EDUCATION
The School of Education offers programs within Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Postgraduate Certificate and Master of Education.
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.
The Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma of Education are available to James Cook University staff and eductors from other institutions wishing to gain a qualification in tertiary teaching.
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 (not offered in 2002) | |
| 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 | 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 | 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: | ||
| (a) at least two of the following subjects: | ||
| ED5092:04 | Action Research for Educational Development | |
| ED5510:04 | Teaching ESL to Indigenous Students | |
| ED5860:04 | Teaching Indigenous Studies | |
| ED5861:04 | Issues in Torres Strait Education | |
| and | ||
| (b) at least one of the following subjects: | ||
| IA5000:04 | Indigenous Research Ethics | |
| IA5001:04 | Field Procedures in Indigenous Research | |
| IA5002:04 | Indigenous Research | |
| 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 | 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 | |
| ED5903:04 | Teachers, Schools and Rural Community 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 coursework or honours mode.
| 1. | Coursework mode | |
| 36 units of subjects, which must include the following six subjects: | ||
| ED5190:04 | Introduction to Educational Research | |
| ED5812:04 | Teaching and Learning with WWW | |
| ED5901:04 | Rural Studies | |
| ED5903:04 | Teachers, Schools and Rural Community Development | |
| ED5904:04 | Consequential Learning: Philosophy, Principles and Practice | |
| ED5905:04 | Reaching Across Cultures | |
| Note: All subjects will be delivered principally via the World Wide Web. | ||
| 2. | Honours mode | |
| 36 units consisting normally of the following three subjects and a Masters thesis: | ||
| (a) | ED5901:04 | Rural Studies |
| or | ||
| ED5903:04 | Teachers, Schools and Rural Community Development | |
| (b) | ED5190:04 | Introduction to Educational Research |
| (c) | ED5812:04 | Teaching and Learning with the WWW |
| or | ||
| ED5904:04 | Consequential Learning: Philosophy, Principles and Practice | |
| or | ||
| ED5905:04 | Reaching Across Cultures | |
| Note: To transfer to the Honours mode coursework candidates must successfully complete the above three subjects attaining at least Credit level in ED5190. | ||
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.