Graduate Certificate in Education
Degree Level Postgraduate
This degree is only available to Australian students
You're considered an Australian student if you are any of the following:
- Australian or New Zealand Citizen
- Australian Permanent Resident (including Humanitarian Visa holders)
Campus
Magill
Duration
0.5 year(s) full-time
Program Code
MCED
Study as
Full-time
or part-time
Fees
$AU 10,550 per 0.5 EFTSL for students enrolled in 2014
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Entry requirements
Three year teaching qualification or industry equivalent.
Students enrolled in this program in 2013 will continue to be eligible for their Commonwealth Supported Place.
Aim
This program aims to build the current knowledge, analytic capacities and the teaching resources of educational practitioners through engaging them in workplace inquiries about practice; current theories and debates about education; and exploration of relevant local, national and international research and policy.
Content & Structure
The Graduate Certificate of Education consists of 18 units involving the completion of four 4.5 unit courses:
- EDUC 5070 Practitioner Inquiry 1 and EDUC 5043 Policy, Curriculum and Teaching Studies 1 introduce teachers to approaches to practitioner inquiry in relation to a specific field of practice, such as literacy education, educational leadership, student learning and early childhood. These specific fields change each year in response to industry consultation. (Please contact the Program Director for further information.)
- EDUC 5071 Practitioner Inquiry 2 offers students the opportunity to design and implement an inquiry in their own setting.
- EDUC 5044 Policy, Curriculum and Teaching Studies 2 provides an opportunity to study in a further field of practice.
Program Director
Primary director
