Overview 2021
Location
This course may not be available to international students. Please see the list of distance courses (i.e. online and taken outside Australia) that are offered to international students
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For years prior to 2015, please view the Course and Unit Handbook Archive
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Course objectives
This degree is designed to provide postgraduate level coursework for professionals who are associated with the practice of education. It is intended to enable competent, experienced professionals to broaden, deepen, update and integrate knowledge in an area of interest and/or expertise.
Our objectives are to;
- Develop practical understanding of teaching as an "evidence based profession".
- Engage in research to promote critical reflective practice which will enhance the outcomes of learners in educational contexts.
- Explore theoretical and practical aspects of teaching and learning in a range of contexts including schools, workplaces and community settings.
- Advance your knowledge, skills and understandings of educational research and practice.
- Develop critical and analytical skills through discussion of relevant and substantive research in areas of specific interest.
- Engage in wider and more general education debates.
- Engage, develop and implement research methodologies in your own research project.
Please Note: This course does not qualify graduates as teachers. The appropriate graduate entry course for initial teacher training is the Master of Teaching.
Course structure
Entry requirements
Fees & scholarships
Domestic students
Scholarships
For information on general scholarships available at the University of Tasmania, please visit the scholarships website.
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