James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2000

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EDUCATION

The School of Education offers programs within Postgraduate Certificate and Master of Education degrees.

Candidates for the Master of Education by coursework may, subject to the degree requirements, construct their own program from the subjects listed below. Candidates for the Master of Education with Honours may, subject to the degree requirements and availability of an appropriate ssupervisor, select any thesis topic which is acceptable to the Faculty. These options are in Program A.

A number of identified programs have, however, been developed (options B to K). Candidates who complete one of these programs will have that specialism indicated on their academic record.

The Postgraduate Certificate of Education can be completed as a general program or any one of the specialist programs B to K in the list of programs offered in the Master of Education degree. To fulfil the requirements for a specialist program, candidates should complete any two of the required subjects specified for the program.

PROGRAM A – GENERAL

Master of Education
36 units consisting of:
(i) nine 4-unit subjects; or
(ii) seven 4-unit subjects plus an 8-unit dissertation
Master of Education with Honours
36 units consisting of a 36-unit thesis on a topic acceptable to the Faculty.

PROGRAM B – MASTER OF EDUCATION – ADULT AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING

The degree may be read in coursework or honours mode.

1. Coursework mode
  36 units of subjects, or a combination of dissertation and subjects, which must include the following subjects:
  ED5810:04 Current Approaches in Adult Education and Training
  and at least two of the following:
  ED5811:04 Workplace Language, Literacy and Numeracy
  ED5812:04 Teaching and Learning with the World Wide Web
  ED5821:04 Instructional Design and Evaluation
2. Honours mode
  36 units, consisting of a Masters Thesis on a relevant topic and such other studies as the Faculty may require.

PROGRAM C – MASTER OF EDUCATION – EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

The degree may be read in coursework or honours mode.

1. Coursework mode
  36 units of subjects, or a combination of dissertation and subjects, which must include three of the following subjects:
  ED5830:04 Curriculum Issues in Early Childhood Education
  ED5831:04 Early Childhood Education
  ED5832:04 Early Literacy Teaching and Learning
  ED5833:04 Issues in the Educare of Young Children
2. Honours mode
  36 units, consisting of a Masters Thesis on a relevant topic and such other studies as the Faculty may require.

PROGRAM D – MASTER OF EDUCATION – EFFECTIVE LEARNING AND TEACHING

The degree may be read in coursework or honours mode.

1. Coursework mode
  36 units of subjects, or a combination of dissertation and subjects, which must include three of the following subjects:
  ED5840:04 Outcomes Based Teaching and Assessment
  ED5850:04 Assessing and Teaching Special Needs Students
  ED5855:04 Behaviour Management
  ED5881:04 Developing Curriculum
2. Honours mode
  36 units, consisting of a Masters Thesis on a relevant topic and such other studies as the Faculty may require.

PROGRAM E – MASTER OF EDUCATION – GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING

The degree may be read in coursework mode only.

  36 units of subjects, or a combination of dissertation and subjects, which must include the following subjects:
  ED5850:04 Assessing and Teaching Special Needs Students
  ED5851:04 Counselling in School Contexts
  ED5852:04 Foundations of Guidance and Student Welfare
  ED5853:04 Work, Leisure and Life Skills

PROGRAM F – MASTER OF EDUCATION – INDIGENOUS STUDIES

The degree may be read in coursework or honours mode.

1. Coursework mode
  36 units of subjects, or a combination of dissertation and subjects, which must include the following subjects:
  ED5850:04 Assessing and Teaching Special Needs Students
  ED5860:04 Teaching Indigenous Studies
  ED5861:04 Issues in Torres Strait Education
2. Honours mode
  36 units, consisting of a Masters Thesis on a relevant topic and such other studies as the Faculty may require.

PROGRAM G – MASTER OF EDUCATION – LANGUAGE AND LITERACY

The degree may be read in coursework or honours mode.

1. Coursework mode
  36 units of subjects, or a combination of dissertation and subjects, which must include the following two subjects:
  ED5870:04 Issues in Literacy Education
  ED5873:04 Teaching and Learning Literacy
  plus one of the following subjects:
  ED5811:04 Workplace Language, Literacy and Numeracy
  ED5832:04 Early Literacy Teaching and Learning
  ED5871:04 Language Acquisition and Reading
2. Honours mode
  36 units, consisting of a Masters Thesis on a relevant topic and such other studies as the Faculty may require.

PROGRAM H – MASTER OF EDUCATION – LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION

The degree may be read in coursework or honours mode.

1. Coursework mode
  36 units of subjects, or a combination of dissertation and subjects, which must include three of the following subjects:
  ED5851:04 Counselling in School Contexts
  ED5854:04 Mentoring and Coaching
  ED5855:04 Behaviour Management
  ED5880:04 Administration in Educational Settings
  ED5881:04 Developing Curriculum
2. Honours mode
  36 units, consisting of a Masters Thesis on a relevant topic and such other studies as the Faculty may require.

PROGRAM I – MASTER OF EDUCATION – LEARNING SUPPORT/SPECIAL EDUCATION

The degree may be read in coursework or honours mode.

1. Coursework mode
  36 units of subjects, or a combination of dissertation and subjects, which must include the following subjects:
  ED5850:04 Assessing and Teaching Special Needs Students
  ED5855:04 Behaviour Management
  ED5871:04 Language Acquisition and Reading
2. Honours mode
  36 units, consisting of a Masters Thesis on a relevant topic and such other studies as the Faculty may require.

PROGRAM J – MASTER OF EDUCATION – LEARNING TECHNOLOGY

The degree may be read in coursework or honours mode.

1. Coursework mode
  36 units of subjects, or a combination of dissertation and subjects, which must include the following subjects:
  ED5812:04 Teaching and Learning with the World Wide Web
  ED5820:04 Learning Technology in Schools
  ED5821:04 Instructional Design and Evaluation
2. Honours mode
  36 units, consisting of a Masters Thesis on a relevant topic and such other studies as the Faculty may require.

PROGRAM K – MASTER OF EDUCATION – RURAL STUDIES

The degree may be read in coursework or honours mode.

A. Domestic Candidates

1. Coursework mode
  36 units of subjects, or a combination of dissertation and subjects, which must include three of the following subjects:
  ED5091:04 Individual Subject
  ED5190:04 Introduction to Educational Research
  ED5901:04 Rural Studies
  ED5902:04 The Role of Teachers and Schools in Community Education and Development
2. Honours mode
  36 units, consisting of a Masters Thesis on a relevant topic and such other studies as the Faculty may require.

B. International Candidates

The degree may be read in honours mode only.

  36 units, consisting of an 18 unit thesis on a relevant topic and three of the following four subjects:
  ED5103:18 Thesis
  ED5107:06 Individual Subject for Study
  ED5113:06 Foundations of Qualitative Educational Research
  ED5174:06 Rural Studies
  ED5701:06 Teaching Across Cultures

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION AND GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF EDUCATION

These awards in tertiary teaching are designed for JCU staff and educators from other institutions wishing to gain a qualification in tertiary teaching.

Schedule

CORE  
ED6300:04 Introduction to Tertiary Teaching
ED6301:04 Facilitating Learning
ED6302:04 Webucation

Students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma must also complete 12 units of subjects chosen in consultation with the Executive Dean.

Staff with demonstrated competency in Web Education can undertake two six-unit subjects instead (ID6300 and ID6301).


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