SpecialisationPostgraduate

GENEDSTU01 General education studies

Faculty of Education

General education studies (GENEDSTU01) is a specialisation worth 96 credit points, listing 10 units, taught at Clayton. It is offered in 1 course: Master of Education.

Credit points
96
Units
10
Campus
Clayton
Offered in
1 course

This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2026 entry.

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Overview

Aimed at advancing your professional interests, the general education stream offers engagement in a range of contemporary educational areas. You will have the opportunity to strengthen both your skills and practitioner knowledge, through academic interaction with research across contexts, aligned with contemporary educational dialogue. These contexts include schools, workplaces, vocational and tertiary education settings and community organisations. The course offers opportunities for action research and direct engagement with current educational debate. Some options are embedded within the course to span different educational specialisms, drawing from a wider suite of units. Consequently, the course has been intentionally constructed to be relevant, current and to address specific educational discourses to advance your skill and knowledge.

Availability
General education studies is listed in D6002 Master of Education at Clayton as a postgraduate specialisation.

Structure

Part A. Orientation to education24 credit points
Part B. Expert studies in education48 credit points
Part C. Professional inquiry24 credit points
You must complete the following units and 12 credit points of approved Level 5 units from select Faculty of Education graduate coursework programs.
Pathway to graduate research (optional)24 credit points
A pathway to graduate research (e.g. master by research, PhD) is available if you achieve a weighted average mark (WAM) of at least 75% in the units of this course.

If you are completing this pathway, you will need to make the following unit substitutions: EDF5613 Research approaches in education (12 credit points) to replace EDF5760 Action research in contemporary educational contexts (12 credit points) (Part B); EDF5614 Research project in education (12 credit points) to replace 12 credit points of approved Level 5 units from select Faculty of Education graduate coursework programs (Part C).

Please note: This pathway is not available at the point of entry; your eligibility to undertake this pathway will be checked prior to the commencement of EDF5613; if you are commencing at entry level 1 or 2, you must take the required two units in the final semester of your studies.

If you are completing this pathway, you must complete the following units.

Courses that offer it

Notes

Faculty of Education graduate coursework programs: approved Level 5 units

Common questions

Which courses offer General education studies?

1 course in 2024: Master of Education.

What units are in General education studies?

It lists 10 units, including EDF5610, EDF5611, EDF5613, EDF5614, EDF5760, EDF5761, EDF5762 and EDF5763. The structure above shows which are required and which you choose.

Specialisation details

Type
Specialisation
Study level
Postgraduate
Credit points
96
Faculty
Faculty of Education
Handbook years
202120222023202420252026