Master of Professional Studies in Education
Find out how you can build knowledge, skills and experience in critiquing and understanding educational research and undertake your own research through completion of a dissertation.
Duration: One year full-time. Up to two years of part-time study.
Delivery: Weekly evening lectures and on-campus block courses. Some courses are offered online/by study guides.
Points per degree: 120
Start date: Semester One or Semester Two
Programme details
The Master of Professional Studies offers the opportunity to build knowledge, skills and experience in educational research. The programme includes a 60-point dissertation on a research area of interest. Courses are offered using a range of delivery modes.
Opportunities
The Master of Professional Studies in Education will be of special interest to teachers with three years of teaching experience who hold either a Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary, Primary or Early Childhood Education) or a Bachelor of Physical Education (four-year degree) as it allows you to go from these qualifications directly to study at Masters level. It is also a masters option for those who have completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Education.
Content
The programme includes an approved 30-point research methods course, a 60-point dissertation and a 30-point course associated with your research area, giving a coherent whole to the programme of study.
View our study pathways guide to help you decide whether this programme is right for you.
Entry requirements
In order to be admitted to the Education specialisation in the Master of Professional Studies programme, you need to have completed the requirements for either:
- A four-year bachelors degree
or
- A bachelors (honours) degree
or
- A bachelors degree and a professional qualification in Education equivalent to one year’s advanced study
In addition, you must have at least three years of teaching experience. Note that some courses have prerequisites.
Programme structure
| Requirement | Taught masters |
|---|---|
| 30 points from: | EDUC 787, EDUCSW 700, 701 |
| 60 points from: | EDPROFST 793 Dissertation*, EDCURRIC 797 Dissertation*, EDPROFM 797 Dissertation* |
| 30 points from: | Courses relevant to the area of study from EDUC 700–764, 776, 777, 787, 791, EDCURRIC 700, 702–706, 714–723, 728, 729, 740, 750, 763, 791, EDPRAC 750, 751, 752, EDPROF 706, 709, 724, 725, 759 EDPROFST 700–708, 714–757, 760–779, 782–788, EDPROFM 700, 701, 702, SOCCLEAD 706, or other 700-level courses in another subject relevant to the area of study |
*The course code you enrol in (EDCURRIC, EDPROFM or EDPROFST) for your dissertation will depend on your supervisor arrangements. Contact the Student Hubs to discuss the requirements for dissertation enrolment and study.
Enrolment
The approval of the heads of all departments in which a student applies to enrol is required.
Note: Enrolment is expected to be continuous, but where enrolments include 15-point courses, a period of up to four years is permitted for completion.
More information on postgraduate study
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Use our postgraduate course finder to learn more about the taught courses available at the Faculty of Arts and Education.
Further study
From a masters degree, you can go on to doctoral study. The University offers two programmes in Education at doctoral level – the Doctor of Education (EdD) and the Doctor of Philosophy in Education (PhD).