Master of Education - Research

*Course not available from June 2013

Overview

The Master of Education - Research is a specialised research degree for students who either wish to pursue research careers in education or whose future career will require them to interpret and apply the findings of educational research.

This course will be discontinued from Spring session 2013. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply for the Master of Philosophy (Education) program.

Entry Requirements

Entry is available to candidates with an Honours Bachelor degree with a major in Education; a Master degree by coursework in Education; or a Bachelor degree by coursework majoring in Education (or equivalent) where a Distinction average has been maintained; or a Bachelor (degree) by coursework majoring in Education including additional research experience deemed appropriate by the Faculty of Education. It is expected that the candidate would have prior knowledge in introductory research methods through a Bachelor or Masters degree program.

Course Requirements

The degree program comprises:

a) 24 credit points of research subjects which will provide research preparation for the thesis component of the degree, including

(i) EDGZ930 Advanced Research Methods in Education

(ii) EDGZ931 Research Proposal

(iii) EDGZ932 Advanced Research Seminar

b) a supervised thesis to the value of 48 credit points (THES912/924), to be examined externally.

Candidates will be required to pass all coursework subjects at the first attempt. Students who do not meet this requirement will have their candidature terminated.

Course Program

Other Information

Further information is available at http://coursefinder.uow.edu.au/ or email: ssc@uow.edu.au