Overview 2023
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BEd(Hons) program will normally be completed in one full year or two years part time.
Course objectives
The course provides students with the opportunity to engage in educational research at an appropriate level as preparation for future higher degree study.
Students selected into the honours program will receive research training to qualify them for future research engagement, an opportunity to study a particular issue in depth and with personalised research mentor supervision, and graduates of this course will start one step higher on the teacher salary scale.
There are several honours options through the Faculty of Education and they depend on the course you are enrolled in and whether honours is embedded or an end-on option.
Learning Outcomes
Career outcomes
For those students wishing to pursue a higher degree by research, the Honours program will provide a sound basis for future study. Those students gaining a first class honours degree or an upper second award are able to proceed to a doctoral program. Students with a lower second class award or third class honours will have access to the master degree by research program.
Course structure
Compulsory Units
Students selected into one of the following: Faculty of Education Honours courses, B.Ed(Hons), B.Ed (Primary)(Hons), B.Ed (Early Childhood) (Hons) course will undertake this unit.This unit aims to prepare and assist students in developing the skills, knowledge and understanding necessary to…
Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for EPF410 Honours Project Planning & Development
Students selected into one of the following Faculty of Education Honours courses, B.Ed (Hons), B.Ed (Primary) (Hons), B.Ed (Early Childhood) (Hons) course will undertake this unit. This unit is the second in a sequence that aims to prepare and assist…
Credit Points: 25
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Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for ESP318 Introduction to Research Methods
Postgraduate Specialisation units
Mathematics Specialisation
The importance of gratitude to enhance our social and emotional wellbeing has gained momentum in the past decade as a topic of research in a number of fields. In this unit you will critically reflect on the meaning and role…
Credit Points: 12.5
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Inclusive Education Specialisation
The unit will explore the nature of inclusive education in the 21st century with an emphasis on diversity and exceptionality. Based on a philosophical foundation that values every student and acknowledges the right of every student to the most appropriate…
Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for EMT603 Inclusive Practices in Education Settings
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Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for ESM740 Educating Students with Dyslexia and Learning Difficulties (A)
Student disengagement is a multifaceted and often complex problem facing both teachers and educational administrators. This unit focuses on the theories behind student disengagement and takes a solution focused approach towards re-engagement practices. By the end of this unit, you…
Credit Points: 12.5
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Using 21st Century Digital Tools in the classroom has progressed earlier objectives of inclusive educational technology, which were to promote access and to support and augment the learning of students with diverse learning needs. This unit will review the use…
Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for ESM742 Inclusive Educational Technology
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Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for ESM743 Educating Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for ESM744 Educating Students with Dyslexia and Learning Difficulties (B)
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for ESM746 Principles of Applied Behaviour Analysis
Early Childhood Specialisation
This unit is designed for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Education Graduate Certificate (Early Childhood), specialising in teaching children aged birth to 8 years. This unit interrogates current early childhood curricula and pedagogies. Topics include planning using relevant state,…
Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for ESM780 Curriculum Pedagogy and Assessment in Early Childhood
This unit will focus on conceptual development and pedagogical content knowledge for teaching children fundamental aspects of literacy, mathematics and science. A range of play-based strategies for supporting the development of viewing, reading, writing, and speaking and listening skills will…
Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for ESM781 Literacy, Mathematics and Science in Early Childhood
This unit connects theory, policy and practice concerning leadership and advocacy in early childhood. Topics will include contemporary models that foster effective leadership, constructive management strategies and considered ways to promote advocacy in early childhood. Students will also have opportunities…
Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for ESM782 Leadership and Advocacy in Early Childhood
This unit supports professionals undertaking a small-scale systematic investigation into an aspect of learning, or development within a learning context or setting. It aims to enhance students' knowledge of key theoretical perspectives, along with their skills of practitioner research, data…
Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for ESM783 Negotiated Study in Early Childhood
History Specialisation
Professional Learning and Mentoring Specialisation
TESOL Specialisation
In this unit you will be investigating significant issues connected to second language learning. There will be a focus on topics that are of global interest and relevance to teachers of TESOL and how these aspects may be relevant to…
Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for ESG714 Global Issues in Second Language Acquisition
This unit explores linguistics as an academic discipline and in particular its relevance to language learning and teaching. A central idea underpinning the unit is the role that language awareness plays in preparing language teachers to teach English to speakers…
Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for ESG715 Linguistics and Language Analysis
This unit explores the complex relationship between language and culture, and considers both in terms of linguistic and cultural diversity. The unit applies understandings of each to the teaching and learning of language. An emphasis is placed on understanding 'culture'…
Credit Points: 12.5
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This unit explores a range of approaches to English language learning and teaching including teaching strategies and techniques for teaching reading, writing, speaking and listening. The unit will also study the nature of the second language teaching methodology in a…
Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for ESG717 Methodologies in Second Language Teaching
This unit investigates the implementation of current digital technologies in TESOL and considers the future of language learning and teaching utilising technology. The unit will include: Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL), affordances of digital technologies and applications, Second-Language Acquisition (SLA)…
Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for ESG719 TESOL Futures and Digital Technologies
This unit explores the many ways that literature can be utilised within a TESOL context. Literature as a focus for English language teaching will include a range of texts such as poems, novels, non-fiction works, plays and short stories. Multi-modal…
Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for ESG721 Literature, Literacies and Language Learning
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Credit Points: 12.5
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This unit is for the supported and assessed practice of English language teaching and can be conducted in situ, on campus at UTAS, Launceston or with a university recognised establishment domestically or internationally.…
Credit Points: 12.5
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Research Specialisation
ESG704 Dissertation Part A and ESG705 Dissertation Part B together require the completion of a major piece of independent research work, suitable for candidates seeking further entry to Higher Degree Research (such as Ed.D. or PhD). Candidates are required to…
Credit Points: 12.5
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ESG706 is a major piece of independent research work, suitable for candidates seeking further entry to Higher Degree Research (such as Ed.D. or PhD). Candidates are required to work with a supervisor to plan and implement a research study or…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
Improving Teaching and Practice through Action ResearchThe aim of this unit is to show you a way to improve your practice and that of the colleagues you work with. It is a unit which integrates practice, action, theory and research…
Credit Points: 25
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View all details for ESM708 Improving Teaching and Practice through Action Research
Applied Learning Specialisation
This unit will establish the skills and knowledge to enable students to acknowledge their independent educational identity, and contextualize this within both their current educational or workplace environment as well as their broader community. The concepts of collegial constructive criticism…
Credit Points: 12.5
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Unit DescriptionThis unit introduces you to a range of theoretical approaches for facilitating learning, and relates these to contemporary educational practices. As a result of studying this unit, you will understand why contemporary education is focused on learning and understanding,…
Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for EAL502 Contemporary Educational Perspectives
Applied learning is an approach that contextualizes learning in a way to empower and motivate students, whilst developing the key skills and knowledge required for employment, further education, and active learner participation in their communities. It involves students and teachers…
Credit Points: 12.5
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This unit considers the knowledge and skills required to facilitate engaging learning experiences within applied learning settings. In the unit, you will examine the theoretical underpinnings of learner and teacher engagement in a range of contexts, including face-to-face and online,…
Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for EAL504 Facilitating Engaging Learning Experiences
Global Education Specialisation
This unit provides an introduction to the concepts and practices involved in taking a Global Education perspective to teaching and learning in contemporary curriculum contexts. An overview of Global Education will be presented where participants will have an opportunity to…
Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for ESG731 Teaching and Learning with a Global Perspective
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Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for ESG732 Global Citizenship and Education
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Health and Wellbeing Specialisation
Leadership Specialisation
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Research suggests that leaders play a critical role in the ongoing development of their staff when it comes to improving complex organisations in times of rapid and disruptive change. Leaders in many organisations now hold identified and specific accountabilities for…
Credit Points: 12.5
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This unit is designed to support you to undertake a research project based in a school context. It has the flexibility to be tailored to allow you to conduct an inquiry project into one aspect of the pedagogy, structure, leadership…
Credit Points: 12.5
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Leaders now hold key responsibilities for developing the human resource capacities in their organisations. During times of rapid and complex change this responsibility is increased. The professional development and on-going learning of staff, to meet changes in roles and capability…
Credit Points: 12.5
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Organisations everywhere now operate in an environment of rapid, on-going and disruptive change. Leaders play a key role managing such change, which can include system-wide and local reforms, restructuring and innovations. Often, many planned changes are not implemented in practice…
Credit Points: 12.5
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Expectations of leaders in educational and other settings can change significantly over the course of a career. In addition to understanding individual issues of changing professional identity, self-preparation, and role transition, leaders are required to engage with heightened responsibilities when…
Credit Points: 12.5
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Discourses of improvement often drive the practice of leadership. Rapid changes to technology, increasing globalisation, and issues of organisational structure, culture and power impact on improvement agendas, as well as the quality and effectiveness of such improvement in practice. In…
Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for ESM710 Leading Organisational Improvement
The aim of this unit is for leaders to examine the complexity of leadership in a period of rapid and disruptive change, and to develop their self-understanding of personal leadership behaviours. The unit analyses the nexus between management and leadership…
Credit Points: 12.5
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Credit Points: 12.5
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This unit is aligned to the Building a Feedback Culture professional learning program from the Department of Education Tasmania, Professional Learning Institute (PLI) and successful completion of this program is a prerequisite for enrolment into this unit. The program is…
Credit Points: 12.5
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English Specialisation
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for ESG777 Reading and Writing Difficulties: Identification and Intervention
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Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for ESM703 Epochs and Empires: Western Literature for Children and Young Adults
This unit focuses on narrative theory and uses selected concepts from this field of theory to study children's literature. Drawing on both theoretical texts and works of fiction, you will consider and apply concepts such as character, focalisation, beginnings and…
Credit Points: 12.5
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Science Specialisation
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Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for ESG795 Science Education: Principles, Practice and Possibilities
On-Line/ICT Specialisation
Entry requirements
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Fees & scholarships
Domestic students
Commonwealth supported places (CSP)
Domestic undergraduate students may be eligible for a Commonwealth supported place in this course. If you are offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are substantially subsidised by the Australian Government, and you will only be required to pay the student contribution amount for each unit.
You may be able to defer payment of the student contribution amount by accessing a HECS-HELP loan from the Government. This means you can pay your tuition fees later once you start earning above a specific threshold. For more information, please refer to the Study Assist website.
The student contribution amount for each unit of study is based on its discipline area. Student contribution amounts are charged for each unit of study, this means that amounts will depend on which units you choose. Find out more about student contribution amounts.
Detailed fee information for domestic students is available at Scholarships, fees and costs, including additional information in relation to the compulsory Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
International students
International students should refer to the International Students course fees page to get an indicative course cost.
Scholarships
For information on general scholarships available at the University of Tasmania, please visit the scholarships website.
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