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Online (Online Recorded, Online Live). The Master of Education is delivered online using the Learning Management System (LMS), Moodle. Online study is supported by lecturer meetings (via zoom/teams).
Full time / Part time / Online
March (S1) | August (S2) | November (Summer)
Course Overview
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Online
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Career & Study Pathways
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AccreditedCourse Content
Biblical Foundations of Education
This subject equips educators in Christian schools with a robust understanding of the Bible and the frameworks enforced in educational practice. Through an exploration of the biblical narrative, students develop a coherent biblical theology, discerning its implications for life and education, fostering an integrated faith and knowledge approach.
Worldviews and Educational Practice
This subject offers advanced insights into worldview assumptions and their impact on life and education. Students learn to assess the alignment and tensions between biblically informed worldviews and contemporary cultural narratives.
Reflective Pedagogy
This subject delves into the evolution of pedagogical practices in Christian schooling, examining their philosophical and theoretical underpinnings. Students will assess the significance of teaching and learning contexts and critically evaluate their own teaching methods and student learning processes.
Curriculum Development in Christian Schools
Explore curriculum as a human construct that shapes the teaching and learning of created realities. Students will learn to apply knowledge of various curriculum approaches, select criteria for biblically faithful curriculum development and use these in the critical evaluation of curriculum documents.
Equity and Inclusion: Educating Students with Disability
Students assess the impact of legislation, policies, literature, and trends on inclusive education. They review relevant educational practices, interventions, frameworks and design whole-school adjustments and classroom strategies to support the access, participation, and achievement of students with disabilities alongside their peers.
Perspectives on Teaching Mathematics
Dive into new concepts by developing a biblical approach to mathematics education. Students will explore diverse views of knowledge and their impact on mathematics education.
Digital Technology and Education
Students assess the effectiveness of technology in the classroom, and the impact it will have within classroom dynamics. By exploring strategic policies for Christian schools, fostering discernment in technological engagement and within Christian ethics.
Critical Evaluation of Professional Learning
Understand your professional learning journey by building upon scholarly reflection. Students will assess their educational standards through diverse sources and conceptualise this through a Biblical worldview.
Research Methods in Education
Discover the biblical purposes and principles of research in Christian education. Students critically evaluate philosophical paradigms in research methodologies through a biblical lens. They appraise methodological consistency, design ethical research, and develop proposals addressing educational challenges.
Mentoring, Coaching, and Supervising in Educational Contexts
With a focus on instructional coaching practices, this subject is intended for educators who want to further develop their God-given capacity to support the practice and growth of other educators.
Assessment for Deeper Learning
Learning Theories and Formational Practice
Cross-Cultural Perspectives and Education
Reflective Project Capstone
Capstone elective (10 credit points).
Research Design Capstone
Capstone elective (10 credit points). Pre-requisite: EDU595 Research Methods in Education.
Education Research Project Capstone
Capstone elective (20 credit points). Pre-requisite: EDU595 Research Methods in Education.
Directed Reading in Educational Leadership
In this unit, students will be encouraged to develop their literacy skills by evaluating academic literature related to epistemological and philosophical foundations.
Leading Quality Teaching and Learning
Evaluate quality teaching practices through a Christian worldview. By understanding the scope of strategies underpinning policies and the role that professional learning communities play in society.
Adults and Professional Learning
This course empowers educators to engage in meaningful, transformative adult learning experiences informed by biblical principles.
Community Partnerships in Education
Uncover the impact of biblical worldview on education. Students will discover potential partners for collaboration, as they examine different approaches to building collaborative relationships.
The Social and Historical Context of Christian Schooling
This subject delves into the historical, educational, and social influences shaping Christian schooling in Australia.
Reforming Leadership: Overseeing Change and Continuity
This subject explores change management of effective Christian educational leadership. Students assess school culture's impact on vision maintenance and change and identifying key influencers.
Common Questions
The Master of Education is aimed largely at classroom practitioners — specifically qualified, practising teachers who want to upgrade their expertise and credentials with a view to enhancing the effectiveness of their teaching. It is also suitable for educators in Christian Education National schools and other educational systems, and may be undertaken by students studying online overseas.
The Master of Education can be completed in 1 year full time, or part time over up to 7 years. Part time study is structured as one subject per semester, equalling eight semesters over a maximum of seven years.
The Master of Education is an eight-subject (80 credit point) postgraduate course. It requires completion of four core subjects (Biblical Foundations of Education, Worldviews and Educational Practice, Curriculum Development in Christian Schools, and Reflective Pedagogy) plus four elective subjects. One elective must be a Capstone subject for course completion.
The fee is $2,675 per subject, and FEE-HELP is available for eligible domestic students.
This course is delivered by the National Institute for Christian Education (NICE) on behalf of Alphacrucis University College. NICE is a postgraduate training institute that has been developing Christian educators since 1979. The Graduate Certificate of Education is a nested award within the Master of Education, allowing flexibility for students who may wish to start with a postgraduate course before committing to a full Master of Education.
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