LECTURER: Hi, everybody.
Thank you for your interest in the Master of Education
at the Graduate School of Education
at the University of Western Australia.
My name is Grace Oakley,
and I'm going to just be today
giving you a brief outline of the course,
and what it entails,
and how you'll benefit from taking this course.
So, let's just go to the next page.
First, I'd like to do the acknowledgement of country.
The UWA acknowledges
that its campus is situated on Noongar land
and that all Noongar people remain
the spiritual and cultural custodians of their land
and continue to practice
their values, languages, beliefs and knowledge.
So, in this presentation,
I'll be giving you a bit of information about the course.
I'll be giving you five reasons
to study a Master of Education at the University of Western Australia,
and some possible careers that you could pursue after graduation.
Right.
So, there are actually two versions of the Master of Education.
There's the coursework and dissertation version,
where you do seven units.
One of them is a double unit, which is a dissertation.
And there's also the coursework and thesis version of the masters,
where you do three coursework units,
including some research methods units and a thesis.
For the thesis you have a supervisor and you do some research.
The M.Ed is one year full-time, or two years part-time.
As from 2021, the MEd will have three streams
or three specialisations
so that you can actually follow your interests
and pursue specialised area of study.
So, there is mental health and wellbeing,
learning and teaching,
and educational leadership.
So, you can elect to enter the MEd coursework and dissertation
under any of those three streams.
Five reasons to study a Master of Education.
Well, keep up to date
and develop advanced expertise in a field of education.
In this fast-moving educational context,
it's very important to be current,
and have all the contemporary research and theory to hand
to help you practice.
You'll also develop research skills,
whether you do the MEd coursework and dissertation,
or the MEd by coursework and thesis.
You'll be able to advance your career,
depending on what you are wanting to do,
and you will work with internationally-recognized academics
at the Graduate School of Education
who have very esteemed research careers.
So, you will be able to tap into their knowledge.
The MEd is also a pathway to doctoral degrees.
So, those of you who are interested in going on and doing an EdD,
which is a professional doctorate in education, or a PhD,
doing the MEd is a suitable pathway for doing that.
But before you enrol,
it's a good idea to talk to us
about what you want to do
and what your pathway might be
if you're wanting to go into a research career.
So, what can you do after graduation if you do the MEd?
There are several things you can do.
You don't have to be a teacher to study the MEd.
You just have to have two years appropriate experience
that would enable you to succeed in the MEd.
I do note that the MEd will not qualify you to be a teacher
if you're not already a teacher.
So, what do graduates typically do with their masters?
They go into educational leadership,
so they may progress within the school into leadership.
With the stream in mental health and wellbeing,
you can become an expert or a leader in that area.
You can progress your existing teaching career
in your area of interest.
And as I said, the MEd is a pathway to work in research
for some students who decide to follow that pathway.
So, that's all that I would like to say in this presentation,
but please don't hesitate to contact us
if you have any other queries whatsoever.
And I look forward to seeing you next year at UWA.