160 cp
Normal duration: 2 years full-time or equivalent part-time. (The course may be completed in accelerated mode at some campuses.)
Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies
(Exit qualification only)
GradDipEdSt
80 cp
Normal duration: 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
1.1 To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed –
1.2 For applicants who have successfully completed a Bachelor degree with a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) equivalent to an Australian Catholic University GPA of 4.0; but do not meet national subject content requirements or the state/territory requirements, conditional enrolment may, in special circumstances, be approved by the Course Coordinator provided additional study is undertaken.1
1.3 International applicants must also meet the English Language Testing System (IELTS) assessment, or an equivalent English language proficiency assessment, with an overall score of 7.5 (with no score below 7 in any of the four skills areas, and a score of no less than 8 in listening and speaking).
2.1 To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 160 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, including a minimum of 60 days practicum in the field.
2.2 A student who was granted conditional enrolment in accordance with Rule 1.2 must satisfy teaching subject content requirements as a prerequisite for course completion.
A student who has completed 80 credit points from the Schedule of Unit Offerings may exit from the course with the Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies.
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicates in parentheses where applicable.
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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EDFD604 | 10 | Fostering Positive Behaviour |
EDFD657 | 10 | Transition into the Primary Teaching Profession (Pre: 80 cp of Education units including EDFX521 Effective teaching and Graduate Professional Experience 1 and EDFX522 Social and Cultural Contexts of Development and Learning and Graduate Professional Experience 2) |
EDFD687 | 10 | Catering for Diversity in the Inclusive Classroom |
EDFX521 | 10 | Effective Teaching and Graduate Professional Experience Primary 1 |
EDFX522 | 10 | Social and Cultural Contexts of Development and Learning and Graduate Professional Experience Primary 2 (Pre: EDFX521 Effective Teaching and Graduate Professional Experience 1) |
EDFX623 | 20 | Research-informed Pedagogy and Graduate Professional Experience Primary 3 (Pre: EDRS688 Interpreting and Designing Educational Research and 80 cp of Year 1 units, LNTE100 LANTITE Literacy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students, LNTE101 LANTITE Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students) |
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
EDAR504 | 10 | The Arts Curriculum |
EDLA518 | 10 | Primary English Education 1 |
EDLA689 | 10 | Primary English Education 2 |
EDMA504 | 10 | Mathematics Education 1 (Inc: EDMA503 Mathematics Curriculum) |
EDMA685 | 10 | Mathematics Education 2 |
EDPH500 | 10 | Health and Physical Education Curriculum |
EDSS503 | 10 | Humanities and Social Sciences Education |
EDST512 | 10 | Science Education |
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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EDRS688 | 10 | Interpreting and Designing Educational Research |
Page last updated: 2017-06-26
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/899566
Page last updated: 2017-06-26
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/899566