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Education (Special and Inclusive Education)

Unit of study table

Master of Education (Special and Inclusive Education)

Students must complete 72 credit points, including:
(a) 24 credit points of core units of study; AND
(b) a minimum of 30 and a maximum of 36 credit points of selective units of study; AND
(c) a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 12 credit points of capstone units of study; AND
(d) optionally, a maximum of 12 credit points of elective units of study

Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies (Special and Inclusive Education)

Students must complete 48 credit points, including:
(a) 24 credit points of core units of study; AND
(b) 24 credit points of selective units of study.

Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies (Special and Inclusive Education)

Students must complete 24 credit points, including:
(a) 12 credit points from the Master of Education (Special and Inclusive Education) core units of study; AND
(b) 12 credit points of selective 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  

Selective 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  
EDPD6015
Collaboration and Consultation
6  
EDPD6016
Students with Autism and Complex Needs
6  
EDPU5001
Research Methodology in Education
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

Elective units

EDPA5011
Effective Leadership and Change
6  
EDPB5002
Globalisation and Education
6  
EDPL6002
Aboriginal Community Collaboration
6  
EDPL6004
Leadership in Aboriginal Contexts
6  
EDPB5016
Global Education and Equity
6  
EDPJ5024
English in Academic Settings
6  
EDPJ5002
Second Language Acquisition
6  
EDPA6015
Leadership: International Perspectives
6  
EDPK5001
Qualitative Methods
6  
EDPK5002
Quantitative Methods
6