Information Session

FACULTY OF EDUCATION
Master of Education
Information Session

► Welcome ◄
Winthrop Professor Helen Wildy

THE UNIVERSITY OF
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
■ Established 1911
■ Western Australia's oldest
university.
■ One of Australia's elite 'Group
of Eight'
■ Go8 enrols 1/3 of all students
■ Go8 conducts 70% of all
research
■ International reputation in
teaching & research
The University of Western Australia
■ In the Top 100 Universities
CRICOS Provider Code: 00126G

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF
EDUCATION
■ Degree programs since 1916
■ Programs for educators & other
professionals
■ Offshore programs in Hong Kong,
Singapore & Malaysia
■ Highest student satisfaction rating in
Go8
■ 100% graduate employment record
Hackett Hackett Hall, Hall UWA

UNITS IN MEd PROGRAMME
EDUC5608 – E-learning
Associate Professor Mark Pegrum
EDUC5612 – Leadership for Learning
Professor Simon Clarke (Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Education)
EDUC5631 – Approaches to Research
Winthrop Professor Helen Wildy (Dean of the Faculty of Education)
EDUC5633 – Quantitative Inquiry
Associate Professor Elaine Chapman
EDUC5634 – Qualitative Inquiry
Winthrop Professor Anne Chapman
EDUC5678 – Curriculum Context, Dev't & Innovation
Winthrop Professor Tom O’Donoghue
EDUC5620 – Master’s Major Paper
Winthrop Professor Stephen Houghton

► E-learning ◄
Associate Professor Mark Pegrum
Award for Teaching Excellence
2010

►Leadership for Learning ◄
Professor Simon Clarke
Elected Fellow, 2011

► Approaches to Research ◄
Winthrop Professor Helen Wildy

Citation, Postgrad Supervision
2009
Elected Fellow,
2010
Elected Fellow,
2011
► Curriculum Context, Development and Innovation ◄
Winthrop Professor Tom O’Donoghue

Award for Teaching Excellence
2009
Citation, Postgrad Supervision
2009
► Master’s Major Paper ◄
Winthrop Professor Steve Houghton

MATERIALS
■ Detailed unit outlines & lecture notes
■ Moodle online learning management system
■ Digitised course readings
■ Access to UWA Library
Image: http://moodle.org/

SUPPORT
■ Graduate School of Education staff travel to Singapore
■ Face-to-face contact in an intensive 4 days
■ Follow-up support by telephone, email and Skype
■ Supervision for the Major Paper
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ASSIGNMENTS
■ Directly relevant to students' workplaces
■ Guidelines & samples available
■ Ongoing support provided
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COURSE DATES
2013
March 16-19
June 6-9
Nov 23-26
2014
March TBC
June TBC
Nov TBC
2015
EDUC5634 Qualitative Inquiry
EDUC5631 Approaches to Research
EDUC5608 E-Learning
EDUC5678 Curriculum Context, Development & Innovation
EDUC5633 Quantitative Inquiry
EDUC5612 Leadership for Learning
2015 Feb/April Master’s Major Paper

COURSE FEES
(tentative schedule commencement June 2012)
Payment Schedule – Master of Education–11 th Cohort
Total Cost S$20,500.00 + GST
• A single payment of S$20,500 + GST in March 2013
• 2 payments of S$10,250.00 + GST in March 2013 & March 2014
• 3 payments of S$6,833.33 + GST in March 2013, December
2013 & June 2014
• 5 payments of S$4,100.00 + GST in Mar 2013, December 2013,
March 2014, December 2014 & March 2013

MID-PROGRAM EXIT
■ If a participant quits the program or a unit midway,
academic and financial penalties apply.
■ If a student successfully completes four coursework units,
he/she can apply to take the Alternative Exit with a Graduate
Diploma in Professional Education.
University Club, UWA

■ Suited to
ENROLMENT
■ Principals/Deputies/Teachers
■ Leaders in Health, Justice, Govt Admin & Management
■ Training providers
■ Researchers
■ Admission requirements
■ Previous university degree
■ Relevant professional experience
■ English language proficiency
e.g., IELTS min score 7.0 no band less than 6.5
incl. Academic Reading & Writing
■ Applications to
■ Mr Joseph Tan (HCI)
Winthrop Hall, UWA

Why do the UWA Master of Education?
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■ international program delivered by a leading world university
■ 5 th in Australia (Good Universities Guide & Shanghai Jiao Tong Index, 2011)
■ 96 th in the world (Shanghai Jiao Tong Index, 2012)
■ staff are world class researchers
■ senior staff teach face-to-face: “we come to you”
■ units reflect current issues
■ research focus provides pathway to doctorate
■ assignments can be customised to your classroom practice

GRADUATION
■ 10 MEd intakes since 2001
■ Total graduates 128
Winthrop Hall, UWA

QUESTIONS
Academic questions
■ UWA Co-ordinator
Associate Professor Mark Pegrum (UWA)
Ph +61 8 6488 3985
E mark.pegrum@uwa.edu.au
Administrative questions
■ Local Co-ordinator
Mr. Joseph Tan (HCI)
Ph +65 9682 0725
E joseph@hci.edu.sg

Flower installation by Choi Jeong Hwa at UWA, February 2012