Structure
The course is structured in four parts: Part A. Orientation to education, Part B. Key constructs in education, Part C. Enhanced professional learning and Part D. Professional inquiry. Depending upon prior qualifications, you may receive credit for Part A, and for some units from other parts.

Note: If you are eligible for credit for prior studies you may elect not to receive the credit and complete one of the higher credit-point options.

Part A. Orientation to education
These studies will introduce you to contemporary issues in the study of education. They are intended for students who come into the course without previous qualifications in education or work experience in education-related fields. You will engage with academic traditions and scholarly practices in the field of education at the postgraduate level, become acquainted with a broad range of debates across education contexts and develop an understanding of the complexities in the field.

Part B. Key constructs in education
These studies present key theoretical frames to understand ideas and research conducted across a broad theme of significance in the study of education. The themes offered include learners and learning, curriculum, pedagogy and assessment, education and work, sustainability and inclusion, from which you will choose one or two. You will engage with research that responds to the themes you choose and as a result, advance your capacity to apply scholarly concepts in education more broadly.

Part C. Enhanced professional learning
These studies will deepen your knowledge of particular ideas and practices in TESOL, build your skills and address professional issues. They include consideration of language culture and curriculum, bilingualism, and the development of pedagogy and monitoring of learning in TESOL. Taken together, these knowledge and skills will develop your expertise to be applied across your learning and work contexts.

Part D. Professional inquiry
The focus of these studies is professional inquiry. You will address the challenges and opportunities of using and evaluating research evidence in professional practice. This will include engagement in professional practice to develop and upgrade the practical skills you need to function as effective teachers of TESOL in a variety of contexts. This may include an independent research dimension requiring the knowledge and application of research principles.

Requirements
The course comprises 96 points structured into four parts: Part A. Orientation to education (24 points), Part B. Key constructs in education (12 or 24 points), Part C. Enhanced professional learning (24 or 36 points) and Part D. Professional inquiry (12 or 24 points).

If you are admitted at:

entry level 1 you complete 96 points (8 units), comprising Part A (2 units), Part B (1 or 2 units), Part C (3 units) and Part D (1 or 2 units*).
entry level 2 you complete 72 points (6 units), comprising units from Part B (1 or 2 units), Part C (3 units) and Part D (1 or 2 units*).
entry level 3 you complete 48 points (4 units), comprising units from Part B (1 unit), Part C (2 units) and Part D (1 unit*).
* Two units are required in Part D, if you are taking the pathway to graduate research.

The course progression map provides guidance on unit enrolment for each semester of study.

Units are 12 credit points unless otherwise stated.

Part A. Orientation to education (24 points)
You must complete:

EDF4610 Interacting with research in education contexts
EDF4611 Investigating education issues in global contexts
Part B. Key constructs in education (12 or 24 points)
You must complete one or two units from the following:

EDF5620 Leading education and work
EDF5621 Challenging curriculum, pedagogy and assessment
EDF5622 Developing learners and learning
EDF5623 Deepening education and sustainability
Part C. Enhanced professional learning (24 or 36 points)
You must complete:

EDF5641 Pedagogy and assessment in TESOL
and one or two units from the following:

EDF5640 Language, culture and curriculum
EDF5642 Bilingualism and content-based programs
Part D. Professional inquiry (12 or 24 points)
You must complete a. or b. below.

a. The following unit:

EDF5696 Professional practice for teachers of TESOL
and, if only one unit is completed in Part B, one of the following research-related units:

EDF5691 Professional project
EDF5693 Using and evaluating research evidence
EDF5694 Taking a stand in education debates
EDF5695 Self-study as professional inquiry
EDF5814 Creative research approaches
b. Pathway to graduate research

A pathway to graduate research (e.g master's by research, PhD) is available if you achieve a weighted average mark of at least 75 per cent in the units of this course. On-campus attendance is required for this pathway. This is not available at the point of entry, however if you are commencing at entry level 1 or 2 and interested in this possibility you must make space to pursue the two required units in Part D by taking only one unit in Part B.

If you are commencing at entry level 3 (48 credit points) and interested in the pathway to graduate research you must achieve a 75 percent average in your first two units to be eligible. You will be required to transfer to the general award, Master of Education, in order to complete the pathway to graduate research.

If you are invited into this pathway you must take the following two units:

EDF5613 Research approaches in education
EDF5614 Research project in education
Alternative exits
You may exit this course early and apply to graduate with one of the following awards, provided you have satisfied the requirements for that award during your enrolment in this Masters course:

Graduate Certificate of Education Studies after successful completion of 24 points of study
Graduate Diploma of Education Studies after successful completion of 48 points of study.
Note: These awards do not qualify graduates to be registered or employed as teachers.

Progression to further studies
If you are invited to complete EDF5613 (Research approaches in education) and EDF5614 (Research project in education) you may apply for admission to a graduate research course if you meet the following requirements:

Graduates who achieve a weighted average mark of at least 70 per cent and a minimum mark of 70 per cent in EDF5613 and EDF5614 may apply for admission to 0079 Doctor of Philosophy.
Graduates who achieve a weighted average mark of at least 65 per cent and a minimum mark of 65 per cent in EDF5613 and EDF5614 may apply for admission to 3204 Master of Education and may receive up to 24 points of credit towards the coursework requirement.