Enhance career options and professional advancement opportunities with the UNSW Master of Education. You will be equipped to progress into specialist fields, or leadership roles within your current field, or into further study with research degrees - such as the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or the Doctor of Education (EdD).

Choose a program duration that respects your experience and goals. You can fast-track your studies to graduate in only one year, deepen your expertise in a 1.5-year program, or confidently begin your new direction with a two-year program.

Key features:

Flexible study options
Fit your study around commitments – whether you are employed full-time, have caring responsibilities, or live far from campus. You can choose from fully online courses, a combination of online and face-to-face, as well as school holiday intensive and evening classes.

Financial support
Commonwealth Supported Places and FEE-HELP are available to aid domestic students with the education costs for this program. 

Specialisations
Develop or update your skills and knowledge in one of the following specialisations:

• Educational Studies
• Curriculum and Assessment
• Special Education
• Gifted Education
• Educational Psychology
• TESOL

Depending on your experience, you can complete the Master of Education in one, two, or 1.5 years. Regardless of the duration, you will choose a specialisation from six options. The number of courses, and which courses you undertake, will differ depending on the specialisation you choose. You can take an additional course to develop or renew your confidence in academic writing skills. 

• ARTS5503 - Academic Writing for the Humanities
• ARTS5505 Personalised English Language Enhancement

Please note the abovementioned courses do not count towards the Master of Education program requirements.

Full program structure:

Explore individual course structures for each Master of Education specialisation.

• Educational Studies
• Curriculum and Assessment
• Special Education
• Gifted Education
• Educational Psychology
• TESOL

Each academic year at UNSW has three terms and an optional summer study period. You can study full-time or part-time. A full-time study load is typically eight courses per year. Some courses may not be taught every term. For further information on full course listings, descriptions, and timetables, please see the handbook.

Like many of our graduates, you have the opportunity to progress into specialist fields of education and have a positive impact on future generations. Our graduates work in early childhood teaching; primary and secondary school teaching; vocational and workplace teaching and tertiary teaching roles.

Potential careers:

• Early Childhood Teaching
• Primary and Secondary Teaching
• Vocational and Workplace Teaching
• Tertiary Teaching

To gain entry into the Master of Education, you’ll need: A recognised bachelor degree and a postgraduate teaching qualification (e.g. Graduate Diploma of Education or Master of Teaching), OR

IELTS: 7.0 overall (min. 6.0 in each subtest)

TOEFL IBT (Internet Based): 94 overall (min. 25 in writing, 23 in reading, listening and speaking)

Pearson (PTE - Academic): 65 overall (min. 54 in each subtest)

C1 Advanced Cambridge: 185 overall (min. 169 in each subtest)

C2 Proficiency Cambridge: 185 overall (min. 180 in each subtest)

UNSW Global University English Entry Course (UEEC): Successful completion with a minimum overall grade of B and a minimum grade of C in the writing component.