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Graduate Diploma in Education Secondary

Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary)

GradDipEd

80 cp
Minimum duration: 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.

Available at

  • Ballarat Campus Vic
  • Brisbane Campus Qld
  • Canberra Campus ACT
  • Melbourne Campus Vic
  • Strathfield Campus NSW
  • Notre Dame College, Shepparton Vic

EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Requirements for Completion of the Graduate Diploma1

To qualify for the Graduate Diploma, a student must complete:

  • 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings consisting of:
    • 40 cp from Education Studies;
    • 40 cp from Curriculum Studies;

      and

  • 2 Professional Experience units consisting of a minimum of 45 days supervised teaching days and 20 days of community engagement.

Schedule of Unit Offerings

Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.

Education Studies

EDFD446 10 Development and Learning
EDFD447/527 10 Diversity in the Classroom
EDFD448/529 10 Effective Teaching and Professional Practice
EDFD453 10 Social and Cultural Contexts of Education

Curriculum Studies

Ballarat Campus

EDLA438 10 English Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDLA439 10 English Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDRE527 10 Religious Education Curriculum and Teaching Studies 1
EDRE528 10 Religious Education Curriculum and Teaching Studies 2
EDSS422 10 Humanities Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDSS423 10 Humanities Curriculum and Teaching 2

Other Curriculum Studies approved by the Course Co-ordinator

Brisbane Campus

EDCU413 10 Teaching and Curriculum 1A
EDCU414 10 Teaching and Curriculum 1B
EDCU417 10 Curriculum and Assessment
EDCU418 10 Contemporary Issues in School Curriculum

Melbourne Campus

EDAR416 10 Visual Arts Curriculum and Teaching 1 (Inc: EDAR412EDAR420)
EDAR417 10 Visual Arts Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Inc: EDAR412EDAR421)
EDAR418 10 Visual Arts Curriculum and Teaching 3
EDAR419 10 Visual Arts Curriculum and Teaching 4
EDLA438 10 English Curriculum and Teaching 1(Inc: EDLA436EDLA442)
EDLA439 10 English Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Inc: EDLA436EDLA443)
EDLA440 10 ESL Curriculum and Teaching 1 (Inc: EDLA437EDLA444)
EDLA441 10 ESL Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Inc: EDLA437EDLA445)
EDLO409 10 LOTE Curriculum and Teaching 1 (Inc: EDLO407EDLO413)
EDLO411 10 LOTE Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Inc: EDLO407EDLO414)
EDLO410 10 LOTE Curriculum and Teaching 3 (Inc: EDLO408EDLO415)
EDLO412 10 LOTE Curriculum and Teaching 4 (Inc: EDLO408EDLO416)
EDMA417 10 Mathematics Curriculum and Teaching 1 (Inc: EDMA415EDMA421)
EDMA418 10 Mathematics Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Inc: EDMA415EDMA422)
EDMA419 10 Mathematics Curriculum and Teaching 3
EDMA420 10 Mathematics Curriculum and Teaching 4
EDMU408 10 Music Curriculum and Teaching 1 (Inc: EDMU406EDMU412)
EDMU410 10 Music Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Inc: EDMU406EDMU413)
EDMU409 10 Music Curriculum and Teaching 3 (Inc: EDMU407EDMU414)
EDMU411 10 Music Curriculum and Teaching 4 (Inc: EDMU407EDMU415)
EDPH414 10 Physical Education Curriculum and Teaching 1 (Inc: EDPH413EDPH416)
EDPH415 10 Physical Education Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Inc: EDPH413EDPH417)
EDRE527 10 Religious Education Curriculum and Teaching Studies 1 (Inc: EDRE425EDRE432)
EDRE528 10 Religious Education Curriculum and Teaching Studies 2 (Inc: EDRE425EDRE433)
EDRE427 10 Religious Education Curriculum and Teaching Studies 3
EDRE428 10 Religious Education Curriculum and Teaching Studies 4
EDSS416 10 Commerce and Business Studies Curriculum and Teaching 1 (Inc: EDSS424 and EDSS425)
EDSS417 10 Commerce and Business Studies and Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Inc: EDSS424 and EDSS425)
EDSS418 10 Commerce and Business Studies and Curriculum and Teaching 3
EDSS419 10 Commerce and Business Studies and Curriculum and Teaching 4
EDSS420 10 History Curriculum and Teaching 1 (Inc: EDSS426)
EDSS421 10 History Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Inc: EDSS427)
EDSS422 10 Humanities Curriculum and Teaching 1 (Inc: EDSS415EDSS426)
EDSS423 10 Humanities Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Inc: EDSS415EDSS427)
EDST441 10 ICT Curriculum and Teaching 1 (Inc: EDST432EDST449)
EDST442 10 ICT Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Inc: EDST432EDST450)
EDST443 10 Science Curriculum and Teaching 1 (Inc: EDST433EDST451)
EDST444 10 Science Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Inc: EDST433EDST452)
EDST445 10 Science Curriculum and Teaching 3
EDST446 10 Science Curriculum and Teaching 4
EDST447 10 Technology Curriculum and Teaching 1 (Inc: EDST434EDST453)
EDST448 10 Technology Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Inc: EDST434EDST454)

Shepparton

EDMA417 10 Mathematics Curriculum and Teaching 1(Inc: EDMA415EDMA421)
EDMA418 10 Mathematics Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Inc: EDMA415EDMA422)
EDRE527 10 Religious Education Curriculum and Teaching Studies 1(Inc: EDRE425EDRE432)
EDRE528 10 Religious Education Curriculum and Teaching Studies 2 (Inc: EDRE425EDRE433)
EDSS416 10 Commerce and Business Studies Curriculum and Teaching 1
EDSS417 10 Commerce and Business Studies Curriculum and Teaching 2
EDST441 10 ICT Curriculum and Teaching 1 (Inc: EDST432EDST449)
EDST442 10 ITC Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Inc: EDST432EDST450)
EDST443 10 Science Curriculum and Teaching 1(Inc: EDST433EDST451)
EDST444 10 Science Curriculum and Teaching 2 (Inc: EDST433EDST452)

Strathfield Campus

Canberra Campus

Professional Experience

EDFX503 0 Graduate Professional Experience 1
EDFX504 0 Graduate Professional Experience 2

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  • Notes:
    Religious Education and Theology Units:
    Completion of the Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary) and the Graduate Certificate in Religious Education courses, in addition to giving full State accreditation, allows teachers to satisfy requirements for teaching in Catholic or Lutheran schools or State schools.
    Lutheran Strand:
    Students who wish to complete the requirements for teaching in Lutheran schools must register and enrol with Australian Lutheran College. The Lutheran units will replace units in the normal Graduate Certificate in Religious Education course and Australian Catholic University will credit the units towards the completion of the Graduate Diploma.
    Blue Card requirement for working with children (Queensland students):
    All students enrolled in the Brisbane Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary) course must have a 'Blue Card' in accordance with The Commission for Children and Young People Act (2000). Students without a current Blue Card are prohibited from entering classrooms under the legislation.