Program title: Master of Professional Learning
Award abbreviation: MProfLearning
Degree type: coursework
Mode of study: on campus (blended)
Duration: 1–2 years part-time
Commence: Semester 1 or Semester 2
Fee type 2010: Commonwealth supported places, postgraduate coursework places
Total courses: 8
USC program code: ED702
CRICOS code: Not available to international students on a Student Visa.

Highlights

• Place your research in context and develop a research question
• Engage with a collaborative learning community
• Generate leadership and change in your professional field

Learn to engage with curriculum development.

The Graduate Certificate in Professional Learning offers practising educators, those seeking employment, and educators returning to the workforce, a series of learning opportunities to engage in a critical orientation to professional learning. It brings educators together in a collaborative learning community to enhance their leadership and engagement in curriculum development, evaluation, teaching, learning and assessment. To further your studies, the Graduate Certificate articulates into the Master of Professional Learning, and you may apply the units completed to the higher award.

The Master of Professional Learning invites professional educators—teachers, training officers and educational leaders in schools, training organisations, TAFE and higher education institutions—to engage in enquiry-based professional learning within their field. The program is a combination of coursework and field-based research, leading to the development of deep professional knowledge and capacities in an area of interest. It requires rigorous investigation into the literature, policy and practices in the specific area of study. You must also propose, implement and report on a research project with a view to generating leadership, change and/or reconstruction of existing policies and/or professional practices within your chosen field.

Courses are delivered in a blended learning mode, and content is responsive to the needs and learning styles of the cohort. These programs use a project-based action-learning framework, and the learning outcomes enrich your knowledge, understanding and capacities in professional learning.

Admission requirements

A student entering the masters program will normally be required to hold a Graduate Certificate in Professional Learning or equivalent, from a recognised higher education institution. Entry by non-graduates who have extensive relevant industry experience may be considered on a case-by-case basis by the Dean or Professor of Education, Faculty of Science, Health and Education.

Program structure

EDU700
EDU702
EDU703
EDU704
EDU708
EDU750

Plus select 1 or 2 courses from:
EDU751
EDU752
EDU753

Plus select 1 course from:
EDU754
EDU755 (24 units)

Program requirements

1. Students are required to successfully complete 8 courses as specified in the Master of Professional Learning program structure.
2. Refer to related policies, rules, plans and procedures.
3. International students need to refer to the University's English language proficiency requirements.
4. Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa. 
5. Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods including, for example, essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests, and examinations.

Enquiries

Faculty of Science, Health and Education
Tel: +61 7 5456 5124
Email: education@usc.edu.au

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