Master of Education (1.5 years)
Master of Education (1.5 years)
Summary High-quality teachers play a critical role in supporting students to reach their full potential. By building on your existing knowledge and experience, you can strengthen your leadership capabilities in order to mentor and guide your colleagues and enhance their level of teaching and leading proficiency. The Master of Education…
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Summary
High-quality teachers play a critical role in supporting students to reach their full potential. By building on your existing knowledge and experience, you can strengthen your leadership capabilities in order to mentor and guide your colleagues and enhance their level of teaching and leading proficiency.
The Master of Education can assist you in shaping school-wide programs, and leading policy and practice reforms that enhance teaching and learning in diverse educational settings. It can enable you to expand the critical-thinking capabilities you’ll need when responding to changing educational environments, as well as learn how to develop, implement and evaluate innovative evidence-based solutions.
Key features
Become an innovator in education
Integrate research and scholarship from a wide range of education and multidisciplinary sources. Maximise learning outcomes for students
Take the lead in developing, implementing and evaluating programs that leverage teacher, student and community resources. Study a research-led, evidence-based and practice-focused degree
Enhance your professional knowledge so that you can support and mentor colleagues, and engage with stakeholders including parents. Access ongoing professional learning after you graduate
Access cutting-edge professional development through our Academy of Continuing Professional Development in Education.
Career Outcomes
Professions
Classroom-based leadership role
Education administrator
Education policy adviser
Education researcher
Language and literacy specialist
Learning and teaching technology specialist
Mentor of other teachers
STEM education designer
Special education and inclusion specialist
Employers
Catholic Education
Education and training sector
Education policy organisations
Government agencies and departments
Independent schools
Language and literacy learning organisations
Special education and inclusion organisations
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Ranked in the top 200 universities in the world, Macquarie University is considered one of Australia’s best universities, producing graduates that are among the most sought-after professionals in the world (ranked #1 in Sydney for graduate employment rate, QS Graduate Employability Rankings, 2022). Uniquely located in the heart of Sydney, Australia’s largest high-tech precinct, Macquarie brings together more than 45,000 students and 3000 staff in one thriving hub of discovery. Our campus spans 126 hectares, with open green space that gives our community the freedom to think and grow. We have recently invested more than one billion dollars in our facilities and infrastructure so our students and staff can thrive on a campus that is dynamic, sustainable, and built for collaboration. Students from over 120 countries are warmly welcomed into the Macquarie community and benefit from special ongoing academic, language and wellbeing support throughout their study. Macquarie has one of the most generous scholarship programs in Australia, providing many opportunities each year for international students to undertake studies here.
