Education - D6002

Education

Master's degree

At Monash, we treat learning as a lifelong skill. Whether you’re already working as a teacher, or more broadly in education, this course will deepen your professional learning and help to advance your career.

Get ready to step up

This course is designed for educators, managers, policy makers, education administrators and anyone else involved in learning and education in the wider community. It will help you go beyond where you are now, build your professional capacity, become a thought-leader and transform the way you work.

Please note: this course does not provide a recognised initial teaching qualification. Students seeking an initial teaching qualification should refer to the Master of Teaching course.

Breaking down this degree

In the Masters of Education, you can specialise in one of the following areas:

  • General education studies
  • Digital learning
  • Early childhood education
  • Inclusive and special education

The content covered in the course will depend on your specialisation. For example, general education studies will give you a broader qualification that you can apply to all kinds of educational contexts. The other specialisations will take you deeper into particular areas of expertise.

Whatever path you choose, you’ll have a range of elective options to pick from, so that you can further focus on your professional goals.

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At a glance

Course Details

Location
  • On-campus at Clayton: Full time & part time
  • Online: Full time & part time
Note:

Domestic students: This on-campus course is delivered in flexible mode. Students can choose to engage via a fully online offering or to combine this with attendance at the face-to-face component if they are able and interested.
Duration
 1, 1.5 or 2 years full-time depending on prior qualifications. See entry requirements.
Start date
 Semester 1 (February), Semester 2 (July)
Fees

Information about fees

Course Handbook

Please select a specialisation for more details:

Entry Requirements

You need to satisfy the following entrance requirements to be considered for entry to this course.

Minimum Entry Requirements (Domestic students)

Qualifications

Entry level 1:
Duration: 2 years full-time, 4 years part-time (96 points to complete)

An Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent) with at least a credit (60%) average.

Entry level 2:
Duration: 1.5 years full-time, 3 years part-time (72 points to complete)

An Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent) with at least a credit (60%) average and a minimum of two years of full time equivalent relevant professional experience

OR

An Australian bachelor 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

OR

A four-year Australian bachelor honours degree or an Australian graduate certificate or an Australian graduate diploma (or equivalent) with at least a credit (60%) average

OR

An Australian master's degree (or equivalent) with at least a credit (60%) average.

Entry level 3:
Duration: 1 years full-time, 2 years part-time (48 points to complete)

An Australian bachelor 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

OR

A four-year Australian bachelor 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

OR

A four-year Australian bachelor 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

OR

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

OR

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.

English requirements

Applicants must also meet the English language requirements.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

The course structure and progression map can be viewed in the Handbook.

Making the application

Future students

Course start date(s)

Semester 1 (February), Semester 2 (July)

How to apply

Apply directly to Monash using relevant course code:

  • General education studies - D60020
  • Digital learning - D60022
  • Early childhood education - D60023
  • Inclusive and special education - D60026

Apply

Self assess for credit eligibility

Check for study credit using the "Credit search" link on the Credit for prior study page.

Fees

Fees are subject to change annually.

Full fee

Fees are per 48 credit points which represents a standard full-time course load for a year. The fees for 2026 are:

A$31,100

Note: see information on how fees are calculated.

Fee assistance

As a full fee-paying student, you may be eligible to apply for the optional FEE-HELP to assist you to pay all or part of your tuition fees.

Scholarships

We offer over 360 types of scholarships, valued at up to $280,000. Some scholarships offer one-off payments while others continue for the length of your course. Learn more about Monash Scholarships.

Other costs and fees

For information on other study costs and fees, see other study costs.