Graduate Certificate of Education (Professional Development Studies) for 2010

Course overview

[This course does not provide a recognised initial teaching qualification. Students seeking an initial teaching qualification should visit the faculty website for information on the faculty's Graduate Diploma of Education programs.]

This program is designed for those interested in developing knowledge and skills of teaching. The program aims to help participants focus on teaching and learning in ways that encourage the development of reflective practice and its relationship to ongoing professional learning and growth. It will aid participants to better understand the central role of professional learning in the ongoing development of professional knowledge of practice.

The program aims to:

- stimulate teachers to think about the relationship between theory and practice in teaching

- foster deeper understandings of classroom practice and its relationship to student learning

- foster a greater awareness of the nature of professional learning

- highlight the nature of professional knowledge of practice

- develop deeper understandings of a diversity of approaches to teaching and learning about practice.

This course is a flexible program offered to professional educators to allow them to upgrade their qualifications. It is also offered to non-tertiary qualified applicants who may use it as an entry to graduate and postgraduate study (provided they meet specified minimum grade levels). Studies can be chosen from a wide range of on-campus and off-campus units, totalling 24 credit points.

Career outlook

This course will benefit both professional educators and non-tertiary qualified students.

Duration, campus, fees and application information

Domestic students International students
Attendance type
  • On-campus at Gippsland: full-time, part-time
  • Off-campus: full-time, part-time
  • On-campus at Gippsland: full-time
  • Off-campus: full-time, part-time
Intakes First semester, second semester First semester, second semester
Course Content 2010 University handbook entry for this course 2010 University handbook entry for this course
Duration 0.5 years full-time, 1 year part-time 0.5 years
Credit points 24 total for course 24 total for course
Fees for 2010

Fees are subject to change annually.

Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
Average annual student contribution
$5,310 AUD

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
$15,700 AUD

International fee per 48 credit points
48 credit points represents a standard full-time course load for a year
$21,950 AUD
CRICOS code Not applicable 037833J
Monash course code 1762 1762
Faculty Faculty of Education Faculty of Education
Contact Telephone +61 3 9902 6367 or email gippslandcourseinfo@education.monash.edu.au or visit http://www.education.monash.edu.au Telephone +61 3 9902 6367 or email gippslandcourseinfo@education.monash.edu.au or visit http://www.education.monash.edu.au

Admissions information for domestic students

Entry requirements

Minimum entrance requirements

Admission to this course will be open to applicants who possess a degree or diploma and who are qualified educators or who have qualifications or experience that the faculty considers to be equivalent to, or a satisfactory substitute for the above. English requirements: See the English Language Requirements web page

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Applications

Semester one (March)

Apply now (online or by mail)

Semester two (July)

Apply now (online or by mail)

Admissions information for international students

Entry requirements

International entry requirements

Admission to this course will be open to applicants who possess a degree or diploma and who are qualified educators or who have qualifications or experience that the faculty considers to be equivalent to, or a satisfactory substitute for the above.

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)

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

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