Graduate · Education
Master of Education
University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia
About this program
UniSQ's Master of Education is aimed at people already teaching, not career-changers looking for an initial qualification. It's a postgraduate degree for practising educators who want to specialise or move into leadership, and the course design assumes students are working full-time in schools while they study. Specialisation strands typically cover areas like educational leadership, TESOL, inclusive education, and curriculum studies, and students can usually shape a chunk of the degree around whichever of those matches their actual career direction.
Because the degree sits within a university whose delivery model has been built around distance and online study for decades, assessment is structured around what a working teacher can realistically produce alongside a full timetable: applied projects and research tied to the student's own school context rather than requiring long stretches of campus attendance.
A research-focused exit option (often a minor thesis or major project) exists for teachers considering a later move into doctoral study or educational research roles, alongside the more common coursework-only completion for those staying in the classroom or moving into middle leadership.
Cost & duration
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Course structure
4 terms of coursework
- Core units: Educational research methods, contemporary issues in education, leading learning and teaching
- Specialisation units (select strand): Educational leadership, TESOL, inclusive and special education, or curriculum and pedagogy
- Elective units: Drawn from education specialisations or cross-disciplinary options
- Exit options: Coursework-only completion, or research project/minor thesis pathway for those considering further postgraduate research
Admissions
A relevant bachelor degree, normally in education or a related field, or a bachelor degree plus relevant professional teaching experience; designed for practising teachers seeking specialisation or career progression.
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