Monash University
Master of Education in General Education Studies
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 24 months
- Course Type: Master's
Designed for educators, managers, policy makers, education administrators and professionals involved in learning across the wider community, this online course helps students expand their expertise, strengthen professional capacity, develop thought leadership skills and transform the way they approach education and learning in their field.
Course overview
Aimed at advancing your professional interests, the general education stream offers opportunities to engage with a range of contemporary educational areas. You will have the opportunity to strengthen your domain knowledge, professional skills and real-world practices through academic engagement with research and practice across contexts, aligned with contemporary educational dialogue. These contexts may include early childhood centres, schools, workplaces, vocational and tertiary education settings and community organisations. The course offers opportunities for action research and direct engagement with current educational debate and applicable practices. Some options are embedded within the course to span different educational specialisms, drawing from a wider suite of units. Consequently, the course has been intentionally constructed to be relevant, practical and current, addressing specific educational discourses to advance your skills and knowledge.
Key facts
What you will study
To complete the Master of Education in General Education Studies, students must complete 96 credit points. Unless otherwise indicated, each unit is worth six credit points.
You must complete the following units
- Interacting with research in education contexts (12 credit points)
- Investigating education issues in global contexts (12 credit points)
Entry requirements
Entry level 1: Duration: Two years full-time, Four years part-time (96 points to complete)
- An Australian bachelor's degree (or equivalent) with at least a credit (60%) average.
Entry level 2: Duration: 1.5 years full-time, Three years part-time (72 points to complete)
Applicants must have one of the following:
- An Australian bachelor's degree (or equivalent) with at least a credit (60%) average and a minimum of two years of full-time equivalent relevant professional experience.
- An Australian bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Education or a related discipline, including but not limited to teaching, special education, STEM education or social justice, with at least a credit (60%) average.
- A four-year Australian bachelor's honours degree or an Australian graduate certificate or an Australian graduate diploma (or equivalent) with at least a credit (60%) average.
- An Australian master's degree (or equivalent) with at least a credit (60%) average.
Entry level 3: Duration: One year full-time, Two years part-time (48 points to complete)
Applicants must have one of the following:
- An Australian bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Education or a related discipline, including but not limited to teaching, special education, STEM education or social justice, with at least a credit (60%) average and a minimum of two years of full-time equivalent relevant professional experience.
- A four-year Australian bachelor's honours degree or an Australian graduate certificate or an Australian graduate diploma (or equivalent) with at least a credit (60%) average and a minimum of two years of full-time equivalent relevant professional experience.
- A four-year Australian bachelor's honours degree or an Australian graduate certificate or an Australian graduate diploma (or equivalent) in Education or a related discipline, including but not limited to teaching, special education, STEM education or social justice, as relevant to the specialisation, with at least a credit (60%) average.
- An Australian master's degree (or equivalent) with at least a credit (60%) average and a minimum of two years of full-time equivalent relevant professional experience.
- An Australian master's degree (or equivalent) in Education or a related discipline, including but not limited to teaching, special education, STEM education or social justice, with at least a credit (60%) average.
Applicants must also meet the English language requirements.
Contact the university or visit its website for more information.
Recognition of Prior Learning
You may be able to get credit for your course based on prior formal, non-formal or informal learning. To apply, you will need to provide supporting documentation outlined by the university. Contact the university for more information.
Outcomes
Learning outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of an advanced body of knowledge that is contemporary and context-specific within an aligned professional practice and scholarship.
- Interact with the significant theories and contemporary debates in the field through independent study and application of this interaction.
- Utilise your knowledge to critically evaluate and analyse research, literature and knowledge in the field and demonstrate this through independent judgement.
- Communicate your understanding and awareness of contemporary debates through coherent, sustained and informed dissemination of knowledge, through academic writing for a particular audience, context and purpose.
- Synthesise and apply knowledge to your own professional practice and research scholarship in education.
- Demonstrate an understanding of theoretical methodologies within specific professional contexts.
- Analyse and evaluate emerging research and professional practice through an alignment with contemporary and established research in the field.
- Generate your own ideas on an abstract level, as they apply and interact with complex concepts and ideas in the field.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Indicative first-year tuition fee in 2026: $31,100 (domestic full-fee paying place).
All costs are calculated using current rates and are based on a study load of 48 credit points (normally eight units) per year.
A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:
- The number of units studied per term.
- The choice of major or specialisation.
- Choice of units.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
You may also need to pay the student services and amenities fee.
Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.