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Advanced Certificate in Educational Studies

AdvCertEdSt

40 cp

Minimum duration: 6 months full-time or equivalent part-time.

Course available at:
Ballarat, Victoria
Brisbane, Queensland
Canberra, ACT
Melbourne, Victoria
Sydney (Strathfield), NSW

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.

1. Admission Requirements1

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the Certificate in Educational Studies or equivalent.

2. Requirements for Completion of the Advanced Certificate

To qualify for the Advanced Certificate, a student must complete 40 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings. These units are additional to those undertaken in the Certificate in Educational Studies.

Schedule of Unit Offerings

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

Unit CodeCredit PointsUnit Name
EDAB111 10 Indigenous Cultures and Peoples
EDAR308 10 Creative Arts Education 1
EDCU101 10 Early Childhood Education 1: Early Childhood Pedagogy and Curriculum
EDFD124 10 Social Analysis and Community Outreach
EDFD127 10 Contexts for Learning and Development
EDFD133 10 Understanding Learning
EDFD136 10 Early Childhood Education 2: The Ecology of Childhood
EDLA107 10 Linguistics for Literacy
EDLA108 10 Children’s Literature for Literacy
EDMA103 10 Exploring Mathematics 1 (Inc: EDMA100)
EDPH306 10 Personal Development Health and Physical Education
EDST102 10 Computers in Education
EDST107 10 Science and Technology for Early Childhood and Primary Teachers 1
EDST204 10 Science and Technology for Early Childhood and Primary Teachers 2
THBS100 10 Introduction to the Bible
THCT100 10 What Christians Believe


1A student must also comply with the Admission Rules.