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Master of Education

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Course code: SIA-14401UniversityStudy area: EducationCourse data availableData JSON

Course overview

If you’re a practicing educator looking to retrain in an additional teaching area or advance your professional skills, our Master of Education program is for you. You’ll deepen your understanding of educational theory and practice, stay updated with industry trends and research, and apply a proven teaching framework supported by strong evidence. Our Master of Education program empowers you to deepen your curriculum knowledge in specialised areas, enhancing your teaching effectiveness, accelerating your career growth, and improving your job prospects. Our flexible study options and international recognition will enable you to pursue career opportunities worldwide. A Graduate Certificate in Education is also available to study and can be used as a pathway into the masters program.

Entry requirements

Postgraduate and higher courses usually use academic prerequisites, degree equivalence and English-language requirements.

Postgraduate entry

The Master of Education is an 80-unit postgraduate qualification for: Qualified teachers who wish to gain an additional teaching area in Mathematics, Physics or TESOL; or qualified teachers who wish to undertake professional development; Admission is available for applicants who have one of the following qualifications or equivalent: Teacher Retraining - Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in Education/Teaching; or Bachelor Honours Degree in Education/Teaching; or Bachelor Degree in Education/Teaching.

Professional Development - Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in Education/Teaching; or Bachelor Honours Degree in Education/Teaching; or Bachelor Degree in Education/Teaching; Relevant fields include education, teaching, training, tutoring, or equivalent.

English requirement
Cambridge C1 Advanced 176, no component below 169Cambridge C2 Proficiency 176, no component below 169IELTS Academic 6.5, no band below 6PTE Academic 58, no component below 50TOEFL iBT 79, no component below 20

If your current English result is below direct entry, consider the university-recognised English language pathway or ELICOS package; successful completion at the required level can usually satisfy English entry without another English test.

Past Offers

Current-course cases first, supplemented by same-institution scored cases.

Scored cases
Source countriesMalaysia
Common pathwayBachelor background · Diploma background
Target levelBachelor degree · Master degree
Offer fieldsEnvironmental · Master of Architecture
1
MalaysiaDiploma background
Bachelor of Renewable Energy Engineering (Honours)Bachelor degree · RENEWABLE ENERGY ENGINEERING · Offshore
GPA / 4.0GPA 3.72/4.0top band · approx. top 5-10%
2
MalaysiaBachelor background
Master of ArchitectureMaster degree · Offshore
GPA / 4.0GPA 3.38/4.0strong band · approx. top 15-20%
3
MalaysiaBachelor background
Master of ArchitectureMaster degree · Master of Architecture · Offshore
gpa 4GPA 3.47/4.03.47/4.00 · strong band · approx. top 10-15%
4
MalaysiaFoundation background
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)Bachelor degree · Environmental · Offshore
Percentage90.0%90% · top band · approx. top 5-10%

Course curriculum

Course structure, credit points and subject sequence

Course curriculum not yet available

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