TalentEd
Masters Degrees in Gifted and Talented Education at UNE

- on campus or via distance education -

 

You have the choice of our coursework MEd (Gifted and Talented) or our research MEd(Hons) (Gifted and Talented).

Who can do them?
Anyone with a four-year BEd or a degree and a GradDipEd.

 

The MEd (Gifted and Talented) is a specialised post-graduate qualification that involves 48 credit points (cp) of coursework. You may make up your 48 cp with your choice from the following units:

EDLT381/481: Education of the Gifted and Talented (6 cp)

EDLT483: Creative Thinking and Problem Solving (6 cp)

EDLT484: Social and Cultural Aspects of Giftedness and Talent (6 cp)

EDLT488: Internet Learning for Gifted and Talented Children (6 cp)

EDUC495: Research Methods in Education (6 cp) (compulsory)

EDUC496: Special Topic in Education (6 or 12 cp)

(an individually tailored Unit designed to meet the specific interests or needs of students)

EDLT583: Issues in Problem Solving and Creativity (6 cp)

EDLT584: Issues in Talent Development (6 cp)

EDUC596: Special Topic in Education (6 or 12 cp)

(another individually tailored Unit designed to meet the specific interests or needs of students)

* Up to two other units offered by our Faculty may also be included in this degree, if you wish to address particular curriculum areas or cross-curriculum perspectives.

 

The MEd(Hons) (Gifted and Talented) is a specialised post-graduate qualification that involves 72 credit points (cp), usually made up of 24 cp of coursework and a 48 cp thesis. Students already possessing an appropriate research background may choose to do a 72 cp thesis, without coursework. The common pattern for students enrolled in this research degree is:

EDLT381/481: Education of the Gifted and Talented (6 cp) *

EDUC495: Research Methods in Education (6 cp)

EDUC595: Implementing Research Methods in Education

EDUC496 or 596: Special Topic in Education (6 cp) *
(an individually tailored Unit designed to meet the specific interests or needs of students)

EDUC699: Thesis at Masters Honours level

* Another unit from the list above may be substituted for this, if your particular interests or your previous academic work (eg COGE at the University of NSW or the GradCert at Flinders University) require such a variation.

 

For further enquiries of an academic nature, please contact:

Dr Peter Merrotsy
Ph: (02) 6773 3832
Email

 

©TalentEd is located at the School of Education,
University of New England, Armidale, Australia. 

This page updated: 19 November 2007.