Master (Hons) / Master of / Grad Cert in Educational Studies
(Purely Distance Learning)

Aims and Objectives

The Master of Educational Studies degree is intended for practising teachers and other educators who wish to gain postgraduate professional qualifications in a wide variety of educational contexts and to acquire or update their expertise. The approach used in the program blends theory and practice, with an emphasis on applying research findings to best educational practices. The program is undertaken by coursework, although some specialisations offer the option of a research strand consisting of a minor thesis with research methodology courses either within the award or as an additional 40 units in the Master of Educational Studies (Honours).

Advantages of online study

Flexible: Less interruption upon your jobs and families. No regular lectures. Progress control over your own time.
Convenient: You may study online at home, office and hotel without wasting time in commuting. You will learn the way to retrieve useful information from internet effectively.
Adequate Support: Virtual classrooms, online workshops, electronic notice boards and online conferences, more importantly, with unfailing support from course instructors through internet, you will not have the feeling of study alone.
Same status as on-campus
No hassle as textbook, hard copy study notes and CD-ROM are provided
Interactive and build networking in a global context

Programme Structure

Group A
Courses
ABOR6001	Aboriginal Foundation Studies
ABOR6003	Contemporary Aborginal Studies
ABOR6005	Marketing Research (Formerly Market Research)
ABOR6006	Switching the Black Power Back on in Indigenous Learning
Group B
Course
EDUC6108	Current Issues in Secondary Schools
EDUC6130	Curriculum Studies 3 (Integrated Science)
EDUC6141	Curriculum Studies 2 (Preliminary Chemistry)
EDUC6142	Curriculum Studies 5 (HSC Chemistry)
Group C
Course
EDUC6039	Applications of Computers in Education
EDUC6038	Introduction to Educational Computing
EDUC6041	Instructional Strategies in Computer Education
EDUC6042	Computers and Learning
EDUC6036	Information Technology and Educational Leadership
EDUC6040	Computing Studies in Schools
EDUC6101	Web Based Teaching
Group D
Course
EDUC6005	Social Justice and Early Childhood Education
EDUC6006	Contemporary Issues and Early Childhood
EDUC6051	Industry/Work Based Project
EDUC6128	Issues in Early Years
Group E
Course
EDUC6012	Current Issues in Secondary Schools
EDUC6013	Curriculum Studies 3 (Integrated Science)
EDUC6151	Curriculum Studies 2 (Preliminary Chemistry)
EDUC6153	Curriculum Studies 5 (HSC Chemistry)
EDUC6015	School Organisational and Structural Issues in Educating Boys
EDUC6051	Industry/Work Based Project
EDUC6154	Meeting the Academic and Social Needs of Boys
EDUC6153	Curriculum Studies 5 (HSC Chemistry)
Group F
Course
EDUC6010	Society, Culture and Gender in Gifted Education
EDUC6011	Curriculum and Programming in Gifted Education
EDUC6008	Identification of Gifted and Talented Students
EDUC6009	Cognitive Competencies in Extraordinary Talent and Expertise
Group G
Course
EDUC6102	Curriculum Studies 1 (Junior Mathematics - Stage 4)
EDUC6103	Curriculum Studies 2 (Junior Mathematics - Stage 5)
EDUC6108	Current Issues in Secondary Schools
EDUC6109	Intergrated Fieldwork Studies
EDUC6865	Mathematics for Teachers: Calculus Methods
EDUC6104	Curriculum Studies 3 (Senior Mathematics-Stage 6 General Maths)
EDUC6105	Curriculum Studies 4 (Senior Mathematics-Stage 6)
EDUC6106	Curriculum Studies 5 (Senior Mathematics-Stage 6 Extension 1)
EDUC6107	Curriculum Studies 6 (Senior Mathematics-Stage 6 Extension 2)
EDUC6866	Mathematics for Teachers: Advance Algebraic Perspectives
Group H
Course
EDUC6200	Productive Classroom Practice
EDUC6201	Productive Assessment
EDUC6202	Productive Curriculum
EDUC6203	Productive Teacher Learning
Group I
Course
EDUC6108	Current Issues in Secondary Schools
EDUC6129	Curriculum Studies 1 (Preliminary Physics)
EDUC6130	Curriculum Studies 3 (Integrated Science)
EDUC6131	Curriculum Studies 4 (HSC Physics)
Group J
Course
EDUC6108	Current Issues in Secondary Schools
EDUC6109	Integrated Fieldwork Studies
EDUC6131	Integrated Fieldwork Studies
EDUC6142	Curriculum Studies 5 (HSC Chemistry)
EDUC6129	Curriculum Studies 1 (Preliminary Physics)
EDUC6130	Curriculum Studies 3 (Integrated Science)
EDUC6141	Curriculum Studies 2 (Preliminary Chemistry)
EDUC6143	Curriculum Studies 6 (Environmental Science)
Group K
Course
EDUC6023	Cultural Variation in Language Learning
EDUC6024	Practicum in TESOL
EDUC6025	TESOL Curriculum and Methodology
EDUC6051	Industry/Work Based Project
EDUC6121	Intercultural Communication Through English
EDUC6122	Language Testing in TESOL
EDUC6124	English for Special Purposes
LING6020	Structure of English
LING6030	Second Language Acquisition
Group L
Course
EDUC6211	Assessment in Vocational Education Training
EDUC6213	Curriculum in Vocational Education
EDUC6223	VET Practicum 2
EDUC6214	Policy Contexts of Vocational, Adult and Community Education
EDUC6222	VET Practicum 1
Group M
Course
EDUC6021	Professional Study A
EDUC6022	Professional Study B
EDUC6028	A Directed Study
EDUC6030	Power and Pedagogy
EDUC6032	Introduction to Educational Administration
EDUC6033	Educational Administration: Theory and Practice
EDUC6034	Leading Educational Change
EDUC6035	Administrative Behaviour and Educational Management
EDUC6045	Towards Independent Learning: Research and Strategies
EDUC6047	Exploring Curriculum: Research Policy and Practice
EDUC6052	Specialist Study A
EDUC6053	Specialist Study B
EDUC6054	Practicum in sensory disability
EDUC6055	Edu audiology, speech & auditory development
EDUC6080	Interventions in Behaviour Problems
EDUC6081	Using Resources in Behaviour Problems
EDUC6082	Policy and Administration in Special Education
EDUC6083	Communication Interventions
EDUC6084	Community Service Provision for People with Disability
EDUC6085	Education of Students with Learning Difficulties
EDUC6086	Education of Students with Behaviour Problems
EDUC6087	Education of Students with Developmental Disabilities
EDUC6088	Teaching Methods and Techniques in Special Education
EDUC6090	Current Issues in Special Education
EDUC6091	Special Education Practicum
EDUC6092	Special Education Practicum II
EDUC6120	The linguistics of Auslan
EDUC6301	Assistive Technology in the Instruction for Students
EDUC6860	Fundamentals of Auditory Therapy
EDUC6861	Auditory Verbal Practice 1
EDUC6862	Auditory Verbal Practice 2
EDUC6864	Child Development: Sensory and Multiple Disability
EDUC6001	Disability Studies: Perspectives on the individual, family & community
EDUC6002	Disability Support and Services: Management and evaluation
EDUC6003	Programming for Support in Disability Services: Issues and strategies
EDUC6004	Collaboration, Planning and Interprersonal Skills in Disability Services
EDUC6016	Leadership and Strategic Management
EDUC6017	Organisational Behaviour and Managing People
EDUC6018	Information Technology and Education
EDUC6019	Instructional Leadership and Program Evaluation
EDUC6020	Operating Contexts of Educational Management
EDUC6056	Lang and comm develop't for students with hearing impairments
EDUC6057	Social, language and cultural studies in deafness
EDUC6059	Language and literacy in deafness and hearing impairment
EDUC6062	Sign Language in Education: Advance Practice
EDUC6063	Advanced Issues in Educational Audiology and Sensory Aids
EDUC6064	Auditory/oral Programming for Hearing Impaired
EDUC6066	Sensory systems, perception and child development
EDUC6067	Orientation and Mobility for Students with Vision Impairment
EDUC6068	Specialised curriculum for students with visual impairments
EDUC6070	Teaching literacy to visually impaired and blind students
EDUC6071	Orientation and mobility for learners with multiple disabilities
EDUC6074	Integration and Inclusion for Students with Sensory Disabilities
EDUC6075	Family support and early intervention in sensory disabilities
EDUC6076	Seminar Sensory Disability A
EDUC6077	Seminar Sensory Disability B
EDUC6078	Foundation Studies in Behaviour Problems
EDUC6079	Assessment and Programming in Behaviour Problems
EDUC6113	Advanced Theory Practice in Orientation Mobility
EDUC6114	Comm strategies for students with sensory and multiple disabilities
EDUC6115	Transdisciplinary assess for stud w/ sensory & multiple disabilities
EDUC6116	Transdisciplinary approaches to curriculam implementation for student with sensory and multiple disabilities
EDUC6118	The deaf child in the family and at school: Signed Language
EDUC6119	The deaf child in the family and at school: Spoken language
EDUC6863	Research and Development in Auditory Verbal Therapy
Group N
Course
EDST6511	Rethinking Literacies
EDST6513	Children's Literacies and the Early Childhood Professional
EDST6512	The Multiple Literacies of Children
Group O
Course
EDUC6504	Engineering Studies 1
EDUC6506	Engineering Studies 3
EDUC6505	Engineering Studies 2
EDUC6507	Engineering Studies 4
Group P
Course
EDUC6048	Research Methodology
EDUC6050	Educational Research Methodology 1 (Quantitative)
EDUC6049	Educational Research Methodology 2 (Qualitative)
Group Q
Course
EDUC6026	Minor Thesis A
EDUC6027	Minor Thesis B
Group O
Course Outline
ABOR6001 Aboriginal Foundation Studies
" Country is alive with information for those who have learned to understand." (D. Bird- Rose 2000 p.225) This course provides an understanding of the relevant issues underlying traditional Indigenous societies. It explores the underpinning of all relationships and interactions of Indigenous family networks and demonstrates the vitality of cultures that still exists in NSW and elsewhere. Indigenous philosophy and its impact on the understanding of country is an essential component of the course.
ABOR6003 Contemporary Aboriginal Studies
"The idea of contested stories and multiple discourses about the past, by different communities, is closely linked to the politics of everyday contemporary indigenous life. It is very much the fabric of communities that value oral ways of knowing. These contested accounts are stored within genealogies, within the landscape, within weavings and carvings, even within the personal names that people carried. The means by which these histories were stored was through their systems of knowledge." (Tuhiwai Smith, L. 1999, p.33). This course has been designed to provide the foundation to knowledge within the course work masters. The issues are relevant to the current debates within the contemporary Aboriginal and non Aboriginal communities. The final weeks of the course will entail students looking at their local Aboriginal communities, in particular their response to government policies, media coverage and successful community projects.
ABOR6005 Abor Educ 1st World Policy/Third World Outcomes
According to the NSW Aboriginal Education Policy: "New South Wales Government policies continue to work towards achieving improved learning outcomes for Aboriginal people. The New South Wales Government is committed to achieving Reconciliation and recognises that appropriate education is fundamental to this process" (1996:1) In 1989 The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Policy was endorsed by the NSW Government. This policy aimed to achieve equity for Aboriginal people in education with the foundation of the policy being the involvement of Aboriginal people in decision-making processes. However the latest statistics reveal that Aboriginal children still continue to have the highest attrition rate of all groups attending schools in NSW. Policies are still being inadequately implemented and governments seem reluctant to provide the necessary funding which could bring about change.
ABOR6006 Switching Black Power back on in Indig. Learning
The National Aboriginal Education Committee (NAEC) emphasised that teachers and schools must: " ... develop an education theory and pedagogy that takes into account Aboriginal epistemology. (1987: 12). Aboriginal people consistently raise their concerns that schooling outcomes for their children are woefully inadequate. The pedagogical approach taken by most teachers was and continues to be inappropriate, and that the appropriateness to Aboriginal students of current teaching practices needs to be thoroughly investigated. Students of this course will undertake study in the uses of Aboriginal learning styles accompanied by an appropriate pedagogy; how to determine individual learning styles as accurately as possible; how to encourage the Indigenous learner to develop the skills and learning needed for Australia today; and develop strategies whereby Aboriginal people are involved in the planning and implementation of policies on Aboriginal education.
EDUC6001 Dis Stud: Persp on Individual, Family & Community
Provides an introduction to the study of disability and its impact on the individual, families and the community. On successful completion of the topic, students will be aware of debates surrounding the definition of disability and implications for classification and assessment. The student will also be familiar with approaches to individual assessment, the major causes of disabilities and the linkages between individuals, families and communities in relation to the nature and impact of disability. This course is delivered in distance mode.
EDUC6002 Disability Support & Services: Management & Eval
Provides an overview of the philosophical basis for disability services, the legislation associated with the provision of disability services, and the implications of both of these for the management and evaluation of disability services.
EDUC6003 Prog for Supp in Disab Serv: Issues and Strategies
Provides an introduction to the area of programming principles and strategies used in the design of support programs for people with disabilities. This course is delivered in distance mode.
EDUC6004 Collab, Planning & Interpers Skills Disability Ser
Examines interpersonal communication processes, which are required for collaborative/planning roles in disability services. In particular, skills will be developed in the areas of listening, interviewing, conflict resolution, and collaborative problem solving. This course is delivered in distance mode.
EDUC6005 Social Justice and Early Childhood Education
Examines educational responses to social justice demands within early childhood education in the local and global context. Topics include ethics, advocacy, and social divisions within the context of early childhood education.
EDUC6006 Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood
Explores many contemporary and popularised issues that are prevalent concerns within the early childhood context. Some of the topics included are: changing family contexts, environmental issues, technological change, innovative programs, parent involvement, professionalism, accreditation, and understandings of early childhood to school transition. This course is offered at both Callaghan and the Central Coast campuses.
EDUC6008 Identification of Gifted and Talented Students
Examines philosophy of giftedness and talent and the virtue or otherwise of identifying those who fall into these categories and then providing them with any special form of education. The principal way in which these features have been identified in the past and present will be considered along with the theoretical and philosophical bases for such methods.
EDUC6009 Cognitive Competencies in Extraordinary Tal & Expe
Examines the developments that have occurred in recent decades in the concepts of both intelligence and creativity. In addition to the theoretical nature of these changes, consideration will be given to the ways in which these changes have lead to improvements in the identification and teaching of the gifted.
EDUC6010 Society, Culture and Gender in Gifted Education
Examines the social, cultural and gender issues related to the various imbalances in gifted education. In particular the under representation of minority groups in many programs of gifted education will be considered, along with the reasons for the under representation of females in mathematics and natural science disciplines. Some of the current controversial theories on the genetic basis of intelligence will also be considered and critiqued.
EDUC6011 Curriculum and Programming in Gifted Education
Considers ways in which curriculum goals and objectives are combined to construct and implement curricula for the gifted in both mixed ability and specialist classes. Issues will include the effects of teaching and learning within and across Key Learning Areas and methods of challenging students through a variety of strategies including accelerated learning.
EDUC6012 Introduction to Educating Boys
The course will explore the current national and international information about educational and social outcomes for boys. Students will use this information to gather their own local data. The course will take a multi-disciplinary approach to analysing the current data based on research from a range of fields including a variety of perspectives on gender, learning and behaviour. It will review current policy and practice in educating boys in the light of current evidence pertaining to male identity. Students will prepare a strategy and policy document for their current school setting.
EDUC6013 Addressing the Academic and Social Needs of Boys
The course will explore the link between boys' social needs and their academic performance. The variety of boys' behaviours (including physical and verbal ways of relating to others)is examined from a strengths perspective. Disruption and disengagemment in the classroom will be discussed and analysed as well as bullying, aggression and peer pressure. Boys' relationships with each other, with girls, with teachers and the school will be examined in terms of the social needs that boys are trying to meet within their male identities.
EDUC6015 School Orgn & Structural Issues in Educating Boys
Examines current practices in schools. A variety of structural and organisational approaches will be considered including middle schools and single sex classes in a co-educational setting. School structures will be examined in the light of the types of relationships they encourage between males and females, between staff and students, within the staff, and between the school and the community. The link between school structures and teaching and learning will be examined.
EDUC6016 Leadership and Strategic Management
Focuses on the theoretical concepts and best practices relating to leadership, styles of leadership, professionally staffed organisations, leading & managing organisations and leading and managing change in organisational settings as well as the concept and perspectives of strategic management, levels and modes of strategy; managing organisations strategically and how to develop, implement and evaluate strategy.
EDUC6017 Organisational Behaviour and Managing People
Focuses on organisational behaviour including individual differences and inter-personal relations; group dynamics and leadership; organisational structures and processes; job satisfaction and organisational performance as well as general perspectives in managing people; team roles; team work and strategic management.
EDUC6018 Information Technologies and Education
Examines the important role of Information Technologies (IT)in education. Applications of (IT) to support learning, teaching and management in a variety of educational contexts will be critically examined to determine the impact of IT on educational practice.
EDUC6019 Instructional Leadership and Program Evaluation
In this course the relationship between management, curriculum and school based programs will be explored. Emphasis will be placed on critically examining the notion of instructional leadership in relation to particular reforms and changing cultural, technological and systemic conditions in which programs are designed, implemented and evaluated.
EDUC6020 Operating Contexts of Educational Management
Provides a critical understanding of the social, cultural, historical and industrial contexts within which educational managers and leaders work. Particular emphasis will be placed on considering the ways in which educational leaders and managers contribute to and might shape social directions. Contact hours: 2 hours per week
EDUC6021 Professional Study A
Provides a conceptual framework within which specific educational emphases can be pursued through the teaching of specialist selected topics related to the strand being completed in the Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies. The intent of the course is to encourage students to investigate in depth, topics of relevance to their particular specialist needs. Contact hours: 2 hours per week
EDUC6023 Cultural Variations in Language Learning
Many of the cultural expectations that are implicit to language learning are carried subconsciously by native speakers but are often invisible to second language learners. Such aspects as pragmatics, language use and appropriate role behaviour are often culture-specific and are likely to override semantic considerations for language learners. Contact hours: 2 hours per week
EDUC6024 Practicum in TESOL
Provides students with the opportunity to implement TESOL skills and knowledge in two site-based teaching settings.
EDUC6025 TESOL Curriculum and Methodology
Develops understanding of the relationships between the social and cultural contexts of non-English speaking background (NESB) students and the pedagogic principles and practices of extending their competence in using English as their second language. It also aims to develop understanding of global, national and local educational contexts related to speakers of English as a second language (ESL) within an Australian learning environment. Contact Hours: 2 hours per week
EEDUC6028 A Directed Study
This subject may be taken by a student who has completed at least four semester units and who is interested in developing a specialised topic with the close direction of a staff member. The consent of both the staff member to be involved and the Program Coordinator is required. Intending students must consult with the Program Coordinator before enrolling. A detailed proposal must be supplied to the Program Coordinator on the Directed Study profroma by the end of the second week of the semester. The proposal must be written in conjunction with the staff member concerned. This subject is offered at both Callaghan and the Central Coast campuses. Contact hours: By arrangement
EDUC6030 POWER AND PEDAGOGY
Examines such topics as space and architecture, the organisation of time, documents and artefacts of schooling, school regulations and rituals, classroom practices, and the effects of power on both teachers and students. Students will have the opportunity to apply key concepts of the topic, such as techniques of power, the circulation of power, and power's productiveness, to their own work or educational contexts.
EDUC6032 Introduction to Educational Administration
Introduces students to the basic theoretical concepts and best practices in educational administration focusing on the development of educational administration as a separate discipline, how everyone is involved in management, organisations and their characteristics, responsibilites and functions of leaders/managers and some of the administrative processes such as decision-making, communication, managing meetings and human resources.
EDUC6033 Educational Administration: Theory and Practice
Focuses on enhancing the ability to use theoretical concepts to refine and improve practice including a better understanding of the theoretical foundations, bureaucracy, organisational climate and culture, professionals within educational settings, as well as motivating staff, educational leadership, conflicts, organisational politics and decision-making.
EDUC6034 Leading Educational Change
The role of educational leaders in the complex area of change in all sectors of education will be explored through issues such as: analysing the change process, defining educational change, determining individual change, determining individual, group and organisational responses to change, implementing change, coping with resistance to change, and managing planned change.
EDUC6035 Administrative Behaviour & Educational Management
Focuses on enhancing the knowledge and understanding on administrative behaviour and effective management of educational institutions including management as an integrating activity and developing the skills and competencies relating to relevant administrative process as well as the concepts of administrative values, beliefs, planning and policy formulation, decentralisation and devolution, educational change and school-based management.
EDUC6036 Information Technology & Educational Leadership
This course examines the relationship between information technology and educational leadership. In recent years, there has been rapid implementation of information technology in schools. This has resulted in many challenges for educational leaders in terms of policy development, planning, infrastructure, staff development and ethical issues as they and their staff determine appropriate uses of information technology in teaching, learning and administration. This course explores these implementation processes.
EDUC6038 Introduction to Educational Computing
Provides an introduction to the main usage of computers in education. It is designed to introduce students to the various types of computers, and examine the ways in which computers can be used to support and extend student learning. Attention is also given to the integration of theory and practice, in particular, the application of research findings to computer usage in education.
EDUC6039 Applications of Computers in Education
The major focus of this unit is to examine the use of computers as a tool for learning and the integration of computers into wider learning experiences. In this context, students will explore the educational uses of software applications such as word processing, desktop publishing, database management, spreadsheets, and adventure games. They will also learn to evaluate educational software. Attention is given to the integration of theory and practice, in particular, the application of research findings to computer usage in education.
EDUC6040 Computing Studies in Schools
Focusses on various aspects of computer studies syllabus documents with an emphasis on implementation. The nature of "technology" based syllabus documents and development will be addressed. Consideration is also given to the place of computer studies syllabus documents in national frameworks for technology education and integrated approaches to computer based learning. Key topics include curriculum planning, resources management, unit development, and evaluation. A major component of this subject is a depth study on a student selected computer studies syllabus area.
EDUC6041 Instructional Strategies in Computer Education
Primarily concerned with the effective use of computer-based technology in classroom situations. The educational rationale for using common computer applications will be considered in the context of current school based computer curricula. The practical and theoretical aspects of implementing courses using word processing, database, spreadsheet, graphic packages and computer assisted instruction will be related to relevant research on teaching and learning strategies.
EDUC6042 Computers and Learning
Provides an in-depth study of theories and research on using computers in learning. In this context, particular focus will be given to the various theoretical and research perspectives in using the Internet. Emphasis will be placed on the examination of various problems and issues when computers are used in learning, eg, the affective, social, cognitive and metacognitive development of learners within a computing environment, the instructionism vs constructivism debate, individual differences in using computers, cultural, social and equity issues, research methodology and assessment. Further, the implications of these dimension for classroom practice will be explored.
EDUC6045 Towards Independent Learning Research & Strategies
Provides an understanding of recent research, policy development and practice in teaching and learning for independence. The focus will be on efficacy of a range of teaching strategies, reflection, and their relationships to developmental levels. Contact hours: 2 hours per week
EDUC6047 Exploring Curriculum: Res, Policy and Practice
Focuses on those aspects of educational research which inform the theory and practice of curriculum. It will challenge students to utilise this research in designing, implementing and evaluating curriculum in their own educational site.
EDUC6051 Industry/Work Based Project
Conducted in a work-place, or industry educational setting, the course will provide students with the opportunity to design, conduct and analyse research focussing on an issue of concern to them in an in-depth manner.
EDUC6052 Specialist Study
Provides a conceptual framework within which specific educational emphases can be pursued through the teaching of specialist selected topics. The intent of the subject is to encourage students to investigate in depth, topics of relevance to their particular specialist needs. Contact hours: 2 hours per week
EDUC6054 Practicum in Sensory Disability
Provides practical experiences in settings in which children with sensory disabilities are being educated. Skills in planning, implementing, managing and evaluating programs will be assessed. There will generally be three placements. These may be block placements of three weeks (15 days) or 10 hours per week for eight weeks.
EDUC6055 Educational Audiology Speech & Auditory Develop
Introduces students to the anatomy and physiology of hearing and speech as a basis for understanding the mechanisms underlying auditory perception and speech production.
EDUC6056 Lang&Comm Devel for Studs Hearing Impairmen
Provides an understanding of the process of language acquisition and the inter-relation of communication systems with that process.
EDUC6057 Social Language & Cultural Studies in Deafness
Introduces the socio-cultural perspective on deafness through lectures, discussions and audio-visual media.
EDUC6059 Language and Literacy in Deafness & Hearing Impair
The course considers the range of language-learning situations of children who are deaf and hearing impaired and examines the process of literacy acquisition as it applies to this highly variable group of learners including those learning English as a second language. The course prepares reflective and innovative professionals who will develop, teach, and manage the literacy development of deaf students within a variety of educational contexts.
EDUC6062 Sign Language in Education Advanced Practice
Aims to develop an advanced level of knowledge and a high level of competence in the use of sign language for pedagogical purposes. Contact hours: 2 hours per week
EDUC6063 Advanced Issues in Educ Audiology and Sensory Aids
Develops a high level of understanding of the use of sensory devices by children who are deaf and hearing impaired. Contact hours: 2 hours per week
EDUC6064 Auditory/Oral Prog Hearing-Impaired Child Adv Prac
Provides auditory/oral elective stream for teachers of the hearing impaired.
EDUC6066 Sensory Systems Perception & Child Development
Provides a basic knowledge of sensory systems and child development.
EDUC6067 Orientation & mobility Students Vision Impairmnt
Introduces basic sighted guide, protective techniques and cane skills and the theory of teaching these skills to students.
EDUC6068 Specialised Curriculum Students Vision Impairmt
Provides an overview of the specialised curriculum for students with vision impairment and access to the regular curriculum.
EDUC6070 Teach Literacy Vision Impaired & Blind Students
Provides an overview of strategies and approaches for teaching communication skills to students with vision impairment focusing on literacy skills.
EDUC6071 Orientation&Mobility for Learners Multi Disability
Introduces the candidates to orientation and mobility(O&M) for students with multiple disabilities. Topics will include the history and development of O&M as a profession, basic principles of O&M, functional vision assessment, concept development and adapted teaching of O&M skills for children with a vision disability and multiple impairments. Contact hours: 4-5 hours per week
EDUC6074 Integration & Inclusion Students Sensory Disabi
Provides a thorough overview of the theoretical models that influence special education practice in Australia and overseas for students with sensory disabilities and to investigate the significant factors involved in planning and implementing integrative and inclusive practices in a range of educational settings.
EDUC6075 Family Support Early Intervention Sensory Disab
Provides the knowledge and skills required for the effective implementation of early intervention programs and the empowerment of service consumers.
EDUC6076 Seminar in Sensory Disability A
Provides the opportunity for students to access the expertise of Visiting Research/Teaching Fellows within Renwick College. This course: a. provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the issue, research literature and/or pratical initatives in a specific area of education for students who are Deaf or who have some sensory impairment. b. develop students' skills in understanding and reporting reviews of literature and in applying research findings to educational practice with students in special education. Contact hours: 2 hours per week
EDUC6077 Seminar in Sensory Disability B
Provides the opportunity for students to access the expertise of Visiting Research/Teaching Fellows within Renwick College. The subjects aim to: (a) provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the issues, research literature and/or practical initiatives in a specific area of education for students who are Deaf or who have some sensory impairment. (b) develop students' skills in undertaking and reporting reviews of literature and in applying research findings to educational practice with students in special education. Contact hours: 2 hours per week
EDUC6078 Foundation Studies in Behaviour Problems
Introduces the broad spectrum of behaviour, why some behaviours are considered disordered, what factors contribute to behaviour problems, the relationship between mental health and behaviour problems and specific types of behaviour problems.
EDUC6079 Assessment & Programming in Behaviour Problems
Explores the importance of a sound approach to implementing any behaviour change program. The need for adequate and appropriate data gathering as a basis for planning a procedure will be examined, followed by systematic implementation with both on-going and review evaluation. The course is based on a programming model of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.
EDUC6080 Intervention in Behaviour Problems
Provides knowledge and skills in the important area of implemnting positive behaviour plans for students with a variety of behaviour problems across behaviour settings. The course will examine a number of specific approaches to teaching students positive behaviours, including social skills, that reflect differing conceptual and practical approaches to managing behaviour. The course also addresses the issues for assisting students with challenging behaviours that result from another primary special need.
EDUC6081 Using Resources in Behaviour Problems
Focuses on the diversity of resources that can be utilised in meeting behavioural needs, as well as the consultative skills needed in working with students and staff. Students will be introduced to a range of approaches to working with other staff in integrating social and academic programs, in the use of resources and technologies, as well as the consultancy skills needed to achieve positive social and learning outcomes for students.
EDUC6082 Policy and Administration in Special Education
Examines policy and administration in special education including the development and implementation of policy and procedures, leadership skills, resource management, curriculum development, and program and financial management. Interpersonal skills and the ability to negotiate positive outcomes both for students with special needs and teachers will be examined in the context of special educators as potential change agents in the school. This subject is offered at both Callaghan and the Central Coast campuses.
EDUC6083 Communication Intervention
Provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory, research and implementation protocols which support the design and evaluation of communication interventions for individuals with moderate or severe disability.
EDUC6084 Com. Service Provision for People with Disability
This subject has two aims. First, to examine contemporary community support services for individuals with a disability. Examples of these services include employment, recreation, accommodation and education services. Second, to develop an understanding of strategies of support and service models designed to facilitate the integration of people with a disability into the community.
EDUC6085 Education of Students with Learning Difficulties
Focuses on learning difficulties in the basic academic areas of reading, spelling, mathematics and comprehension. An overview is provided of likely causes of learning difficulties or the effects of these difficulties on reading, spelling or numeracy. Methods of assisting children with learning difficulties are also reviewed.
EDUC6086 Education of Students with Behaviour Problems
Examines theory and research on the continuum of behaviour problems from minor disturbing behaviours to emotional disturbance. The content will cover the range of settings in which behaviour problems can occur including the regular classroom and specialist settings. Specific behaviour disorders will be examined with emphasis on the relation between research and practice. This subject is offered at both Callaghan and the Central Coast campuses.
EDUC6087 Developmental Disabilities
Examines current research on developmental disabilities. It is designed to increase students' awareness of the causes and characteristics of a variety of disabilities, together with current approaches to service provision. Causes of disability, intellectual disability, sensory disabilities, physical disability and the communication needs of people with disabilities will be examined. Several specific disabilities will be studied in greater detail, and students will be expected to complete an in-depth study in one of these areas.
EDUC6088 Teaching Methods & Techniques in Special Education
Provides an introduction to the range of instructional strategies available to educators working with students with special needs. Issues considered include the translation of research into practice, the relationship of emerging approaches to integration and inclusion, individualised, small and large group instruction, and the contribution of efficacy studies to the field.
EDUC6090 Current Issues in Special Education
Introduces some of the issues which have been the topic of discussion, debate and research in Special Education in recent years. Among issues dealt with will be policy development, normalisation, genetic engineering, euthanasia, staff training, psychopharmacology, abuse, aging and training issues. Students will be provided with readings and will be expected to prepare at least one paper which reflects an in-depth study of one of the topics being treated.
EDUC6091 Special Education Practicum
Conducted in a special education setting in which the student designs, implements and monitors several educational programs for children, adolescents or adults with special needs.
EDUC6092 Special Education Practicum 2
Conducted in a special education setting in which the student designs, implements, and monitors several educational programs for children, adolescents or adults with special needs.
EDUC6101 Web-based Teaching and Online Learning
Web-based teaching and learning online uses computer-based delivery mechanisms and draws upon the foundation of learning theories and instructional approaches, to provide appropriate, context specific learning environments informed by the professional literature and evaluative practice.
EDUC6102 Maths Curr Stud 1
Builds on students' understandings of the responsibilities and obligations of belonging to the profession of mathematics teaching. They will gain a critical understanding of maths education and federal and state policy in this area. Students will understand the rationale and aims of the Stage 4 Mathematics syllabus in NSW while developing the skills to plan, implement and evaluate units of work in a secondary school context. Students will develop skills in the management of the major functions of maths lesson organisation and delivery to an acceptable level of competence. Contact hours: 12 hours per week (3 x 4 hour sessions ? Each session consists of approx 2 hour lecture and 2 hour tutorial component)
EDUC6103 Maths Curr Stud 2
Builds on students' understandings of the responsibilities and obligations of belonging to the profession of mathematics teaching. Students will understand the rationale and aims of the Stage 5 Mathematics syllabus in NSW while developing the skills to plan, implement and evaluate units of work in a secondary school context. Students will develop skills in the management of the major functions of maths lesson organisation and delivery to an acceptable level of competence. Contact hours: 12 hours per week (3 x 4 hour sessions ? Each session consists of approx. 2 hour lecture and 2 hour tutorial component)
EDUC6104 Maths Curr Stud 3
Builds on students' understandings of the responsibilities and obligations of belonging to the profession of mathematics teaching. Students will understand the rationale and aims of the General Mathematics Stage 6 syllabus in NSW while developing the skills to plan, implement and evaluate units of work in a secondary school context. Students will develop skills in the management of the major functions of maths lesson organisation and delivery to an acceptable level of competence.
EDUC6105 Maths Curr Stud 4
Students will focus on the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values and attitudes related to the Stage 6 Mathematics syllabus. They will in addition consider standards-based assessment and the way it impacts on school internal HSC evaluation schemes.
EDUC6106 Maths Curr Stud 5
Students will focus on the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values and attitudes related to the Stage 6 Mathematics Extension 1 syllabus. They will in addition consider standards-based assessment and the way it impacts on school internal HSC evaluation schemes.
EDUC6107 Maths Curr Stud 6
Students will focus on the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values and attitudes related to the Stage 6 Mathematics syllabus. They will in addition consider standards-based assessment and the way it impacts on school internal HSC evaluation schemes.
EDUC6108 Current Iss in Sec Schools
Builds on students' understandings of the responsibilities and obligations of belonging to the profession of teaching. Students will become familiar with the organisation and functioning of secondary schools through regular visits to a secondary school to make observations. Students will become familiar with current educational literature within their specialist discipline.
EDUC6109 Integrated Fieldwork Studies
This course builds on students' understandings of the responsibilities and obligations of belonging to the profession of teaching. Students will complete a practicum within a secondary school, teaching in their area of specialisation. They will also complete an action research project based on their literature review conducted in EDUC6108
EDUC6112 Educational Programming for stdnts with Low Vision
In this course, candidates will examine the major issues and factors to be considered in designing and implementing educational programs for students with low vision. The course will initially focus on the causes and functional implications and examination of the clinical aspects of low vision, with an introduction to the fundamentals of orthoptics. Candidates will learn about the medical and optical considerations required for educational programming for students who experience learning difficulties because of their vision impairments. Particular attention will be given to definitions, the use of terminology and the assessment of student needs. Adaptations to core and expanded core curriculum that support student opportunities for learning will be explored. Candidates will be presented with a comprehensive and systematic approach to selecting learning and literacy media and with the structured process of learning media assessment. Candidates will be introduced to a broad range of low vision devices. They will examine the rationale for their prescription and functional issues associated with their use in educational settings. A series of guest presentations made by professionals will be interwoven with intensive practical skill demonstration. This subject will be offered on campus either through the semester or in an intensive block format. Three hour lecture/tutorial per week.
EDUC6113 Advanced Theory & Practice Orientation & Mobility
In this course, candidates will examine the major issues and factors to be considered in delivering complex orientation and mobility services to people of all ages with varying needs. Particular attention will be given to the assessment of client needs and to formal orientation and mobility instruction skills. The subject will take a case management problem-solving approach and emphasise the acquisition of skills likely to be of direct benefit to the individual client and family. This subject will complement, but not overlap the content in EDSD 632 Orientation and Mobility for Students with Vision Impairments, the introductory course in this specialty area. A series of guest presentations made by professional orientation and mobility instructors will be interwoven with intensive practical skill demonstration. Three hour lecture/tutorial per week.
EDUC6114 Comm Strategies for Sens & Multiple Disabilities
This course is designed to provide teachers and health professionals with the knowledge and skills to enable them to understand the theoretical and practical approaches to developing communication in students with sensory and multiple disabilities. Students in the target group for this course are those with sensory impairments, for example: vision and deafness or a combination of both, and in addition, multiple disabilities including intellectual, and physical disabilities. Candidates will consider the wide range of communication options available to such students and the design and development of individual communication programs. Assessment and teaching techniques for students functioning at preintentional or early linguistic levels of communication development are considered. A rationale for the use of augmentative communication systems is presented and critically analysed. A range of augmentative and alternative systems and programs are examined, as is the application of relevant communication support technology. The teacher's role in providing opportunities for communication and language growth is considered from the perspective of a transdisciplinary approach. Specific topics covered include communication partner strategies and factors for consideration in the design and selection of communication systems. Mode of delivery will be on campus either through the semester or as an intensive block course.
EDUC6115 Transdisciplinary Assess Sensory & Multiple Disabi
This course will examine the role of assessment in the development and monitoring of individual educational plans for students with sensory and multiple disabilities. Candidates will gain an understanding of normal child development and examine the compounding effects of multiple disability including sensory, intellectual, physical disabilities. The role of formal and functional transdisciplinary assessment as it relates to students with sensory and multiple disabilities will be explored. This course will also examine the issues that affect the coordination of therapy, health care and educational services and explore some practical strategies for planning and implementing services and supports. Candidates will gain insights into the policy, administrative guidelines and role delineation of service provision frameworks for students with sensory and multiple disabilities. Students will be exposed to a variety of common medical conditions and health-related procedures (for example, tube feeding catheterization, and medication administration) as these affect assessment and educational programming. An integrated (education-therapy) model for the development of functional, chronologically age appropriate and future oriented programs for students with sensory and multiple disabilities in a range of settings including special school, special units and mainstreamed environments will be examined and critically analysed. This subject may be offered either as weekly on campus classes through the semester or through more flexible delivery as an intensive block course.
EDUC6116 Transdisciplin Approach Curr Imp Sens Mult Dis
This course will examine the ways that educators and professionals can adapt the educational environment to facilitate learning for students with sensory impairments who have additional multiple disabilities (particularly physical disabilities) and who require extensive or pervasive support. The course will focus upon an integrated approach to meeting students? educational needs. Emphasis is placed on the need for a variety of disciplines, including physical and occupational therapists, psychologists, audiologists, orthoptists and communication specialists who play a key role in the development and implementation of each student?s individualised educational plan. Issues associated with creating an appropriate learning environment through correct positioning, handling and facilitated movement will be explored. Adaptations to programming to support students? opportunities to learn will be examined. The curricular needs of such students will be presented and analysed across a range of learning environments including early childhood settings, special schools, mainstreamed settings and students in transition to post secondary education and training. Three hour lecture/tutorial per week.
EDUC6118 Deaf child in Family & School:Sign Lang Approach
The course considers the needs of families of children who are deaf and hearing impaired and the role of professionals in helping these families. Students will be introduced to the concept of family and adaptation in relation to the initial diagnosis of a hearing loss. The aims and rationale for early intervention services are considered as is the range and efficiency of a range of techniques, programs, and procedures designed to facilitate family coping. There is a particular focus on a team approach to family involvement and support in both the early and school years. The development of signing skills by parents will be explored. This course examines the language learning situation of deaf students and introduces the concept of bilingualism and bimodalism. Candidates are introduced to the concept of bilingualism as it applies to the case of a signed and spoken language and a range of potential models for bilingual educational programs are introduced (viz., transition, partial bilingualism and immersion). These models are considered from the perspective of the special case of signed and spoken languages. The assessment of bilingual language proficiency is considered in the context of strategies for optimising educational environments for language learning. Specifically, the course considers the role of literacy skill development in second language acquisition for students whose first language is a sign language.
EDUC6119 Deaf Child in Family & School:Spoken Lang Approach
This course will consider the needs of families of children who are deaf and hearing impaired and the role of professionals in helping families. Candidates will be introduced to the concept of family and adaptation in relation to the initial diagnosis of a hearing loss. The aims and rationale for early intervention services are considered as is the range and efficacy of a range of techniques, programs, and procedures designed to facilitate family coping. There is a particular focus on a team approach to family involvement and support in both the early and school years. Candidates are introduced to the history and philosophy of oral-aural and auditory-verbal approaches for students with impaired hearing. Audiological management of the auditory-oral child is considered in terms of hearing aid fitting and monitoring and the issues associated with cochlear implantation. The family?s role in the development of communication skills is considered across the age range from initial diagnosis to the end of schooling. Candidates? knowledge of acoustic phonetics is extended and applied to the specific case of speech perception and speech production by students with impaired hearing. A range of procedures for evaluating auditory and speech abilities are considered along with report writing and inter-professional communication. Candidates will also consider the role of auditory-visual communication for students with impaired hearing and the assessment and development of speechreading skills. Candidates will critically analyse auditory-verbal therapy techniques as a basis for defining and developing a core auditory-verbal treatment plan. Candidates will also consider the comparative stages of development in normally hearing and auditory-verbal children. This course will be offered on campus and through distance learning. Three hour lecture/tutorial per week or equivalent in distance learning materials.
EDUC6120 The Linguistics of Auslan
This unit aims to provide students with a knowledge of the linguistic fundamentals of sign languages and, in particular of Australian Sign Language (Auslan). Three hour lecture/tutorial per week or equivalent in distance learning materials.
EDUC6121 Intercultural Comm through English
This course develops student understanding of the cultural elements affecting communication through English as an international language. Topics include discourse strategies depending on cultural values and misunderstanding due to the semantic difference of words and expressions. Colloqualisms, slang, and metaphores and other examples of cultural variations will also be examined.
EDUC6122 Language Testing in TESOL
This course develops an understanding of the fundamental concepts and principles in the design and management of assessment and evaluation in TESOL. The student will learn to design and develop assessment tasks that are curriculum-focused in order to evaluate learning outcomes and to improve their teaching.
EDUC6124 English for Special Purposes
This course develops student understanding of the different styles and contents of English used for commercial, professional and educational purposes as well as skills such as needs analysis and the designing of special curriculum to meet these needs.
EDUC6128 Issues in the Early Years of School
Explores contemporary issues related to the early years of school. Some of the topics included are: school entry age, effective transitions, learning communities in the school setting, innovative and alternative programs, parent involvement, curriculum and assessment, professional development issues and interprofessional relationships.
EDUC6129 Science Curriculum Studies 1
Builds on students? understandings of the responsibilities and obligations of belonging to the profession of science teaching. They will gain a critical understanding of science education and federal and state policy in this area. Students will understand the rationale and aims of the HSC Preliminary Physics syllabus in NSW while developing the skills to plan, implement and evaluate units of work in a secondary school context. They will gain a theoretical knowledge of and practical skills in the application of the science education methods in a physics context. Students will develop skills in the management of the major functions of physics lesson organisation and delivery to an acceptable level of competence.
EDUC6130 Science Curriculum Studies 3
Builds on students? understandings of the responsibilities and obligations of belonging to the profession of science teaching. They will gain a critical understanding of science education and federal and state policy in this area. Students will understand the rationale and aims of the Science: Stages 4-5 and Stage 6 Senior Science syllabi in NSW while developing the skills to plan, implement and evaluate units of work in a school context. They will gain a theoretical knowledge of and practical skills in the application of science education methods in an integrated science context. Students will develop skills in the management of the major functions of science lesson organisation and delivery to an acceptable level of competence.
EDUC6131 Science Curriculum Studies 4
Students will focus on the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values and attitudes related to the Stage 6 Physics, USC program. They will in addition consider standards-based assessment and the way it impacts on school internal USC evaluation schemes.
EDUC6132 Supervision and Mentoring of Teachers
While many school teachers engage in supervision or mentoring of student teachers and other teachers, few have any training in these practices. This course will provide students with the opportunity to examine their own supervisory and/or mentoring practice on the basis of a strong theoretical understanding of issues involved in supervision and mentoring. The course will use flexible delivery in the form of IT and paper-based distance learning and by offering a range of assessment options.
EDUC6141 Science Curriculum Studies 2 (Prelim Chemistry)
Builds on students? understandings of the responsibilities and obligations of belonging to the profession of science teaching. They will gain a critical understanding of science education and federal and state policy in this area. Students will understand the rationale and aims of the HSC Preliminary Chemistry syllabus in NSW while developing the skills to plan, implement and evaluate units of work in a school context. They will gain a theoretical knowledge of and practical skills in the application of the science education methods in a Chemistry context. Students will develop skills in the management of the major functions of Chemistry lesson organisation and delivery to an acceptable level of competence.
EDUC6142 Science Curriculum Studies 5 (HSC Chemistry)
Students will focus on the acquisition of knowledge, skills values and attitudes related to the Stage 6 Chemistry, HSC program. They will in addition consider standards-based assessment and the way it impacts on school internal HSC evaluation schemes.
EDUC6143 Science Curriculum Studies 6
Builds on students understandings of the responsibilities and obligations of belonging to the profession of science teaching. They will gain a critical understanding of science education and federal and state policy in this area. Students will understand the rationale and aims of the Biology and Earth & Environmental Science syllabi in NSW while developing the skills to plan, implement and evaluate units of work in a school context. They will gain a theoretical knowledge of and practical skills in the application of the science education methods in an environmental science context. Students will develop skills in the management of the major functions of science lesson organisation and delivery to an acceptable level of competence.
EDUC6153 Boys and Literacies
Current information on boys and literacies in Australia and internationally will be examined. Boys' reading preferences and habits and literacy results will be investigated. The course will involve a discussion of boys learning styles in literacy and a range of reading approaches and programs will be reviewed. There will be a discussion of multi-literacies and approaches including computer literacies, visual literacies and the use of a range of technologies will be critically examined. Students will be encouraged to develop/implement strategies and programs to successfully engage boys in literacies.
EDUC6154 Meeting the Academic and Social Needs of Boys
Strategies, programs and approaches for teachers and schools to enable boys to meet their academic and social needs within a positive male identity will be examined. The course will examine a range of programs and approaches that make the link between boys' social needs and their academic performance. Students will critically examine programs and approaches to the academic and social needs of boys. Programs that assist boys to develop appropriate behaviours and successful academic outcomes through a positive approach to male identity will be examined.
EDUC6200 Productive Classroom Practice
This course introduces students to the research and development literature on Authentic and Productive forms of pedagogy. In particular, the course will outline major dimensions of classroom practice that have been identified in recent research as contributing to greater and more equitable student learning outcomes. In addition, the course will engage students in direct experiences of analysing their own and others' classroom practice using these concepts. The course will be delivered in a flexible mode combining an intensive face-to-face component with distance facilitation of student-centred learning by on-line discussion and email communication.
EDUC6201 Productive Assessment
This course introduces students to the research and development literature on Authentic and Productive forms of assessment. In particular, the course will outline major forms of assessment that have been identified in recent research as assisting the promotion of more intellectually challenging and relevant student learning. As part of this course, students will be introduced to recent developments in performance-based assessment and an analysis of the relationship between productive assessment and current state-based assessment procedures. In addition, the course will engage students in direct experiences of analysing their own and others' assessment practices and student work. The course will be delivered in a flexible mode combining an intensive face-to-face component with distance facilitation of student-centred learning by on-line discussion and email communication.
EDUC6202 Productive Curriculum
This course introduces students to the research and development literature on Authentic and Productive forms of curriculum. In particular, the course will outline major curricular practices that have been identified in recent research as contributing to greater and more equitable student learning outcomes. As part of this course, students will be introduced to recent developments in how curriculum is understood and practised and an analysis of the relationship between authentic curriculum and current state-based curriculum developments. In addition, the course will engage students in direct experiences of analysing their own and others' curriculum practices using these concepts. The course will be delivered in a flexible mode combining an intensive face-to-face component with distance facilitation of student-centred learning by on-line discussion and email communication.
EDUC6203 Productive Teacher Learning
This course introduces students to the research and development literature on the relationship between Authentic and Productive approaches to teaching and teachers' professional learning. In particular, the course will examine the literature on professional development and explore implications of productive and authentic models of teaching. As part of this course, students will be introduced to recent attempts to improve the quality of teaching practice using productive and authentic models of teaching. In addition, the course will assist students to identify strategies that could be used in implementing productive and authentic approaches in their own work places. The course will be delivered in a flexible mode combining an intensive face-to-face component with distance facilitation of student-centred learning by on-line discussion and email communication.
EDUC6211 Assessment in Vocational Education Training
This course is designed to enable participants to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to competently perform the role of a an assessment specialist in the workplace and the VET sector
EDUC6213 Curriculum in Vocational Education
This course is designed to provide the student with the skills to effectively identify, critically review and document relevant sources of information to analyse curriculum and Competency Standards, design curriculum/competency standards and design training programs.
EDUC6214 Policy Contexts of Vocational, Adult & Community Education
This course focuses on the broader policy contexts of vocational, adult and community education in the global environment. It identifies international trends and issues, providing critical analysis of the issues and how these issues may be addressed, with relevance to the local context.
EDUC6222 VET Practicum 1
VET Practicum 1 gives you the opportunity to practically apply learning theory to practice in a classroom, workshop or other learning environments. You will also be involved in a mentoring process with your observing assessors (OA) who are experienced teacher / trainers. The OA will give you positive and constructive feedback and discuss new opportunities for learning applications. This process will be combined with a range of structured and reflective activities.
EDUC6223 VET Practicum 2
VET Practicum 2 gives the opportunity to practically apply learning theory to practice in a classroom, workshop or other learning environments, extending the knowledge and skills achieved during VET Practicum 1. You will also be involved in a mentoring process with your observing assessors (OA) who are experienced teacher / trainers. The OA will give you positive and constructive feedback and discuss new opportunities for learning applications. This process will be combined with a range of structured and reflective activities.
EDUC6301 Assistive Technology in the Instruction for Studen
Designed to familiarise participants with issues in the selection and application of specialised assistive technology to students who are blind or vision impaired. Topics include issues in the selection of applications, for example, speech and tactile input/output technology, telecommunication devices, sound-recordings, low-vision aids and devices, optics, electronic travel devices, tactile graphics and orientation aids.
EDUC6860 Fundamentals of Auditory Verbal Therapy
Technology advances, in particular sophisticated digital hearing aids, FM systems, and cochlear implants, have enlivened the listening/audition approaches that focus on the development of cognition, communication, language, and speech in children with hearing impairments. Competencies in these listening approaches requires interventionists to have an extensive understanding of child language learning and general child development, the conditions that support this learning and development, and the approaches, techniques, and methods that can be used to enhance it. Through reading, lectures, and research this course will help prepare professionals to contribute to the development of children with hearing impairments within an auditory approach.
EDUC6861 Auditory Verbal Practice 1
In order to take advantage of advanced hearing technology to effectively develop spoken language in children with hearing impairments using audition, educators using a AVP approach must marry several important areas of knowledge and skill. The understanding of hearing, hearing assessment, equipment capabilities, and equipment maintenance are vitally important. To ensure the best environment, educators also need to understand how to create the optimal listening conditions and subsequently integrate listening throughout the day to develop both cognition and language with the parents as the primary language developer. Developing skills of assessment of listening, language, speech, and cognition is also necessary.
EDUC6862 Auditory Verbal Practice 2
Auditory Verbal Therapy (AVT) is "the application and management of technology, strategies, techniques, and procedures to enable children with hearing impairments to learn to listen and understand spoken language in order to communicate through speech" (Estabrooks, 1994, p. 2). AVT is also "diagnostic" the educator continuously evaluating the child's and parents' progress. The focus of this course will concern techniques and procedures in AVP, developing the educator as a diagnostic "listener", and setting up the child and parents for success. The course will also stress the importance of principle-based, responsive intervention instead of attempting to follow a "cook book" approach.
EDUC6863 Research and Development in Auditory Verbal Therapy
For the advancement of AV practice, the development of progressive educators must be a high priority. While the process of development and interaction with the child and family must be diagnostic& so should the process be for practitioners across their clients, program, and indeed the field. Educators and practitioners are active consumers of published research and descriptive or instructive literature. Professionals involved should be contributors to the area with their own projects, programs of research, or contributions to professional associations. Professionals also need to develop skills to contribute to the development of other professionals through teaching, demonstrating, and mentoring.
EDUC6864 Child Development: Sensory and Multiple Disability
Content reflects a developmental approach to working with young children with sensory and multiple disabilities with consideration to the impact of vision impairment and multiple disability on growth and development. Course considers the impact of multiple disabilities on learning and development of children with vision impairment from a trans-disciplinary approach to serving children who have sensory and multiple impairments. Candidates will examine research in vision impairment and sensory-multiple impairment. The course will prepare reflective and innovative professionals as leaders who ensure the development of students with vision impairments and/or sensory and multiple disabilities within dynamic social and educational contexts.
EDUC6865 Mathematics for Teachers: Calculus Methods
This course will provide students with a deeper understanding of mathematical concepts crucial to secondary teaching. Calculus based techniques related to conics, volumes, and mechanics will be examined from multiple perspectives resulting in a cohesive and integrated conception of central themes.
EDUC6866 Mathematics for Teachers: Advanced Algebraic Perspectives
This course will provide students with a deeper understanding of mathematical concepts crucial to secondary teaching. Algebraic concepts such as functions, equations, number systems will be examined from multiple perspectives resulting in a cohesive and integrated conception of central themes.
LING6020 Structure of English
This course examines the sound systems of English (phonetic and phonological) and the syntactic structure of simple and complex English sentences.
LING6030 Second Language Acquisition
This course will provide students with psychological, sociological and linguistic perspectives on the acquisition of a second language, with particular emphasis on English as a Second/Foreign language.
EDUC6026 Minor Thesis A
Provides the opportunity to undertake research in an area of interest to the student. The research may take the form of an empirical study, a review of the literature or another research format in discussion with the supervisor. Taken in conjunction with EDUC6027 Minor Thesis B.
EDUC6027 Minor Thesis B
Provides an opportunity to undertake research in an area of interest to the student. The research may take the format of an empirical study, a review of literature or another research format in discussion with the supervisor. Taken in conjunction with EDUC6026 Minor Thesis A.

Semester Schedule: January, July

Admission Requirement
Admission to the Master of Educational Studies degree is open to applicants who have satisfactorily completed a four year Bachelors degree or a three year degree and a Postgraduate Diploma. Applicants who do not satisfy the requirements for direct entry to the award may complete the Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies award (40 units) prior to entering the Masters award, and may then seek up to 40 units of credit in the Masters degree.

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