Master of Educational Studies (exit only)Approved Abbreviation: MEdSt
Western Sydney University Course Code: 1859.3
AQF Level: 9
CRICOS Code: 0101774
The Master of Educational Studies is an exit point on completion of 160 credit points of study from the Master of Teaching (Secondary) or Master of Teaching (Primary) as indicated in the course structure below. This course provides an exit point for students who do not meet the National Literacy and Numeracy TEST requirement.
Master of Teaching (Secondary)
Master of Teaching (Primary)
Study Mode
Two years full-time or four years part-time.
Admission
This is an exit point only from Course 1714 - Master of Teaching (Secondary) or 1781 - Master of Teaching (Primary).
Course Structure
Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 160 credit points including the units listed in the recommended sequence below.
Recommended Sequence for students exiting from 1714 Master of Teaching (Secondary)
Start Year Intake Full-time
Year 1
Autumn session
| 102081 | Adolescent Development and Teaching |
| 102083 | Diversity, Social Justice and Learning |
| 102086 | Designing Teaching and Learning |
| 102605 | Professional Practice Community Engagement |
Spring session
| 102082 | Pedagogy for Positive Learning Environments |
| 102746 | Inclusive Education: Principles and Practices |
and two electives
Year 2
Autumn session
Students who have satisfied the NESA undergraduate subject content requirements undertake a recognised Secondary Curriculum stream for Secondary Curriculum Units (102087 Secondary Curriculum 1A, 102090 Secondary Curriculum 2A; 102088 Secondary Curriculum 1B, 102091 Secondary Curriculum 2B; And/Or 102089 Secondary Curriculum 1C , 102092 Secondary Curriculum 2C.)
And/Or
| 102792 | Professional Experience 1 |
| 102085 | Aboriginal & Culturally Responsive Pedagogies |
Spring session
| 102811 | Action Research in Teaching |
Note: Students who do not pass the National Literacy and Numeracy TEST will not be able to complete the following unit: 102793 Professional Experience 2.
| 102793 | Professional Experience 2 |
These students should complete one unit from the Master of Educational Studies list advised after the recommended sequence below to be eligible to graduate with the Master of Educational Studies.
Mid Year Intake Full Time Mode
Year 1
Spring session
| 102081 | Adolescent Development and Teaching |
| 102083 | Diversity, Social Justice and Learning |
| 102086 | Designing Teaching and Learning |
| 102605 | Professional Practice Community Engagement |
Autumn session
| 102082 | Pedagogy for Positive Learning Environments |
| 102746 | Inclusive Education: Principles and Practices |
| 102085 | Aboriginal & Culturally Responsive Pedagogies |
and one elective
Year 2
Spring session
Students who have satisfied the NESA undergraduate subject content requirements undertake a recognised Secondary Curriculum stream for Secondary Curriculum Units (102087 Secondary Curriculum 1A, 102090 Secondary Curriculum 2A; 102088 Secondary Curriculum 1B, 102091 Secondary Curriculum 2B; And/Or 102089 Secondary Curriculum 1C , 102092 Secondary Curriculum 2C.)
| 102792 | Professional Experience 1 |
and one elective
Summer session
| 102085 | Aboriginal & Culturally Responsive Pedagogies |
Autumn session
And/Or
| 102811 | Action Research in Teaching |
Note: Students who do not pass the National Literacy and Numeracy TEST will not be able to complete the following unit: 102793 Professional Experience 2.
| 102793 | Professional Experience 2 |
These students should complete one unit from the Master of Educational Studies list advised after the recommended sequence below to be eligible to graduate with the Master of Educational Studies.
Start Year Intake Accelerated Mode
Note: Students with a GPA 5 on commencement of the course and who maintain a GPA of 5 for their first four units of study will be invited to enrol in the accelerated mode.
Year 1
Autumn session
| 102081 | Adolescent Development and Teaching |
| 102083 | Diversity, Social Justice and Learning |
| 102086 | Designing Teaching and Learning |
| 102605 | Professional Practice Community Engagement |
and one elective
Spring session
| 102082 | Pedagogy for Positive Learning Environments |
| 102746 | Inclusive Education: Principles and Practices |
| 102792 | Professional Experience 1 |
Summer session
| 102085 | Aboriginal & Culturally Responsive Pedagogies |
Year 2
Autumn session
Students who have satisfied the NESA undergraduate subject content requirements undertake a recognised Secondary Curriculum stream for Secondary Curriculum Units (102087 Secondary Curriculum 1A, 102090 Secondary Curriculum 2A; 102088 Secondary Curriculum 1B, 102091 Secondary Curriculum 2B; And/Or 102089 Secondary Curriculum 1C , 102092 Secondary Curriculum 2C.)
Or
| 102811 | Action Research in Teaching |
and one elective
Note: Students who do not pass the National Literacy and Numeracy TEST will not be able to complete the following unit: 102793 Professional Experience 2.
| 102793 | Professional Experience 2 |
These students should complete one unit from the Master of Educational Studies list advised after the recommended sequence below to be eligible to graduate with the Master of Educational Studies.
Mid-year Intake Accelerated Mode
Note: Students with a GPA of 5 on commencement of the course and who maintain a GPA of 5 for their first four units of study will be invited to enrol in the accelerated mode.
Year 1
Spring session
| 102081 | Adolescent Development and Teaching |
| 102083 | Diversity, Social Justice and Learning |
| 102086 | Designing Teaching and Learning |
| 102605 | Professional Practice Community Engagement |
and one elective
Summer session
| 102746 | Inclusive Education: Principles and Practices |
Autumn session
| 102082 | Pedagogy for Positive Learning Environments |
| 102085 | Aboriginal & Culturally Responsive Pedagogies |
Or
| 102792 | Professional Experience 1 |
Year 2
Spring session
| 102811 | Action Research in Teaching |
and one elective
Note: Students who do not pass the National Literacy and Numeracy TEST will not be able to complete the following unit: 102793 Professional Experience 2.
| 102793 | Professional Experience 2 |
These students should complete one unit from the Master of Educational Studies list advised after the recommended sequence below to be eligible to graduate with the Master of Educational Studies.
Recommended Elective Unit Options are subject to semester offerings and availability. Students can choose one or more units from each elective area.
Educational Research
| 102852 | Researching Teaching and Learning |
| 102512 | Researching STEM Education for Future Leadership |
Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting
| 102168 | Principles and Practices of Evaluation |
| 102159 | Designing Curriculum Futures |
Socio- Global Ecologies and Education
| 102160 | Education Policy, Practice and Global Knowledge Co-construction |
STEM
| 102511 | STEM Pedagogies in Practice |
| 102512 | Researching STEM Education for Future Leadership |
Leadership, Care & Wellbeing
| 102098 | Contemporary Teacher Leadership |
| 100701 | Leadership, Mentoring and Professional Growth |
| 102158 | Learning and Teaching in Challenging Contexts |
Inclusive Education
| 102150 | Universal Design for Learning |
National Literacy and Numeracy TEST
Students who do not pass the National Literacy and Numeracy TEST will not be able to complete the following unit: 102793 Professional Experience 2 in the recommended sequence above.
These students should complete ONE unit from the following list to be eligible to graduate with a Master of Educational Studies.
Choose one of the following units if on offer in alternate years in Autumn Session
| 102159 | Designing Curriculum Futures |
| 102158 | Learning and Teaching in Challenging Contexts |
| 102168 | Principles and Practices of Evaluation |
Or one of the following units if on offer alternate years in Spring Session
| 102165 | At the cultural interface - learning two ways |
| 101652 | Ecopsychology and Cultural Change |
| 102160 | Education Policy, Practice and Global Knowledge Co-construction |
| 102146 | Effective Working Relationships |
| 102154 | Technology Assisting Learning |
Recommended Sequence for students exiting 1781 Master of Teaching (Primary)
Accelerated Full-time pathway (1 year)
Course Structure for BA Pathway to Teaching Primary students who complete 40 credit points of the M Teach as part of the Education Studies Major in the BA
Note: Only those students with a GPA 5 for their first four units of study will be invited to enrol in the accelerated mode. Students need to maintain a GPA of 5 or above to enrol in the accelerated pattern of study
Year 1
Autumn session
| 102076 | Teaching and Learning in Classrooms |
| 102792 | Professional Experience 1 |
| 101579 | Primary English and Literacy 1 |
| 101580 | Primary Mathematics and Numeracy 1 |
| 102072 | Primary Health and Physical Education |
Spring session
| 101586 | Primary English and Literacy 2 |
| 101583 | Primary Science & Technology |
| 101584 | Primary Mathematics and Numeracy 2 |
| 102075 | Researching and Developing Engaging Pedagogies |
Summer session
| 102746 | Inclusive Education: Principles and Practices |
Note: Students who do not pass the National Literacy and Numeracy TEST will not be able to complete the following unit: 102793 Professional Experience 2.
| 102793 | Professional Experience 2 |
These students should complete one unit from the Master of Educational Studies list advised after the recommended sequence below to be eligible to graduate with the Master of Educational Studies.
Full-time mode (1.5 years)
Year 1
Autumn session
| 102076 | Teaching and Learning in Classrooms |
| 102792 | Professional Experience 1 |
| 101579 | Primary English and Literacy 1 |
| 101580 | Primary Mathematics and Numeracy 1 |
Spring session
| 102072 | Primary Health and Physical Education |
| 101586 | Primary English and Literacy 2 |
| 101583 | Primary Science & Technology |
Year 2
Autumn session
| 101584 | Primary Mathematics and Numeracy 2 |
| 102075 | Researching and Developing Engaging Pedagogies |
| 102746 | Inclusive Education: Principles and Practices |
Note: Students who do not pass the National Literacy and Numeracy TEST will not be able to complete the following unit: 102793 Professional Experience 2.
| 102793 | Professional Experience 2 |
These students should complete one unit from the Master of Educational Studies list advised after the recommended sequence below to be eligible to graduate with the Master of Educational Studies.
Course structure for students with degree other than BA Pathway to Teaching Primary
Accelerated Full-time mode (1.5 years)
Note: Only those students with a GPA 5 for their first four units of study will be invited to enrol in the accelerated mode. Students need to maintain a GPA of 5 or above to enrol in the accelerated pattern of study
Year 1
Autumn session
| 102077 | Understanding and Teaching Children |
| 102810 | Aboriginal Education: Past, Present and Future |
| 102071 | Culture, Subjectivities and Schooling |
| 101582 | Primary Human Society and its Environment |
Spring session
| 102076 | Teaching and Learning in Classrooms |
| 102792 | Professional Experience 1 |
| 101579 | Primary English and Literacy 1 |
| 101580 | Primary Mathematics and Numeracy 1 |
| 102072 | Primary Health and Physical Education |
Summer session
| 102746 | Inclusive Education: Principles and Practices |
Year 2
Autumn session
| 101586 | Primary English and Literacy 2 |
| 101583 | Primary Science & Technology |
| 101584 | Primary Mathematics and Numeracy 2 |
| 102075 | Researching and Developing Engaging Pedagogies |
Note: Students who do not pass the National Literacy and Numeracy TEST will not be able to complete the following unit: 102793 Professional Experience 2.
| 102793 | Professional Experience 2 |
These students should complete one unit from the Master of Educational Studies list advised after the recommended sequence below to be eligible to graduate with the Master of Educational Studies.
Full-time (2 years)
Year 1
Autumn session
| 102077 | Understanding and Teaching Children |
| 102810 | Aboriginal Education: Past, Present and Future |
| 102071 | Culture, Subjectivities and Schooling |
| 101582 | Primary Human Society and its Environment |
Spring session
| 102076 | Teaching and Learning in Classrooms |
| 102792 | Professional Experience 1 |
| 101579 | Primary English and Literacy 1 |
| 101580 | Primary Mathematics and Numeracy 1 |
Year 2
Autumn session
| 102072 | Primary Health and Physical Education |
| 101586 | Primary English and Literacy 2 |
| 101583 | Primary Science & Technology |
Spring session
| 101584 | Primary Mathematics and Numeracy 2 |
| 102075 | Researching and Developing Engaging Pedagogies |
| 102746 | Inclusive Education: Principles and Practices |
Note: Students who do not pass the National Literacy and Numeracy TEST will not be able to complete the following unit: 102793 Professional Experience 2.
| 102793 | Professional Experience 2 |
These students should complete one unit from the Master of Educational Studies list advised after the recommended sequence below to be eligible to graduate with the Master of Educational Studies.
National Literacy and Numeracy TEST
Students who do not pass the National Literacy and Numeracy TEST will not be able to complete the following unit: 102793 Professional Experience 2 in the recommended sequence above.
These students should complete ONE unit from the following list to be eligible to graduate with a Master of Educational Studies.
Choose one of the following units on offer in alternate years in Autumn Session
| 102158 | Learning and Teaching in Challenging Contexts |
| 102159 | Designing Curriculum Futures |
| 102168 | Principles and Practices of Evaluation |
Or one of the following units on offer in alternate years in Spring Session
| 102160 | Education Policy, Practice and Global Knowledge Co-construction |
| 102165 | At the cultural interface - learning two ways |
| 102154 | Technology Assisting Learning |
| 101652 | Ecopsychology and Cultural Change |
| 102146 | Effective Working Relationships |