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Master of Education
Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, Australia
About this program
The Master of Education at Charles Darwin University provides advanced theory and practical skills to develop a career in education and contribute to improved outcomes for diverse learners. Students build on previous experience with specialist education knowledge and skills for scholarship, research and leadership roles, enhancing analytical thinking, collaborative learning, project management and transformative practice, and applying their learning in a capstone professional placement or research activity. Study is available online or on campus, with specialisations including Digital Learning Futures, Inclusive Education, Indigenous Knowledges Education, International Education, Managing and Leading Education, and TESOL.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
Study plan in 4 parts
- Core Units (2 units): Contemporary Issues in Education
- Research Methodologies in Education
Specialist Electives Group A (4 units)
- Digital Technologies in Aid and Development (only available externally)
- Digital Cultures
- Curricula and Assessment
- Education
- Apps and Mobile Devices
- Digital Literacies and Data Literacy
- Inclusive Education
- Policies and Practice
- Special Education
- Language and Literacy
- Building Relationships in Indigenous Contexts
- Challenging Educational Paradigm
- Creative Ways of Working with Children and Young People
- Indigenous Knowledges and Epistemology
- Indigenous Research Methodologies
- Neocolonialism
- Advocacy and the Critique of Development
- Indigenous Policy Agendas in Federal and State Politics
- Indigenous Sovereignty and the Challenges of Reconciliation
- Building Relationships in Indigenous Contexts
- Assessment and Quality Assurance in Learning and Teaching
- Leadership in Education
- Indigenous Knowledges
- Property Rights and Economic Participation
- Challenging Educational Paradigm
- Indigenous Policy Agendas in Federal and State Politics
- Global Human Resources (replaces BUS506 Global Megatrends from 2026) (not equivalent)
- Business Analytics
- Leadership in Education
- Entrepreneurship (replaces ENT501 Sustainable Entrepreneurship from 2026) (not equivalent)
- Indigenous Policy Agendas in Federal and State Politics
- Challenging Educational Paradigm
- Research Methods in Applied Linguistics
- Language
- Meaning and Learning (unit title change 2023)
- Applied Language Teaching Methodologies
- Understanding Language Acquisition
- Intercultural Communication
- Language Testing and Evaluation
- Effective Tertiary Teaching
- Technologies for Teaching and Learning
- Digital Cultures
- Curricula and Assessment
- Education
- Apps and Mobile Devices
- Digital Literacies and Data Literacy
- Assessment and Quality Assurance in Learning and Teaching
- Challenging Educational Paradigm
- Scholarship of Tertiary Teaching
Specialist Electives Group B (1-2 units)
- 20cpThesis in Education 1
- 20cpProfessional Conference Proposal
General Electives (2 units): Units totalling up to 20 credit points may be selected from postgraduate units offered by the University. Students may select units from any of the approved specialisations (as above) as electives or by cross institutional enrolment that is approved by the course coordinator
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Admissions
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a related field
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