160 cp
Normal duration: 2 years full-time or equivalent part-time. (The course maybe 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.
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must:
Applicants who completed Bachelor degrees outside Australia should review Admission to Coursework Programs Policy to determine if they are required to meet additional English Language Proficiency requirements for entry into the course.
Applicants seeking teacher registration in Australia should check with state registration bodies to confirm English Language Proficiency requirements for teacher registration.
International applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
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: 2017-06-27
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/1282894
Page last updated: 2017-06-27
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/1282894