Master of Education

[Niko]

A Master of Education is essential for ambitious teachers

Why study for 12~18 months full-time or 3~5 years part-time while spending $15,000 to $60,000 just to have those magic words, Master of Education, at the end of your name?

Well, for a start, if you are serious about teaching with dreams of someday landing a lucrative university position, then it's almost an essential prerequisite. There's no other qualification quite like a Master of Education for professional teachers.

Tony, who is half way through his Master of Education course, says he now has a better understanding of how students learn and react to other students and their teachers.

"I think it's really changed me. I've realised the skills that it imparts to you. I didn't realise how much I would actually learn."

Masters facts

• 80% of Masters are done part-time.
• The average age of a Masters student is 32, though ages range from early 20s to late 60s.
• Offshore internet-based Masters programs have grown in number, if not status. One offers a Masters in 3 days!

It's important to note that whereas 20 years ago, any Masters had a certain status, it's now more important where you get your Masters from.

[gogo]

Getting a Masters degree today certainly seems necessary if you want to put yourself above the rest. The norm just go onto Uni and get their Bachelor degree. So if you go 1 step futher and get your Masters, then it will open more doors.

As long as you study at a mainstream university, then I don't think it matters where you get your Masters from. There are some great distance education courses offered by mainstream universities, so these shouldn't be discounted.

A Masters sure is becoming the bare minimum nowadays if you want to apply for a lucrative University job.