EDUCATION
The School of Education offers programs within Graduate Certificate, 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 L). 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 L 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 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 (four-year entry level) | |
| 36 units consisting of: | |
| (i) | nine 4-unit subjects; or |
| (ii) | seven 4-unit subjects plus an 8-unit dissertation |
| Master of Education (three-year entry level) | |
| 48 units consisting of: | |
| (i) | twelve 4-unit subjects; or |
| (ii) | ten 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 undertaken in coursework or honours mode.
| 1. | Coursework mode | |
| This mode must include the following subjects: | ||
| ED5810:04 | Current Approaches in Adult and Vocational Education and Training | |
| and at least two of the following: | ||
| ED5811:04 | Workplace Language, Literacy and Numeracy (not offered in 2003) | |
| ED5812:04 | Teaching and Learning with the World Wide Web | |
| ED5821:04 | Instructional Design and Evaluation | |
| 2. | Honours mode | |
| This mode consists 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 undertaken in coursework or honours mode.
| 1. | Coursework mode | |
| This mode must include three of the following subjects: | ||
| ED5830:04 | Curriculum Issues in Early Childhood Education (not offered in 2003) | |
| ED5831:04 | Early Childhood Education (not offered in 2003) | |
| ED5832:04 | Early Literacy Teaching and Learning (not offered in 2003) | |
| ED5833:04 | Issues in the Educare of Young Children | |
| 2. | Honours mode | |
| This mode consists 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 undertaken in coursework or honours mode.
| 1. | Coursework mode | |
| This mode must include three of the following subjects: | ||
| ED5840:04 | Outcomes Based Teaching and Assessment | |
| ED5850:04 | Special Needs Students | |
| ED5854:04 | Collaborative Workplace Professional Development | |
| ED5855:04 | Behaviour Management | |
| ED5881:04 | Curriculum Construction | |
| 2. | Honours mode | |
| This mode consists 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 undertaken in coursework mode only.
| This mode 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 undertaken in coursework or honours mode.
| 1. | Coursework mode | |
| This mode 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 (not offered in 2003) | |
| ED5861:04 | Issues in Torres Strait Education (not offered in 2003) | |
| and | ||
| (b) at least one of the following subjects: | ||
| IA5000:04 | Indigenous Research Ethics | |
| IA5001:04 | Field Procedures in Indigenous Research | |
| IA5002:04 | Interpreting Research | |
| IA5007:04 | Linking Indigenousness | |
| 2. | Honours mode | |
| This mode consists 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 undertaken in coursework or honours mode.
| 1. | Coursework mode | |
| This mode 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 (not offered in 2003) | |
| ED5832:04 | Early Literacy Teaching and Learning (not offered in 2003) | |
| ED5871:04 | Language Acquisition and Reading | |
| ED5872:04 | Second Language Teaching and Learning (not offered in 2003) | |
| 2. | Honours mode | |
| This mode consists 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 | |
| This mode must include three of the following subjects: | ||
| ED5851:04 | Counselling in School Contexts | |
| ED5854:04 | Collaborative Workplace Professional Development | |
| ED5855:04 | Behaviour Management | |
| ED5880:04 | Educational Leadership and Management | |
| ED5881:04 | Curriculum Construction | |
| 2. | Honours mode | |
| This mode consists 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 undertaken in coursework or honours mode.
| 1. | Coursework mode | |
| This mode must include the following subjects: | ||
| ED5850:04 | Special Needs Students | |
| ED5855:04 | Behaviour Management | |
| ED5871:04 | Language Acquisition and Reading | |
| 2. | Honours mode | |
| This mode consists 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 undertaken in coursework or honours mode.
| 1. | Coursework mode | |
| This mode 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 | |
| This mode consists 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 undertaken in coursework or honours mode.
A. Domestic Candidates
| 1. | Coursework mode | |
| This mode 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 | |
| This mode consists of a Masters Thesis on a relevant topic and such other studies as the faculty may require. | ||
B. International Candidates
The degree may be undertaken in coursework or honours mode.
| 1. | Coursework mode | |
| This mode must include the following six subjects: | ||
| ED5290:06 | Introduction to Educational Research | |
| ED5813:06 | Teaching and Learning with WWW | |
| ED5856:06 | Collaborative Workplace Professional Development | |
| ED5905:06 | Rural Studies | |
| ED5291:06 | Action Research for Educational Development | |
| ED5906:06 | Teachers, Schools and Rural Community Development | |
| Note: (i) All subjects will be delivered principally via the World Wide Web. (ii) In special circumstances and with the approval of the Head of the School of Education a student may substitute ED5091:04 Individual Subject for ED5812:04 Teaching and Learning with WWW, ED5854:04 Collaborative Workplace Professional Development or ED5092:04 Action Research for Educational Development. | ||
| 2. | Honours mode | |
| This mode normally consists of the following three subjects and a Masters thesis: | ||
| (a) | ED5905:06 | Rural Studies |
| or | ||
| ED5906:06 | Teachers, Schools and Rural Community Development | |
| (b) | ED5290:06 | Introduction to Educational Research |
| (c) | ED5813:06 | Teaching and Learning with the WWW |
| or | ||
| ED5856:06 | Collaborative Workplace Professional Development | |
| or | ||
| ED5291:06 | Action Research for Educational Development | |
| Note: To transfer to the Honours mode coursework candidates must successfully complete the above three subjects attaining at least Credit level in ED5290. | ||
PROGRAM L – TERTIARY TEACHING
The degree may be undertaken in coursework or honours mode.
| 1. | Coursework mode | |
| This mode must include the following three subjects: | ||
| ED5300:04 | Introduction to Tertiary Teaching | |
| ED5301:04 | Facilitating Learning | |
| ED5302:04 | Webucation | |
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION
This award in tertiary teaching is designed for JCU staff and educators from other institutions wishing to gain a qualification in tertiary teaching.
Schedule
| CORE | |
| ED5300:04 | Introduction to Tertiary Teaching |
| ED5301:04 | Facilitating Learning |
| ED5302:04 | Webucation |