Master of Education – Special Education: Complex Communication Needs Postgraduate Specialisation
Master of Education – Special Education: Complex Communication Needs Postgraduate Specialisation
Intended for education or therapy professionals to enhance their experience and understandings of the specific skills required to communicate with, teach, support and include individuals with complex communication needs. Professionals who will benefit from specialisation content may be working in general or special education school settings or in community-based organisations…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Intended for education or therapy professionals to enhance their experience and understandings of the specific skills required to communicate with, teach, support and include individuals with complex communication needs.
Professionals who will benefit from specialisation content may be working in general or special education school settings or in community-based organisations that work with and support individuals with complex communication needs and their families.
Learning Outcomes
Transmit specialised knowledge, skills and ideas to audiences engaged in the education of students with complex communication needs.
Analyse complex problems to generate creative solutions for individuals with complex needs.
Critically analyse professional approaches to understanding and programming for behaviour, literacy instruction and creating communication accessible environments for individuals with complex communication needs within a diverse range of educative contexts.
Manage own learning within a collaborative learning environment.
Career Opportunities
Employment opportunities
This specialisation is intended for education or therapy professionals to enhance their experience and understandings of the specific skills required to communicate with, teach, support and include individuals with complex communication needs, whether in a regular classroom, special education facility or elsewhere in the wider community working with individuals that may have disability.
Possible future job titles
Primary school teacher, secondary school teacher, early childhood teacher, special education teacher, school principal, speech pathologist, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, social worker, education assistant, psychologist
REQUIREMENTS
All applicants are required to have an initial teacher education qualification.
One or more of the specialisations in this course has admission requirements.
Academic admission requirements (Band 6) may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:
Bachelor degree; or
Equivalent prior learning including at least five years relevant professional experience.
English competency requirements:
IELTS Academic: An overall band minimum score of 6.5, with no individual band less than 6.0.) (Results are typically valid for 2 years and online tests are not acceptable.)
TOEFL iBT: TOEFL iBT: 84 (with no score below 17)
TOEFL Paper-Based Test (PBT): Minimum score of 573, including Test of Written English of 5.0 or better. (Results are typically valid for only 2 years)
Pearson Test of English (PTE): PTE Academic 58, with no score less than 50 for postgraduate standard entry courses. (Results are typically valid for only 2 years)
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Edith Cowan University (ECU) is a large, multi-campus institution serving communities in Western Australia and internationally.ECU was awarded university status in 1991, but despite its relative youth, the University has a proud history of more than a century of service to education in Western Australia and is recognised for its teaching and learning, excellence in research, and partnerships with the community.We have more than 23,300 students, including around 18,500 undergraduates and 4,800 postgraduates. Approximately 3,600 international students attend the University, originating from 104 countries.We are a progressive University with courses developed through ongoing industry input, and employing lecturers who engage fully with their students. We’re a university that knows while knowledge is important, understanding comes from experience –experience that enables you to adapt what you’ve learned to whatever opportunities come your way. Because that’s when you do more than just survive in this world. You thrive in it.
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