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Education (Special and Inclusive Education)

Unit of study table

This page was first published on 14 November 2024 and was last amended on 23 May 2025.
View details of the changes below.
These course resolutions have been updated from 29 April 2025. Select the relevant course resolutions based on your commencement date: 1 January 2025 - 28 April 2025 or 29 April 2025 - 31 December 2025.

Master of Education (Special and Inclusive Education)

Students must complete 48 credit points, including:
(a) 24 credit points of core units of study
(b) a minimum of 6 credit points of elective units of study
(c) a minimum of 6 credit points of capstone units of study
(d) a maximum of 12 credit points of postgraduate Education units of study chosen from any Master of Education program.

Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies (Special and Inclusive Education)

Students must complete 36 credit points, including:
(a) 24 credit points of core units of study
(b) a minimum of 6 credit points of elective units of study
(c) a maximum of 6 credit points of postgraduate Education units of study chosen from any Master of Education program.

Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies (Special and Inclusive Education)

Students must complete 24 credit points, including:
(a) 12 credit points of core units of study; and
(b) 12 credit points of elective units of study.

 

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Core units

EDPD5001
Students with Disability
6  
EDPD5011
Inclusive Professional Practice
6  
EDPD5012
Principles of Positive Behaviour Support
6  
EDPD5015
Designing for Access to the Curriculum
6  

Elective units

EDPD5004
Understanding Challenging Behaviour

6  
EDPD5005
Communication for Learning
6  
EDPD5013
Pedagogy and Students with ASD

6  
EDPD5014
Inclusive Literacy and Numeracy Pedagogies
6  
EDPD6001
Researching Open Employment
6  
EDPD5002
Principles of Workplace Training
6  
EDPD5003
Principles of Open Employment
6  
EDPD6015
Collaboration and Consultation
6  
EDPD6016
Students with Autism and Complex Needs
6  

Capstone units

EDPZ6720
Dissertation
12  
EDPZ6724
Dissertation Part 1
6  
EDPZ6725
Dissertation Part 2
6 P EDPZ6724
EDPZ6730
Special Project 1
6 P 24 credit points of units

Master of Education (Special and Inclusive Education)

Students must complete 48 credit points, including:
(a) 24 credit points of core units of study
(b) a minimum of 6 credit points of elective units of study
(c) a minimum of 6 credit points of capstone units of study
(d) a maximum of 12 credit points of postgraduate Education units of study chosen from any Master of Education program.

Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies (Special and Inclusive Education)

Students must complete 24 credit points, including:
(a) 12 credit points of core units of study; and
(b) 12 credit points of elective units of study.

 

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Core units

EDPD5001
Students with Disability
6  
EDPD5011
Inclusive Professional Practice
6  
EDPD5012
Principles of Positive Behaviour Support
6  
EDPD5015
Designing for Access to the Curriculum
6  

Elective units

EDPD5004
Understanding Challenging Behaviour

6  
EDPD5005
Communication for Learning
6  
EDPD5013
Pedagogy and Students with ASD

6  
EDPD5014
Inclusive Literacy and Numeracy Pedagogies
6  
EDPD6001
Researching Open Employment
6  
EDPD5002
Principles of Workplace Training
6  
EDPD5003
Principles of Open Employment
6  
EDPD6015
Collaboration and Consultation
6  
EDPD6016
Students with Autism and Complex Needs
6  

Capstone units

EDPZ6720
Dissertation
12  
EDPZ6724
Dissertation Part 1
6  
EDPZ6725
Dissertation Part 2
6 P EDPZ6724
EDPZ6730
Special Project 1
6 P 24 credit points of units

Post-publication amendments

Date Original publication Post-publication amendment
23/05/2025 Unit of study table published as:
One unit of study table applying to all students.

Unit of study table amended to:
Two unit of study tables applying to separate commencing dates

  • First set commencing:  1 January 2025 to 28 April 2025.
  • Second set commencing: 29 April 2025 to 31 December 2025.