EDMED7037 WAYS OF RESEARCHING
Students can complete the Master of Education Studies through a research pathway that enables them to apply for entry into a doctoral programme. This research pathway includes four compulsory courses: EDMED 7037 Ways of Researching, EDMED 7038 Analysis and Inquiry Reading the Literature, and EDMED 7121 (Minor Thesis Part A) and EDMED 7122 (Minor Thesis Part B in which students research and write a minor thesis under supervision.) EDMED 7037 introduces students to epistemology and research methodologies that are common within education and the social sciences more generally. Students are supported to frame their own research projects through academic literature and a range of activities that are related to research design, choice of methods, analysis of data and ethics. Students reflect on their motivation to research and their existing understandings of research and how these are shaped by personal and professional experience and expertise. For the major assignment students prepare a thesis proposal as the basis for the research and thesis preparation they undertake in subsequent courses.
Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) unit fee
A Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) is one that is subsidised by the Australian Government, which means students only pay the student contribution amount of the tuition fee. CSPs are only available to eligible domestic students.
The student contribution amount depends on the unit and how much funding the Government provides. Each unit is classified into a band based on its discipline (which may be different to your overall course discipline).
2025 student contribution amount: $1,157
2025 grandfathered student contribution amount (for students who commenced before 1 Jan 2021*): $1,157
* If you are a continuing student (who commenced your course before 1 January 2021) you will continue paying the same amount as you would have, had legislative reforms not been implemented for any units that would otherwise have an increased student contribution amount.
