Study Curriculum with us
Curriculum reform is one of the central concerns of the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, in both teaching and research. You can explore current issues and specialise in Curriculum within a range of courses at certificate, diploma, masters and doctorate level in the Melbourne Graduate School of Education.
- Programs in Curriculum
- Themes explored in Curriculum
- Staff in Curriculum Education
- Who is the program suitable for?
- Career outcomes
- Key benefits of the course
Courses in Curriculum
Course |
Part Time |
Full Time |
1 year |
6 months |
|
Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Studies No intake in 2010 |
2 years |
1 year |
Master of Education by coursework New structure from 2010 |
2 years |
1 year |
Master of Education by coursework No intake in 2010 |
3 years |
18 months |
Master of Education by research (major thesis) No intake in 2010 |
2 years |
1 year |
Master of Education by research (major thesis) No intake in 2010 |
3 years |
18 months |
Master of Education by combination of coursework & research No intake in 2010 |
2 years |
1 year |
3 years |
18 months |
|
6 years |
3 years |
|
6 years |
3 years |
|
6 years |
3 years |
(NB. The differing lengths of the Masters programs are based on the
previous qualifications/work experience of the applicant)
Themes explored in Curriculum
Some subjects take broad approaches to curriculum, and may be concerned with the nature of curriculum inquiry; or with questions about knowledge and schooling, or with the social context and effects of curriculum, or with curriculum inequalities and student difference. They take up issues such as Curriculum Theory, Approaches to Curriculum Research, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Improvement, Coordination of the Curriculum, Curriculum Leadership and Management.
Other subjects in the Curriculum stream focus on particular areas of curriculum, These may be particular subject areas, or a particular stage of schooling, or a particular element of curriculum such as assessment or inclusiveness. Subjects here include Teaching and Learning in the Middle School, Assessment and
Reporting for Student Learning, and Professional Development and Change, Early Childhood Curriculum, Teaching for Numeracy and Computers and Curriculum, the Arts and Education.
Staff in Curriculum
The School has established important professorial chairs in a number of key subjects and pedagogical aspects of curriculum, and has appointed internationally renowned researchers to those positions. Students wishing to undertake research degrees should access the websites of these researchers for more detail about projects and current interests of research groups in the School.
Leading curriculum researchers in the School include Professor Kaye Stacey, Chair of Mathematics Education; Professor Joe Lo Bianco, Chair of Language Education; Professor John O'Toole, Chair of Arts Education; Professor Patrick Griffin, Chair of Assessment; and Professor David Clarke who holds a personal Chair and directs the International Centre for Classroom Research.
In early 2005, the School formalised the importance it places on curriculum by appointing Lyn Yates to its Foundation Chair in Curriculum. A widely published author and former President of the Australian Association for Research in Education, Professor Yates is an authority on issues surrounding curriculum and curriculum reform.
Who is this program suitable for?
- Anyone interested in questions about what is taught and why; about what is learned and why; and about what might be done better;
- Educators who design, deliver, evaluate and/or coordinate curriculum for learners
- Individuals working in related fields of educational endeavour such as museums, field study centres, local government and in the tertiary sector
Career Outcomes
For practising teachers and principals, curriculum leaders and educational administrators, further study in Curriculum provides a platform from which to influence debate, policy formation and practice in this important field.
Completion of Postgraduate programs in Curriculum Studies:
- Will provide educators with the skills to design, deliver, evaluate and/or coordinate curriculum for learners.
- May assist classroom teachers to move into subject coordination roles
Key benefits of the program
- Collaborative and multi-disciplinary approaches to research and teaching
- Student-centred reflective learning and curriculum
- Academic staff offer a wealth of classroom experience
- Learn how to integrate new knowledge, and new learning and teaching technologies into curricula at all levels
- Explore how to develop teaching methods, resources, materials and subject designs suited to the new curricula