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The University of Notre Dame Australia

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Master of Education (Curriculum)

  • Masters (Coursework)

The Master of Education (Curriculum) at the University of Notre Dame Australia is a one-year postgraduate program designed for experienced educators seeking to deepen their knowledge of contemporary curriculum. It offers flexible study options, including face-to-face and external tuition, accommodating existing teaching loads.

Key details

Degree Type
Masters (Coursework)
Duration
1 semester full-time, 1 semester part-time
Course Code
5027
Study Mode
In person, Online
Intake Months
Feb, Jul

About this course

Master of Education (Curriculum)

Are you a career-focused educator with practical experience and an interest in the curriculum? The University of Notre Dame Australia's Master of Education (Curriculum) will expand your career choices and allow you to cultivate in-depth knowledge of the contemporary curriculum. With flexible study options, this one-year postgraduate degree could be your career boost. Get in touch today to find out more.

Why study this degree?

Suppose you have been teaching for some time and have the practical experience and desire to develop your education career further, this Master's degree is the perfect course for you. The Master of Education (Curriculum) is designed to meet the needs of professional teachers like you who wish to undertake further career development.

Our flexible study options will ensure that you can accommodate your existing teaching load. Tuition will be available face-to-face and externally, either full-time or part-time. In addition, we schedule face-to-face sessions during school holidays or Saturdays.

The program consists of eight courses: two compulsory, one elective and five specialisation courses. One compulsory theology course and an elective to be chosen from Religious Education, Leadership and Management, Early Childhood Education, Special Learning Needs, and Curriculum.

Entry requirements

Entry requirements

To be eligible for admission to the Master of Education (Curriculum), applicants must also meet the following specific requirements:

  • Be eligible for teacher registration in Australia; and either
  • Successfully complete the University of Notre Dame Australia Graduate Certificate of Education (Curriculum) or equivalent; or
  • Have at least two years of full-time professional experience in either a primary or secondary school setting.

Study locations

Fremantle

Online

What you will learn

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the Master of Education (Curriculum) graduates will be able to:

  1. Critically apply and reflect on advanced knowledge and understandings of specialised educational theory and practices within the domain of curriculum studies
  2. Demonstrate highly developed cognitive, technical and creative skills with initiative, a high level of personal autonomy and accountability to generate understanding of complex issues in religious education
  3. Evaluate and apply knowledge of research principles and methods to curriculum studies within school contexts
  4. Demonstrate highly developed communication and technical skills to implement, justify and interpret critical issues in curriculum planning and design within educational contexts
  5. Plan, execute and reflect critically on a substantial research-based project and/or piece of scholarship on critical issues in curriculum studies within school settings.

Career pathways

Career opportunities

With a Master of Education (Curriculum), you will be able to work in Catholic, government and independent schools in roles such as curriculum and instruction specialist, curriculum design manager, education specialist, head of a learning area and principal leadership.

Course structure

Program summary
  • One Theology or Ethics course
  • One elective (to be chosen from Religious Education, Leadership and Management, Early Childhood Education, Special Learning Needs, Curriculum)
  • Applied Research Methods in Education
  • Five specialisation courses
Specialisation courses
  • Instructional Leadership
  • Values across the Curriculum
  • Mentoring and Coaching Graduate, Early Career and Established Teachers
  • Positive Education: Wellbeing and Student Achievement
  • Trends in Early Childhood Development and Teaching
  • Justice and Social Teaching
  • Teaching and Leading in the Middle Years of Schooling
  • Early Childhood Curriculum Development
  • Adaptive Education for the Inclusive Classroom
  • Strategic Management in Education
  • Instructional Strategies for Students with Learning Disabilities
  • Critical issues in Religious Education
  • Leading Mathematics in the Middle Years
  • Developing Mathematical Thinking
  • Mathematics Learning in the Middle Years
  • Assessment, Intervention and Differentiation in Mathematics Teaching and Learning

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Teacher Education courses at The University of Notre Dame Australia.
91.3%
Overall satisfaction
82.7%
Skill scale
83.3%
Teaching scale
88.4%
Employed full-time
$92.8k
Average salary
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