Monash University
Master of Education in Inclusive and Special Education
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 24 months
- Course Type: Master's
Develop your skills in an online learning environment by exploring and applying differentiated teaching strategies that support and accommodate diverse student needs.
Course overview
In the Master of Education in Inclusive and Special Education, students will focus on building their skills and knowledge. This specialisation offers students the opportunity to engage with contemporary research within inclusive learning communities. A significant feature of the program is the development of existing knowledge and enhancement of skills through differentiating learning and teaching strategies to accommodate student diversity. During their studies, students will address the needs of learners who present with social, emotional and academic challenges. Additionally, students will consider how the attitudes of those around them may impact inclusive learning and teaching programs.
With a strong practical focus, this specialisation allows students to apply principles and research knowledge while evaluating specific approaches that embrace student diversity in learning contexts and systems.
Key facts
What you will study
To earn the Master of Education in Inclusive and Special Education, 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 university's 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.