FACULTY OF EDUCATION

Master of Education

Information Session

► Welcome ◄ Winthrop Professor Helen Wildy

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

■ Established 1911 ■ Western Australia's oldest university. ■ One of Australia's elite 'Group

of Eight' ■ Go8 enrols 1/3 of all students ■ Go8 conducts 70% of all

research ■ International reputation in

teaching & research ■ In the Top 100 Universities

The University of Western Australia CRICOS Provider Code: 00126G

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Hackett Hall, UWA

■ Degree programs since 1916

■ Programs for educators & other

professionals ■ Offshore programs in Hong Kong,

Singapore & Malaysia ■ Highest student satisfaction rating in

Go8 ■ 100% graduate employment record

Hackett Hall

UNITS IN MEd PROGRAMME

EDUC5608 – E-learning Associate Professor Mark Pegrum

EDUC5612 – Leadership for Learning Professor Simon Clarke (Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Education)

EDUC5631 – Approaches to Research Winthrop Professor Helen Wildy (Dean of the Faculty of Education)

EDUC5633 – Quantitative Inquiry Associate Professor Elaine Chapman

EDUC5634 – Qualitative Inquiry Winthrop Professor Anne Chapman

EDUC5678 – Curriculum Context, Dev't & Innovation Winthrop Professor Tom O’Donoghue

EDUC5620 – Master’s Major Paper Winthrop Professor Stephen Houghton

► E-learning ◄ Associate Professor Mark Pegrum

Award for Teaching Excellence 2010

►Leadership for Learning ◄ Professor Simon Clarke

Elected Fellow, 2011

► Approaches to Research ◄ Winthrop Professor Helen Wildy

► Curriculum Context, Development and Innovation ◄ Winthrop Professor Tom O’Donoghue

Citation, Postgrad Supervision 2009

Elected Fellow, 2010

Elected Fellow, 2011

► Master’s Major Paper ◄ Winthrop Professor Steve Houghton

Award for Teaching Excellence 2009

Citation, Postgrad Supervision 2009

MATERIALS

■ Detailed unit outlines & lecture notes ■ Moodle online learning management system ■ Digitised course readings ■ Access to UWA Library

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SUPPORT

■ Graduate School of Education staff travel to Singapore

■ Face-to-face contact in an intensive 4 days ■ Follow-up support by telephone, email and Skype ■ Supervision for the Major Paper

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ASSIGNMENTS

■ Directly relevant to students' workplaces ■ Guidelines & samples available ■ Ongoing support provided

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COURSE DATES

2013

2014

March 16-19 EDUC5634 Qualitative Inquiry

June 6-9 EDUC5631 Approaches to Research

Nov 23-26 EDUC5608 E-Learning

March TBC EDUC5678 Curriculum Context, Development & Innovation

June TBC EDUC5633 Quantitative Inquiry

Nov TBC EDUC5612 Leadership for Learning

2015 Feb/April Master’s Major Paper

2015

COURSE FEES (tentative schedule commencement June 2012)

Payment Schedule – Master of Education–11th Cohort

Total Cost S$20,500.00 + GST

• A single payment of S$20,500 + GST in March 2013

• 2 payments of S$10,250.00 + GST in March 2013 & March 2014

• 3 payments of S$6,833.33 + GST in March 2013, December

2013 & June 2014

• 5 payments of S$4,100.00 + GST in Mar 2013, December 2013,

March 2014, December 2014 & March 2013

MID-PROGRAM EXIT

■ If a participant quits the program or a unit midway, academic and financial penalties apply. ■ If a student successfully completes four coursework units, he/she can apply to take the Alternative Exit with a Graduate Diploma in Professional Education.

University Club, UWA

ENROLMENT

■ Suited to

■ Principals/Deputies/Teachers ■ Leaders in Health, Justice, Govt Admin & Management ■ Training providers ■ Researchers ■ Admission requirements

■ Previous university degree ■ Relevant professional experience ■ English language proficiency

e.g., IELTS min score 7.0 no band less than 6.5 incl. Academic Reading & Writing

■ Applications to

■ Mr Joseph Tan (HCI)

Winthrop Hall, UWA

Why do the UWA Master of Education? /-

■ international program delivered by a leading world university ■ 5th in Australia (Good Universities Guide & Shanghai Jiao Tong Index, 2011)

■ 96th in the world (Shanghai Jiao Tong Index, 2012)

■ staff are world class researchers ■ senior staff teach face-to-face: “we come to you”

■ units reflect current issues

■ research focus provides pathway to doctorate ■ assignments can be customised to your classroom practice

GRADUATION

■ 10 MEd intakes since 2001 ■ Total graduates 128

Winthrop Hall, UWA

Academic questions Associate Professor Mark Pegrum (UWA)

Ph +61 8 6488 3985 E mark.pegrum@uwa.edu.au

Administrative questions Mr. Joseph Tan (HCI)

Ph +65 9682 0725 E joseph@hci.edu.sg

QUESTIONS

■ UWA Co-ordinator

■ Local Co-ordinator

Flower installation by Choi Jeong Hwa at UWA, February 2012