Master of Education with specialisation in Early Childhood
Awarded by Monash University
Structure and Content
The MEd (Early Childhood) program consists of 6 courses, which may be completed in 18 months as follows:
| EDF6009 | Special Topic in Research |
| EDF6601 | Studies in Special Education - Inclusion |
| EDF6643 | Values in Early Childhood |
| EDF6642 | Contexts for Childhood |
| EDF6641 | Social and Political Contexts of Early Childhood |
| EDF6010 | Professional Project |
Entry Requirement
Applicants must hold an approved three-year bachelors degree in a relevant field with a credit average in the final year; or an approved fourth year of study; or an approved four year bachelors degree; or have qualifications or experience that the faculty considers to be equivalent to, or a satisfactory substitute for the above.
Applicants who are not native speakers of English will be required to demonstrate substantial competence in written and spoken English by one of the approved methods before admission:
- An overall IELTS (academic) of at least 6.5 with at least 6.5 on reading and listening and at least 6.0 on writing and speaking;
OR
- Paper-based TOEFL score of at least 580 with a TWE of at least 4.5, or an internet-based score of at least 90 with at least 22 on writing and speaking and 20 on listening and reading. [Note: a computer-based TOEFL score of at least 237 with an Essay Rating (ER) of at least 4.5 will be accepted for entry in 2008, but it is no longer valid from 2009 onwards.]
Note: (1)English language requirements AND acedemic requirements must BOTH be fulfilled to be considered for admission into a postgraduate course. (2)Any test scores must be no more than 2 years old at the time of commencement of the course of intended enrollment.
