Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) for 2012

Entry requirements

View entry requirements and applications for domestic students

Duration

1 year full-time
2 years part-time

Fees for 2012

Fees are subject to change annually.

Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
Average annual student contribution
$ 5,648 AUD
Students in this course will be required to pay a higher fee. The average student contribution is based on 48 credit points per annum. The fee will be recalculated as this course is 60 credit points completed in one year.
Note: see information on how average fee is calculated.

Domestic fee per 48 credit points
48 credit points represents a standard full-time course load for a year
$ 16,580 AUD
Students in this course will be required to pay a higher fee. The average student contribution is based on 48 credit points per annum. The fee will be recalculated as this course is 60 credit points completed in one year.

From 1 January 2012 all students pay a Student Services and Amenities fee each calendar year.

Intakes

First Semester (February)

Attendances

  • On-campus at Clayton: full-time
  • Off-campus: part-time
  • Multi-modal at Gippsland: full-time

Faculty

Faculty of Education

Course code: 1737

CRICOS code:064779G

Find out more

Education Clayton: telephone +61 3 9905 2888, email education.clayton@monash.edu Education Gippsland: telephone +61 3 9902 6367, email education.gippsland@monash.edu
or visit http://www.education.monash.edu

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Entry requirements

View entry requirements and applications for international students

Duration

1 year full-time

Fees for 2012

Fees are subject to change annually.

International fee per 48 credit points
48 credit points represents a standard full-time course load for a year
$ 19,350 AUD
Students in this course will be required to pay a higher fee. The average student contribution is based on 48 credit points per annum. The fee will be recalculated as this course is 60 credit points completed in one year.

From 1 January 2012 all students pay a Student Services and Amenities fee each calendar year.

Intakes

First Semester (February)

Attendances

  • On-campus at Clayton: full-time
  • Off-campus: part-time
  • Multi-modal at Gippsland: full-time

Faculty

Faculty of Education

Course code: 1737

CRICOS code:064779G

Find out more

Telephone: +61 3 9903 4788
Email: study@monash.edu

Enquire now Apply now

Why study Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary)?

This course prepares graduates for teaching in secondary schools and provides them with the opportunity to build on strengths developed in their undergraduate degree. It combines academic studies about the foundations of education with units appropriate to the two teaching specialisms graduates will ultimately be qualified to teach. Teaching specialisms are based on a student's undergraduate studies. Generally they must have studied that discipline at university level for at least two years, and then complete the education units related to each specialism. For further details, please visit: www.education.monash.edu/units/ secondary-specialisms.html.

Students will complete four core education units, two core curriculum units (or a core curriculum unit and a curriculum elective unit), two curriculum specialism units and professional placement units.

The four core education units engage with broader theories and practices that mediate teaching and learning, covering pedagogy, curriculum and assessment including:

  • Education as a profession
  • The relationship between teaching and learning
  • Psychology of students, particularly adolescents
  • Social context of education
  • Implementation of learning strategies, including learning technologies
  • Communication skills, including literacy skills
  • Classroom management
  • Assessment

Students complete up to 50 days of satisfactory professional placements which provide supervised teaching practice in the teaching area of their curriculum specialism. These professional placements are conducted in blocks during allocated periods. The faculty's partnerships and placements office organise each placement. These placements give students vital teaching experience and connect the theoretical components of the program with the practical aspects of teaching.

The Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) requires the successful completion of units totalling 60 credit points. The study equivalent to achieve 60 credit points would normally be 1.25 years of full time study; however this course has been structured to allow completion in just 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time. This is made possible by the incorporation of a 12 credit point study overload.

[Note: The Multi-modal study option at Gippsland is not available to International students.]

Course details

Career opportunities

Students will acquire the skills that will effectively allow them to plan and deliver educational programs for children in secondary schools.

Following registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT), graduates are eligible to teach in Victorian secondary schools and related teaching services in two specialist secondary subject areas. Graduates wishing to teach interstate or overseas are advised to check registration requirements with local authorities. For further information please visit www.vit.vic.edu.au.

Successful graduates may decide to continue their studies, and pursue a Master of Education or another relevant postgraduate qualification.

Professional recognitions

Australian

Graduates of this program will qualify for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT), the statutory authority for the regulation and promotion of the teaching profession in Victoria. The VIT registers teachers working in Victorian government, Catholic and independent schools. Like other professions occupying positions of trust and responsibility, teachers are required to be registered in order to practise their profession. All practising Victorian school teachers must be registered by the Institute. For further information please visit www.vit.vic.edu.au.

International

Graduates wishing to teach interstate or overseas are advised to check registration requirements with local authorities.

Admissions information for domestic students

Entry requirements

Minimum entrance requirements

A recognised degree or equivalent diploma from disciplines that qualify for two single teaching specialism subjects (teaching areas) or an approved double specialism. For information on specialism prerequisites please visit the Specialism Prerequisites webpage. Overseas qualifications will be assessed by the Faculty.

English requirements: See the English Language Requirements web page

VCE prerequisites

This course is available to bachelor degree holders from disciplines that enable them to qualify for two single teaching methods or one double method. Eligibility for methods usually requires a background of study of at least two years in the discipline. A double method requires at least three years of study in the discipline. Information about requirements for specific methods is available from the Admissions and Student Services Office (Clayton) or can be downloaded from www.education.monash.edu.au/units/secondary-specialisms.html.Applicants who do not meet the English language requirement may fulfil this requirement with a score of 7.0 in the IELTS (Academic) test, with a minimum of 7.0 in speaking and writing, and 6.5 in reading and listening. For the ESL and English methods however, applicants must gain no less than 7.0 in any individual band. Alternatively, applicants may meet the English language requirement with an internet-based TOEFL result of 100 with a minimum of 25 in speaking and writing, and a minimum of 22 in reading and listening. Test scores must not be more than two years old.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Applications

Semester one (March)

Applications for both on-campus and off-campus studies should be made online through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre

Semester two (July)

This course is not available for second semester entry.

Admissions information for international students

Entry requirements

International entry requirements

A recognised degree or equivalent diploma from disciplines that qualify for two single teaching specialism subjects (teaching areas) or an approved double specialism. For information on specialism prerequisites please visit the Specialism Prerequisites webpage. Overseas qualifications will be assessed by the Faculty.

VCE prerequisites

This course is available to bachelor degree holders from disciplines that enable them to qualify for two single teaching methods or one double method. Eligibility for methods usually requires a background of study of at least two years in the discipline. A double method requires at least three years of study in the discipline. Information about requirements for specific methods is available from the Admissions and Student Services Office (Clayton) or can be downloaded from www.education.monash.edu.au/units/secondary-specialisms.html.Applicants who do not meet the English language requirement may fulfil this requirement with a score of 7.0 in the IELTS (Academic) test, with a minimum of 7.0 in speaking and writing, and 6.5 in reading and listening. For the ESL and English methods however, applicants must gain no less than 7.0 in any individual band. Alternatively, applicants may meet the English language requirement with an internet-based TOEFL result of 100 with a minimum of 25 in speaking and writing, and a minimum of 22 in reading and listening. Test scores must not be more than two years old.

English requirements for international students

See the English Language Requirements web page

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Applications

Semester one (March)

Applications are made directly to the University and can be made online via International Recruitment Services.

Semester two (July)

This course currently doesn't have places available for mid-year entry.

Enrolment obligation

International students enrolling in a CRICOS-registered course can study no more than 25% of their course by distance and/or online learning. Students cannot enrol exclusively in distance and/or online learning study in any compulsory study period. See standard 9.4 of The National Code 2007.