Master of Arts - Research

Testamur Title of Degree:	Master of Arts - Research
Abbreviation:	MA-Research
Home Faculty:	Education
Duration:	1.5 years full-time equivalent
Total Credit Points:	72
Delivery Mode:	Flexible
Starting Session(s):	Autumn/Spring
Location:	Wollongong
UOW Course Code:	1301
CRICOS Code:	042938B

Overview

The Master of Arts - Research is a specialised research degree for students who are not professionally qualified educators but who wish to pursue research careers in education.

Entry Requirements

Entry is available to candidates with a Bachelors Honours degree; a Masters degree by coursework or a Bachelors degree by coursework (or equivalent) where a Distinction average has been maintained, or a Bachelors degree by coursework including additional research experience deemed appropriate by the Faculty of Education.

Course Requirements

The degree program will comprise up to 72 credit points of study including:

− research methods subjects to the value of 24 credit points including EDGZ924 - Research Proposal (6cp) and the remaining subjects chosen In consultation with supervisors and the Associate Dean, Research

− a thesis embodying the results of an investigation to the value of 48 credit points (THES912/924).

Course Program

Subjects		Credit Points
EDGZ921	Introduction to Research and Inquiry*	6
EDGZ922	Conducting Research and Inquiry*	6
EDGZ924	Research Proposal	6
THES912 THES924	Research Thesis	48
*As required depending on prior research training and experience. Plus 6 credit points chosen from the following Research Methodology subjects:
EDGZ951	Poststructuralist/Postmodernist Research	2
EDGZ952	Interviews As Research Method	2
EDGZ953	Correlation Research	2
EDGZ954	Evaluation Research	2
EDGZ955	Developing Grounded Theory In Qualitative Research	2
EDGZ956	Research Methods In Language Education	2
EDGZ957	Feminist Research	2
EDGZ958	Discourse Analysis	2
EDGZ959	Questionnaire Construction	2
EDGZ960	Case Study Research	2
EDGZ965	Vygotskian Studies in Education	4