of international perspectives relevant to the educational field
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  • Scholars
  • Leaders
4.
Demonstrate an advanced capacity to recognise and negotiate the complex and often contested values and ethical practices that underlie education
  • Scholars
  • Professionals
  • Leaders
  • Global Citizens
5.
Demonstrate an advanced understanding of special education as it relates to your specialist area of study, and the ability to synthesise and apply disciplinary principles and practices to new or complex environments
  • Scholars
  • Professionals
  • Global Citizens
  • Leaders
6.
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
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  • Professionals
  • Leaders
  • Global Citizens

Graduate Capabilities

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Available in Program(s)
Single degree program(s) in which this specialisation is available:

Master of Arts - MA8224 - Combined Arts/Social Sciences
Master of Education - MEd8910 - Education

Specialisation Structure
48 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 48 UOC.

Core Courses

You must take at least 24 UOC, up to a maximum of 36 UOC of the following courses.

EDST5106
6 UOC
Behaviour Management of Exceptional Students
EDST5111
6 UOC
Intellectual Disabilities
EDST5113
6 UOC
Autism Spectrum Disorder: Educational Practices
EDST5129
6 UOC
Transitions in the Lives of Students with Disabilities
EDST5138
6 UOC
Inclusive Education: Policy, Planning and Pedagogy
EDST5118
6 UOC
Professional Practice for Special Education

Project

You must take 6 UOC of the following course.

EDST5888
6 UOC
Project

Research Methodology Course

You must take 6 UOC of the following course.

EDST5458
6 UOC
Researching Special Education

Education Electives

If you are not seeking accreditation as a specialist teacher in Special Education in Australia you may take one or two (6 -12 UOC) other elective courses offered by the School of Education instead of two core courses in Special Education.

EDST5101
6 UOC
Advanced Quantitative Research
EDST5106
6 UOC
Behaviour Management of Exceptional Students
EDST5107
6 UOC
Teaching Methods for High Incidence Disabilities
EDST5111
6 UOC
Intellectual Disabilities
EDST5113
6 UOC
Autism Spectrum Disorder: Educational Practices
EDST5114
6 UOC
Curriculum and Assessment
EDST5120
6 UOC
Advanced Qualitative Research
EDST5122
6 UOC
Enhancing Student Learning in Higher Education
EDST5123
6 UOC
Educational Design for Learning in Higher Education
EDST5126
6 UOC
Issues in Higher Education: Purpose, Role and Organisation
EDST5127
6 UOC
Coaching and Mentoring in Educational Leadership
EDST5129
6 UOC
Transitions in the Lives of Students with Disabilities
EDST5131
6 UOC
Oral Communication Across the Curriculum
EDST5138
6 UOC
Inclusive Education: Policy, Planning and Pedagogy
EDST5147
6 UOC
Thesis Writing and Presentation
EDST5303
6 UOC
Learning, Problem Solving, and the Development of Expertise
EDST5314
6 UOC
Building Resilience in the Workplace
EDST5320
6 UOC
Individual Differences and Education
EDST5321
6 UOC
Motivation in Educational Settings
EDST5433
6 UOC
Organisation Theory in Education
EDST5436
6 UOC
Evaluation of Educational Programs
EDST5438
6 UOC
Leadership Theory, Research and Practice
EDST5440
6 UOC
Advanced TESOL Methodology
EDST5441
6 UOC
Advanced TESOL Curriculum Design and Assessment
EDST5443
6 UOC
Assessment for Learning: From Theory to Practice
EDST5448
6 UOC
Educational Research
EDST5451
6 UOC
Educational Policy: Theory and Practice
EDST5452
6 UOC
Contemporary Issues in Language Education
EDST5454
6 UOC
Developing Literacies: From Kindergarten to University
EDST5462
6 UOC
Teacher Leadership
EDST5608
6 UOC
Instructional Leadership
EDST5802
6 UOC
Identification of Gifted Students
EDST5803
6 UOC
Developing Effective Programs for Gifted Students
EDST5805
6 UOC
Curriculum Differentiation and Assessment in Gifted Education
EDST5806
6 UOC
Creativity and Giftedness
EDST5807
6 UOC
Social and Emotional Development of Intellectually Gifted Children
EDST5808
6 UOC
Key Concepts and Issues in Gifted Education
EDST5140
6 UOC
Critical Issues and Practice in Visual Arts Education
EDST5141
6 UOC
Critically Engaging with Indigenous Education
EDST5142
6 UOC
Leading Educational Change
EDST5150
6 UOC
Teacher Language Awareness
EDST5308
6 UOC
Teacher Learning
EDST5888
6 UOC
Project

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Additional Information

Teachers who are not accredited to teach in NSW but who wish to be accredited as a specialist teacher in Special Education in Australia should contact NESA to ensure that they are eligible to teach in NSW before choosing whether or not to do this stream for accreditation.

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