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Qualification:
Graduate Diploma in Education Studies (GradDipEdSt)
Availability:
Murdoch campus (internal) (only some units available internally for specialisations in Australian Indigenous Education, Early Childhood Education, Inclusive Education, Teaching English as a Second Language, and Teaching Languages Other Than English)
Murdoch campus (external)
Restriction:
All postgraduate courses are subject to restriction.
Duration:
1 year full-time or part-time equivalent
The Graduate Diploma in Education Studies is a graduate-entry qualification, available to graduates in any field.
The qualification is aimed at the needs of the following:
* teachers who want to deepen their expertise in particular aspects of Education, or develop new areas of specialisation;
* three-year qualified teachers who wish to become four-year qualified;
* graduates in any field who wish to develop some educational background.
Please note that this course does not provide an initial teaching qualification.
The course allows for flexible content depending on student needs. The structure combines Education Studies and Specialist Studies usually (but not necessarily) in a non-Education field. Students may choose from the following nine established specialisations -- in which case they must follow the requirements of that specialisation as set out below -- or construct a specialisation in a field other than those listed below.
A Teaching Qualification required: These specialisations are intended only for qualified teachers allowing them to broaden their teaching experience.
* Early Childhood Education
* Mathematics Education
* Media Education
* Inclusive Education
* Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)
* Teaching Languages Other Than English (LOTE)
A completed undergraduate degree required (not necessarily a teaching degree).
* Australian Indigenous Education
* Environmental Education
* Theology and Education
* Other specialisation (in field other than those above)
When constructing a specialisation of their own (which must be in a field other than those above) students should choose a coherent set of Specialist Studies units of 12 points (such as History, Philosophy, Computer Studies, Personal and Social Development, etc.), and 12 points of complementary Education Studies units. Alternatively, students may select a combination of Education units only that best suits their needs (such as adult learning and development; curriculum development and evaluation; educational leadership; gender and education; social and educational measurement; research methods; and English, mathematics, science, social studies, language education). No more than 6 points may be at Part I-level. These courses of study must be chosen in consultation with the Academic Chair and submitted with the application.
Where students already have a strong education background relevant to the specialisation, the Education component can be reduced to 8 points. Similarly where students already have considerable Specialist Study background they can reduce the Specialist Study to 8 points and increase the Education component to 16 points.
Students are required to complete at least 12 points at 400-level or above. Up to 8 points may be at 200/300-level. Up to 8 points could be accredited professional development programs. Credit for participants in a significant non-accredited professional development program or a school-based program may be attained after submission of a paper demonstrating that students have extended their understanding of an important aspect or issue arising from their participation. Students should consult the Academic Chair for details of this opportunity.
Employment Prospects:
This course is designed to meet the needs for professional development and renewal of professionals engaged in education in a range of settings. Please note that the Graduate Diploma in Education Studies does not provide an initial teaching qualification. For Initial Teacher Education see the Bachelor of Education or the Graduate Diploma in Education, both of which are available to graduates.
Admission Requirements: Onshore course offerings:
Recognised Bachelor's degree or higher, or equivalent training, in any field. Some specialisations require a formal teaching qualification.
English competence.
Internet access is required for students studying externally; exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Exemption from Postgraduate Coursework Regulations:
In this course, where appropriate, undergraduate units (between 100- and 400-level) have been included to meet the learning outcomes for the entire course. Postgraduate students can expect to be part of a learning community with undergraduate students in these units. This course has been granted a specific exemption from the Postgraduate Coursework Regulations.
For more information see here
Related Information:
Chart 'Availability of 400/600/700-Level Units in Education'.
EDU230 Education for Social Justice -- 4 pts
Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
Rockingham: S2-internal
EDU425 Australian Indigenous Education -- 4 pts
NA 2010
EDU231 Schools in Context -- 4 pts
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external, S2-external
Rockingham: S1-internal
EDU427 Development and Education -- 4 pts
Murdoch: S1-external
AIS281 Contemporary Indigenous Issues -- 4 pts
Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
Rockingham: S2-internal
Select from the following:
AIS205 Australian Indigenous Politics: Resistance or Collusion -- 4 pts
Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
AIS228 Our Mob: Indigenous Families -- 4 pts
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Rockingham: S1-internal
AIS238 Blacks and Whites: Aboriginal Colonised History -- 4 pts EDU322 Principles and Practices in Early Childhood Education -- 4 pts EDU323 Integrated Early Childhood Curriculum -- 4 pts EDU470 Professional and Action Learning Project -- 4 pts EDU219 Professional Experience GradCertEdSt -- 4 pts Select from the following: EDU321 Children, Families and Schools -- 4 pts EDU425 Australian Indigenous Education -- 4 pts EDU251 Creating Effective Learning Environments -- 4 pts EDU260 Learning through the Arts -- 4 pts EDU380 Inclusive Education -- 4 pts EDU450 Environmental Education for Sustainability -- 4 pts Select from the following: EDU2401 Facilitating Lifelong Learning -- 4 pts EDU488 Curriculum Development for Practitioners -- 4 pts EDU398 Science Communication -- 4 pts Students who have already completed one of these units or its equivalent may obtain an exemption from the requirement and substitute units from those listed below. SOC222 Social Research Methods -- 4 pts EDU230 Education for Social Justice -- 4 pts EDU286 Primary Curriculum IV (Society and Environment, Science) -- 4 pts EDU273 Society and Environment Curriculum (Secondary) -- 4 pts EDU2731 Society and Environment Curriculum (Secondary) -- 2 pts EDU274 Science and the Curriculum (Secondary) -- 4 pts EDU2741 Science and the Curriculum (Secondary) -- 2 pts STP418 Honours and Masters Research Seminar -- 4 pts EDU490 Developments in the Society and Environment Curriculum -- 4 pts EDU425 Australian Indigenous Education -- 4 pts EDU427 Development and Education -- 4 pts Students with a strong and relevant background in Education may have already completed some of the above units or their equivalents. Exemptions may be obtained for units already completed, in which case, students may reduce the minimum Education requirement to 8 points and substitute Environmental Science units from below. Applications for exemption should be referred directly to the Accreditation Officer. ENV212 Global and Regional Sustainability -- 4 pts Students who have already completed this unit or its equivalent may substitute units from the Specified Electives below. Note that some of these Electives have prerequisites which would need to be completed, but which could form part of the 12 points of Environmental Studies. Select from the following: ENV213 Atmospheric Science -- 4 pts ENV222 Pollutants and the Human Environment -- 4 pts ENV281 Water and Earth Science -- 4 pts ENV228 Environmental Policy and Law -- 4 pts ENV279 Nature-Based Tourism -- 4 pts ENV311 Managing Wetlands and Water -- 4 pts ENV319 Environmental Management -- 4 pts STP206 Sustainability Ethics -- 4 pts STP212 Sustainability, Ecology and Communities -- 4 pts POL285 Environmental Politics -- 4 pts STP220 Cities and Sustainability -- 4 pts Students with a strong background in Environmental Science may have already completed some of the above units or their equivalents. Exemptions may be obtained for units already completed, in which case, students should substitute from the list of Education Studies units. Applications for exemptions should be directed to the Accreditation Officer. EDU275 Mathematics and the Curriculum (Secondary) -- 4 pts EDU262 Cultural Mathematics -- 4 pts EDU3161 School Experience: Secondary BEd -- 2 pts Students should complete all required Mathematics Studies units before enrolment in EDU275 Mathematics and the Curriculum (Secondary) -- 4 pts. Practising teachers may be able to arrange mathematics school experience in their own school. Students should contact the School Experience Office. Select one unit from each of Lists 1 and 2, and two units from List 3. Students with insufficient mathematics background for the Part I units below normally enrol in MAS164 Fundamentals of Mathematics -- 3 pts as an addition to the required 24 points of the major, however, in some circumstances this may be used as part of the 24 points. Where the student already has one of the Mathematics requirements, the Education component may increase to 12 points. Consult the Academic Chair. Select one of the following: MAS182 Applied Mathematics -- 3 pts MAS161 Calculus and Matrix Algebra -- 3 pts MAS167 Computational Mathematics -- 3 pts Select one of the following: MAS180 Introduction to Statistics -- 3 pts MAS183 Statistical Data Analysis and Databases -- 3 pts Select two of the following: MAS208 Mathematical Modelling -- 4 pts MAS230 Biostatistical Methods -- 4 pts MAS284 Applied Statistics and Process Management -- 4 pts EDU254 Media and the Curriculum -- 4 pts Select from the following: EDU260 Learning through the Arts -- 4 pts EDU205 ICT in the Classroom -- 4 pts EDU470 Professional and Action Learning Project -- 4 pts EDU488 Curriculum Development for Practitioners -- 4 pts EDU417 Learning and Teaching with ICT -- 4 pts MCC321 Children and the Media -- 4 pts Note that if one of the 3-point electives is chosen, it will be necessary to complete the Diploma with more than 24 points. In this case, one of the Education electives may be selected in order to form at least 24 points. Select from the following: ICT108 Introduction to Multimedia and the Internet -- 3 pts MCC116 Introduction to the Screen -- 3 pts MCC231 Narrating the Nation: Media, Identity, Culture -- 4 pts MCC337 Cultural and Media Policy -- 4 pts MCC333 Documentary -- 4 pts MCC358 Issues in Screen Analysis -- 4 pts MCC248 Screen Texts -- 4 pts EDU470 Professional and Action Learning Project -- 4 pts EDU219 Professional Experience GradCertEdSt -- 4 pts The Western Australian Department of Education and Training requires six weeks of school experience to be undertaken in an education support setting. Select from the following: EDU205 ICT in the Classroom -- 4 pts EDU260 Learning through the Arts -- 4 pts EDU254 Media and the Curriculum -- 4 pts EDU2541 Media and the Curriculum -- 2 pts EDU276 Second/Foreign Languages and the Curriculum -- 4 pts EDU2761 Second/Foreign Languages and the Curriculum -- 2 pts THE246 Teaching Religion in Schools -- 4 pts EDU425 Australian Indigenous Education -- 4 pts EDU488 Curriculum Development for Practitioners -- 4 pts EDU490 Developments in the Society and Environment Curriculum -- 4 pts EDU380 Inclusive Education -- 4 pts EDU451 Creating Effective Learning Environments -- 4 pts EDU321 Children, Families and Schools -- 4 pts EDU476 Second/Foreign Languages and the Curriculum -- 4 pts EDU470 Professional and Action Learning Project -- 4 pts EDU446 Cultural Diversity in Learning and Working -- 4 pts EDU404 Issues in Language Education -- 4 pts EDU470 Professional and Action Learning Project should be completed in the final semester of the course. Students for whom English is a second or subsequent language should select 8 points of units from the English and Creative Arts or Gender and Cultural Studies majors with no more than 6 points at 100-level. Students for whom English is their first language may substitute Education units listed in the 'Availability of 400/600/700 level units in Education' chart which is provided on the School of Education web site at: Recommended: EDU425 Australian Indigenous Education -- 4 pts Enrolment is not conditional upon language competence but completion of two years' tertiary study of a second language other than English, or the equivalent, is normally required prior to enrolment in EDU476 Second/Foreign Languages and the Curriculum -- 4 pts. Students should note that EDU470 Professional and Action Learning Project -- 4 pts is to be completed in the final semester of the course. EDU476 Second/Foreign Languages and the Curriculum -- 4 pts EDU470 Professional and Action Learning Project -- 4 pts Select from the following: EDU404 Issues in Language Education -- 4 pts EDU446 Cultural Diversity in Learning and Working -- 4 pts EDU425 Australian Indigenous Education -- 4 pts Select at least 12 points of language study from one of the following language lists. Language units may be undertaken directly through the University (select from the list below), or through an approved study abroad program (for example, the Council on International Educational Exchange). Students who include study abroad will have 12 points credited towards their Graduate Diploma in Education Studies, of which 4 points may be used to replace the four-point Education elective. IND161 Indonesian IA -- 3 pts IND162 Indonesian IB -- 3 pts IND261 Indonesian IIA -- 4 pts IND262 Indonesian IIB -- 4 pts IND361 Indonesian IIIA -- 4 pts IND362 Indonesian IIIB -- 4 pts IND243/IND343 Semester in Indonesia -- 12 pts IND452 Indonesian Language Project -- 4 pts JPN171 Japanese IA -- 3 pts JPN172 Japanese IB -- 6 pts JPN204 Japanese IIA -- 4 pts JPN205 Japanese IIB -- 4 pts JPN363 Japanese IIIA -- 4 pts JPN364 Japanese IIIB -- 4 pts JPN243/JPN343 Semester in Japan -- 12 pts JPN452 Japanese Language Project -- 4 pts Students wishing to reach Part II-level proficiency in a European language and meet prerequisite requirements for enrolment in the unit EDU476 Second/Foreign Languages and the Curriculum -- 4 pts must negotiate cross-institutional enrolment through the Academic Chair. Students with a strong language background may have already completed some of the above units or their equivalents. Exemptions may be obtained for units already completed, in which case students should substitute units from the list of Education Studies electives above. Applications for exemptions should be directed to the Accreditation Officer. THE246 Teaching Religion in Schools -- 4 pts THE276 Education in a Faith Community -- 4 pts Select from the following: EDU470 Professional and Action Learning Project -- 4 pts EDU2401 Facilitating Lifelong Learning -- 4 pts EDU251 Creating Effective Learning Environments -- 4 pts EDU4441 Tertiary and Adult Education Policy -- 4 pts EDU427 Development and Education -- 4 pts Select from the following: THE267 Christian Ethics -- 4 pts THE245 Pastoral Care in Church and Community -- 4 pts THE288 Worship and Liturgy -- 4 pts THE280 Science and Religion -- 4 pts THE283 Religious Responses to Health, Illness and Disease -- 4 pts THE281 Understanding Texts, the Self, God and the World -- 4 pts THE282 Religion and Popular Culture -- 4 pts
Murdoch: S2-internalEarly Childhood Education
Course Structure - 24 points
Education Studies - 16 points
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Rockingham: S1-internal
Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
Rockingham: S2-internal
Murdoch: S1-external, S2-external
Murdoch: AU13-external, SP26-externalChildhood Studies - 8 points
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Rockingham: S1-internal
NA 2010
Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
Rockingham: S2-internal
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external, SB6-internal
Rockingham: S1-internal
Murdoch: Y-internal, Y-external
Rockingham: Y-internal, Y-externalEnvironmental Education
Course Structure - 24 points
Education Studies - 12 points
Core Units - 4 points
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external, S2-internal, S2-externalSpecified Electives - 8 points
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external, Y-external
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
Rockingham: S2-internal
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Rockingham: S1-internal
Murdoch: UW2-internal, UW2-external
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Murdoch: UW2-internal, UW2-external
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
NA 2010
NA 2010
Murdoch: S1-externalEnvironmental Studies - 12 points
Core Units - 4 points
Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-externalSpecified Electives - 8 points
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-externalMathematics Education
Course Structure - 24 points
Education Studies - 10 points
Murdoch: UW2-internal, UW2-external
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Murdoch: AU9-external
Rockingham: AU9-externalMathematics Studies - 14 points
Specified Electives - 14 points
List 1
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external, S2-internal, S2-external
Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external, S2-internal, S2-externalList 2
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external, S2-internal, S2-external
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external, S2-internal, S2-externalList 3
Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external, S2-internal, S2-externalMedia Education
Course Structure - 24 points
Education Studies - 12 points
Core Units - 4 points
Murdoch: UW2-internal, UW2-externalSpecified Electives - 8 points
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external, SB6-internal
Rockingham: S1-internal
Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
Murdoch: S1-external, S2-external
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external, Y-external
Murdoch: S2-externalMedia Studies - 12 points
Core Units - 4 points
NA 2010Specified Electives - 8 points
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external, S2-internal, S2-external
Rockingham: S2-internal
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external, S2-internal, S2-external
NA 2010
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Murdoch: S1-internal
NA 2010
Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-externalInclusive Education
Course Structure - 24 points
Education Studies - 12 points
Core Units - 8 points
Murdoch: S1-external, S2-external
Murdoch: AU13-external, SP26-externalSpecified Electives - 4 points
Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external, SB6-internal
Rockingham: S1-internal
Murdoch: UW2-internal, UW2-external
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Murdoch: UW2-internal, UW2-external
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
NA 2010
NA 2010
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external, Y-external
NA 2010Inclusive Education Studies - 12 points
Core Units - 12 points
Murdoch: Y-internal, Y-external
Rockingham: Y-internal, Y-external
Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
Rockingham: S2-internal
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Rockingham: S1-internalTeaching English as a Second Language (TESL)
Course Structure - 24 points
Education Studies - 16 points
Murdoch: UW2-internal, UW2-external
Murdoch: S1-external, S2-external
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Murdoch: S1-external, S2-externalEnglish Studies - 8 points
http://www.education.murdoch.edu.au/curriculum/units
NA 2010Teaching Languages Other Than English
Course Structure - 24 points
Education Studies - 12 points
Core Units - 8 points
Murdoch: UW2-internal, UW2-external
Murdoch: S1-external, S2-externalSpecified Electives - 4 points
Murdoch: S1-external, S2-external
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
NA 2010Language Studies - 12 points
Specified Electives - 12 points
Indonesian
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
Murdoch: S1-internal, S2-internal
NA 2010Japanese
Murdoch: S1-internal
Murdoch: S2-internal
Murdoch: S1-internal
Murdoch: S2-internal
Murdoch: S1-internal
Murdoch: S2-internal
Murdoch: S1-internal, S2-internal
NA 2010European Languages
Theology and Education
Course Structure - 24 points
Education Studies - 12 points
Core Units - 4 points
NA 2010
OR
NA 2010Specified Electives - 8 points
Murdoch: S1-external, S2-external
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
Rockingham: S2-internal
Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
Murdoch: S1-externalTheology Studies - 12 points
Core Units - 12 points
NA 2010
Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
NA 2010
NA 2010
NA 2010
NA 2010
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