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EDF5760Action research in contemporary educational contexts

UnitLevel 5|12 credit points|Education

This unit sets out to actively transform the educator into a researcher, through the creation of opportunities to use learning contexts as sites to research and to apply research. Intended to empower the educator, as both a teacher and a...

Semester 1Semester 2Clayton

EDF3097Adolescent development and learning

UnitLevel 3|6 credit points|Education

This unit focuses on significant aspects of adolescent development and the implications for teachers. You will further your understanding of psychological research into adolescent development and will be encouraged to develop critical...

Semester 2Clayton

EDF5061Advanced ethics and professional issues in counselling

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Education

This unit develops an advanced understanding of the ethical, legal, and regulatory dimensions of professional counselling practice. You will use your knowledge of the ethical foundations of the profession to gain insight into managing the...

Semester 1WinterSemester 2ClaytonHong KongSingapore

EDF5775Advanced play and pedagogy in early childhood settings

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Education

In this unit, you will examine the established discourse of play in early childhood education, reflecting on the post-structural approaches relating to the theories of play and pedagogy. In this context, you will critically review...

Semester 2Clayton

EDF5692Advanced practice in inclusive education

UnitLevel 5|12 credit points|Education

This unit consolidates and extends your prior learning in inclusive education by focusing on the deliberate design, enactment and critical reflection of professional practice. In the first half of the unit, you will refine and extend the...

Semester 2Clayton

EDF5571Advanced psychological assessment and diagnosis

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Education

In this unit, you will develop advanced knowledge and skills in the psychological and psychoeducational assessment of learning, cognition, and development across the lifespan. You will examine contemporary theoretical, developmental,...

Semester 2Clayton

EDF2404Assessment and feedback design

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Education

Assessment is a fundamental element of learning designs. Every learning sequence, artefact, and activity aims to enhance knowledge or change behaviour (or both). Assessment is one key way in which learning designers can determine whether...

Semester 2Clayton

EDF5764Assessment in education

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Education

This unit extends your understandings of assessment and its significance for learning. It examines both the theory and practice of assessment in educational contexts and how it is deployed locally and globally to provide strategic...

Semester 2Clayton

EDF5781A systems approach to implementing inclusive education

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Education

This unit focuses on multiple tiers of support and how this can be used across schools and systems to improve educational outcomes, establish equitable practices and evaluate educational practices. The multiple tiers of support framework...

Semester 2Clayton

EDF5679Behaviour assessment and positive behaviour support

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Education

This unit focuses largely on applications of applied behaviour analysis with individuals who display behaviours of concern. In this unit, we will explore a comprehensive, function-based approach to behaviour assessment and positive...

Semester 1Semester 2Clayton

EDF5631Bi/multilingual education

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Education

This unit builds your capacity to identify fundamental principles underpinning bi/multilingual education in a range of contexts. You will examine the development and maintenance of bi/multilingualism and bi/multiliteracy in formal...

Semester 1Semester 2Clayton

EDF5733Clinical placement in psychology 3

UnitLevel 5|12 credit points|Education

This practicum unit develops a range of professional skills and acquaints you with issues of professional ethics and practice in psychology. You will spend between three and four days per week on placement. The placement activities...

Semester 1Semester 2Clayton

EDF5060Cognitive behavioural therapies: Assessment and intervention

UnitLevel 5|12 credit points|Education

This unit provides you with an introduction to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), which is one of the most commonly used therapies in counselling and psychotherapy. CBT has sound research evidence of its effectiveness and can be applied to...

Semester 2ClaytonHong KongSingapore

EDF5684Concepts and principles of learning

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Education

This unit defines the basic elements involved in a scientific analysis of behaviour, and introduces you to several principles that have been discovered through such an analysis. In this unit, you will learn about two functionally distinct...

Semester 1Semester 2Clayton

EDF1068Contemporary approaches to learning for young children: Theories and practices

UnitLevel 1|6 credit points|Education

This unit involves you in the exploration of contemporary theories informing understandings of children’s holistic learning and development. You will develop a comprehensive understanding of various theoretical perspectives and apply and...

Semester 2Peninsula

EDF5567Contemporary psychological practice

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Education

The aim of this unit is to prepare you for professional psychological practice through orientation to contemporary practice issues, critical appraisal of professional challenges, and self-reflection. The unit is designed to complement and...

Semester 2Clayton

EDF3092Contemporary youth health issues

UnitLevel 3|6 credit points|Education

This unit is the third of four health discipline units in this course. This unit develops and enhances your specific health-related knowledge, skills, pedagogies and capabilities. Focusing on creating safe and supportive environments, the...

Semester 2Peninsula

EDF5001Counselling for change and transition

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Education

This unit focuses on the analysis and application of theoretical frameworks of promoting positive change in counselling, mental health and wellbeing contexts. You will learn how to analyse the normal highs and lows of life in cognitive,...

Semester 1Semester 2ClaytonHong KongSingapore

EDF5535Counselling internship

UnitLevel 5|12 credit points|Education

This is a fieldwork placement unit that develops a range of professional skills and will acquaint you with issues of professional ethics and practice in counselling. You will be required to complete 512 placement hours in total, of which...

Summer ASemester 2Malaysia

EDF5004Counselling in the school years

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Education

This unit provides an introduction to counselling child and adolescent clients and explores the childhood and teen years in which specific developmental milestones are reached. This is a challenging time for parents and teachers, during...

Summer ASemester 1Semester 2ClaytonHong KongSingapore