Master of Education and Graduate Certificate in Education Studies (International Schooling, Education and Development)
Thinking about study in International Education or Education and Development?
The Master of Education and Graduate Certificate in Education Studies ( International Schooling, Education and Development) is designed to meet the needs and interests of education professionals working or intending to work in international, development-focused, intercultural and increasingly globalised education contexts. To date students enrolling in the programs have been located in diverse fields including:
• International schools and schools offering varieties of internationally formally recognised qualifications
• Privately run schools, both large and small
• IGCSE curriculum schools
• IBO curriculum schools
• Non-government organizations
• Curriculum development centres
• Ministries of Education
• Teacher education institutions
• Global and international education policy making institutions
• Volunteer Organizations
• Development and education agencies and organizations
• Other ‘international’ schools not affiliated with key global accreditation organizations
All over the globe
Generally students enrolled in the existing MEd International Schooling, Education and Development programs are truly global and international in terms of their enrolment locations. Their specific education contexts are often diverse and frequently distant, if not sometimes rather isolated. They are located in the diverse places - form Tajikistan to Indonesia and from Japan to Brunei - that we have so often read about in travel dairies, and have so often seen in television travel documentaries. Students from the UK, Canada and Switzerland are also enrolled in addition to those in Australia.Our students’ experience in these multicultural and diverse contexts often greatly enhances their abilities to engage with the complexities of delivering internationally recognised programs and credentials in culturally diverse contexts.
About UNE
History
The University of New England was the first Australian university established outside a capital city. With a history extending back to the 1920s, UNE has a well-earned reputation as one of Australia's great teaching, training and research universities.
Learning Online
With more than 12,500 of its 17,000 students studying via the Internet, UNE is at the forefront of online learning. UNE students, who have access to 600 subjects online, are finding that Internet learning is a whole new experience that offers greater flexibility for study and a new way of working and communicating with supervisors and fellow students. All students at UNE are provided with internet access and email accounts.
Studying From a Distance
Since 1955, teaching off-campus students by distance education has been an important part of the University's activities. UNE is now Australia's longest continuous provider of distance education and with more than 15,000 external students, is still one of Australia's major providers of awards to off-campus students. Increasingly, the flexibility offered by external study is proving a significant attraction to those pursuing a tertiary education. Its graduates consistently rate their experience at UNE highly, a reflection of the University's commitment to student support. More than 75,000 people now hold UNE qualifications, with many in senior positions in Australia and overseas. UNE has built up its academic profile to the point where it now has more than 500 PhD candidates, an important sign of the University's academic vigor.
Structure of the Master of Education (International Schooling, Education and Development)
The course is organised such that students may enrol directly and complete their study as MEd (MISED) coursework candidates or as MEd (MISED) (Honours) candidates, or as a Graduate certificate candidate.Pathways
1. Graduate Certificate
2. Masters Degree
3. Masters Degree Honours
Graduate Certificate
• 6 credit point core unit comprising EDCX 442 Education For All: Issues and Challenges.
• 6 credit point non-education specialist unit in development.
• 12 credit points from nominated electives.
Masters Degree (course work)
• 24 credit points in core units comprising:
EHPS 590 Research Methods 1
EDCX 442 Education for All: Issues and Challenges
EDCX 455 International Schooling: Issues and Challenges
EDCX 548 Education and Society: Contemporary and Global issues
• 24 credit points from nominated electives
Masters Degree (Honours) by Research
• 18 credit points in core units comprising:
EDCX 442 Education for All: Issues and Challenges
EDCX 455 International Schooling: Issues and Challenges
EDUC 591 Research Methods 2
• 6 credit points from nominated electives
Duration
Graduate Certificate - 1 Year Full-time and 2 Years Part-time
MEd – 1 Year Full-time and up to 3 Years Part-time
MEd Honours 18months Full-time or 4 Years Part-time.
Education electives
- EDCX 415 Indigenous Australian Education
- EDCX 420 Introduction to Curriculum Inquiry
- EDCX 428 Critical Perspectives in Curriculum Inquiry
- EDCX 442 "Education for All": Issues and Challenges
- EDCX 446 Sociology of Education
- EDCX 447 Community Responsive Schooling (available at 500 level also)
- EDCX 594 School Subjects and Curriculum Inquiry
- EDLA 403 Language, Society and Culture
- EDCX 460 Frameworks for Intercultural Studies and Education
- EDCX 401 Curriculum and the Social Context of Schooling
- EDCX 403 Teaching for Cultural Diversity - NESB students (from 2010)
Development-focused electives
- PEAC 504 Environment Security
- PEAC 528 Peace Making and Conflict Resolution (not offered in 2009)
- PEAC 552 Building Peace in Past Conflict Situations
- PEAC 573 States of Dissarray
- PDPS 403 Globalisation, Cultures and Work
- PEAC 503 Philosophy and Practice of Non-Violence
- COMM 423 New Media
- PAIS 562 Globalising Asia (not offered in 2009)
- SOCY 419 Globalisation, Development and Social Change
- GEPL 480 The Geography of Rural Social Change
- GEPL 421 Advanced Population Studies
- GEPL 445 Regional Development; Processes and Policies
- PAIS 518 Australia's Relations with Asia (not offered in 2009)
- HS 332 Social Aspects of HIV/Aids - Education and Community
- GEPL 314 The Road to Riches? Development and Change in Asia
Mode of teaching
The course is presented in Distance Education mode only. Students will be provided with printed study materials including lecture notes and sets of readings. Some units will be offered both in print form and on the World Wide Web (WWW).Students are supported through communication with academic staff by facsimile, telephone, mail or email. All distance education students at the University of New England also have access to the support offered by a number of service providers including the University Library, Academic Skills Centre and the Student Services Centre.
Entry requirements
To be admitted to study these programs you need to hold either:
A three year teaching qualification, or hold a degree and a one year teaching qualification recognized by the Faculty as suitable for entry into the Graduate Certificate aware of in the case of Masters programs:
(a) hold the degree of Bachelor of Education of the University of New England; or
(b) hold a bachelor degree of a university and either a diploma in the field of education or the equivalent of one year of full-time study in education beyond that required for a three-year first degree; or
(c) hold a three-year Diploma in Teaching and a graduate diploma relevant to the degree; or
(d) hold a graduate diploma relevant to the Master of Education (International Education); or
(e) satisfy the Faculty Board by means of other qualifications and relevant experience of adequate preparation for candidature.
That is, applicants for the MEd (MISED) will normally hold a four-year qualification in teaching (e.g. three year Bachelors degree plus a one year diploma, or a 4 year BEd). Applicants without these qualifications may be considered on the grounds of appropriate teaching experience.
Program research areas and interests
Lecturers in the Graduate Certificate and MISED programs have research experience and interests in the following areas:• Peace studies
• Development
• Neo-liberalism
• Online activism and cyber-democracy
• Middle years schooling
• Curriculum development
• Post-colonialism
• Gender studies
• Education theory and philosophy
• Second language education
• Post-conflict education reconstruction
• Alternative forms of schooling
• Gandhi and education
• English as a second language – LOTE and TESOL
• Music education
Academics involved in the Masters programs also supervise PhD students in these areas, from the Asia-Pacific.
Geographic research focus
The experiences, interests, research and languages spoken by academics involved in the teaching of units and supervision of research in MISED inform a strong focus on:• Asia and the Pacific
Academics involved in the Masters programs also supervise PhD students in the research focus areas, including PhD students from the Asia-Pacific.
Past research projects
Staff and Students within the Centre for Research on Education in Context (CREC) in the School of Education are currently conducting research in international education regarding:
- International school web pages.
- How the concept of international schooling is variously interpreted in different contexts.
- Non-mainstream schooling in Indonesia.
- Examining proselytisation discourses in Asia.
- The nature of the school curriculum in international school contexts shaped by a ‘national’ religion.
- The implementation of EFA policy in relation to girls’ education in Tajikistan.
- The music curriculum in culturally diverse contexts.
- Language education in post-conflict contexts.
- Ajeg Bali Discourse - Indonesia
- Gandhi Education - Indonesia
- The Globalisation of Desire: The Many Uses of National Discourses by Korean Learners of English
Research project enquiries
If your organization would like to conduct research with the assistance of members of the Centre for Research on Education (CREC) please contact Dr Siri Gamage
Descriptions of Compulsory Units
To qualify for the award of the Master of Education (International Schooling, Education and Development) (Honours) students must complete four compulsory core units (that is, 24 cp in core subjects –including EHPS 591) and EDUC 699 – Thesis (48 credit points). The entire program comprises 72 credit points.
Core Units - Description
EDCX 548 Education and Society: Contemporary and Global Issues
Throughout this unit you will be introduced to a range of contemporary societal issues, which impact on education. The unit has a particular focus on countries in the Asia-Pacific region, although students may relate the unit material to other countries if they wish. In addition to studying a range of social issues, you will be introduced to a number of educational theories and practices and develop a range of skills which will allow you to critically evaluate the material in this unit and in other units you may study in your program. These skills will allow you to gauge the value in your own educational context of the ideas you hear about, and think about the advantages and disadvantages of adapting them to your own context.
EDCX 455 International Schooling: Issues and Challenges
This unit explores the field on international schooling. Its approach is critical thus it raises the question: What is international schooling? It focuses upon some of the key providers of international schooling and curriculum, and explores issues and challenges in this field of education. These include: discursive frames for international schooling; globalisation as a master-frame; the socio-cultural context; the international school curriculum and administration and management issues.
EDCX 442 Education For All: Issues and Challenges
The unit introduces students to UNESCO’s Dakar Framework (EFA) and other policy associated with this global ‘Master’ plan for education and development: a policy complex, supported, funded and or co-developed by the IMF, WB and G8. Key topics explored include education and poverty, neo-liberalism, non-formal education, religious schooling, HIV/AIDS, gender, ICTs, ‘grass roots’ cyber resistance, and EFA in conflict contexts. In particular the unit engages with the neo-liberal framing of EFA, education and development around the globe. The unit is highly integrated with the WWW and requires students to have WWW access. The unit aims to provide students interested in ‘development’-focused international contexts with a range of perspectives that can inform their implementation of globally produced education policy/curriculum into local contexts. Assessment comprises two written papers.
Costs*
Citizens of Australia or New Zealand
Higher Education Contribution Scheme - HECS
In 2005 HECS places were available for citizens of Australia and (New Zealand citizens living in Australia) to undertake both the MEd (International Ed) (Honours) and the MEd (International Ed) by coursework. We expect this to continue in 2006.
Australian citizens and (New Zealand citizens living in Australia) undertaking a Masters (Honours) have a good chance of being awarded an Australian Postgraduate Award Without Stipend (APAWS), which means that they are exempt from HECS fees for that semester or year, and are only required to pay the General Service Fee.
Further information regarding costs can be obtained through the Student Centre.
International Students
The fees payable are dependent upon the number of units in which you are enrolled in a given semester / year.
For further information
Please contact:
International Office
The University of New England
NSW 2351 Australia
Telephone: + 61 2 6773 3192
Facsimile: + 61 2 6773 3325
Email: ioadmin@une.edu.au
Web: http://www.une.edu.au/ipo/IO_site.htm
*Please contact either the Student Centre (if Australian resident/citizen) or the International Office (if ‘overseas’ student) to check for the most recent costs.
Addresses for UNE Correspondence
For further information about this program and application materials International students should contact:
The Director
International Office
The University of New England
Armidale New South Wales 2351
Australia
URL http://www.une.edu.au/ipo/
Telephone: +61 2 6773 3192
Facsimile: +61 2 6773 3325
Email: ipo@une.edu.au
Australian and New Zealand students should contact:
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Organise your program content - contact
If you would like to enquire about the content of the program or discuss how the program could be further developed to meet your or your organization's professional development needs, please contact:
Dr. Siri Gamage
School of Education
Faculty of the Professions
University of New England
Telephone + 61 2 6773 3836
Facsimilie + 61 2 6773 3878
Email siri.gamage@une.edu.au