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

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.

What courses you'll study

Course name Area and cat no. Units Reference  
Practitioner Inquiry 1 EDUC 5070 4.5
Policy, Curriculum and Teaching Studies 1 EDUC 5043 4.5
Practitioner Inquiry 2 EDUC 5071 4.5
Policy, Curriculum and Teaching Studies 2 EDUC 5044 4.5

Program Director