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Overview

The six month equivalent Graduate Certificate in Education is designed for qualified teachers and other educational professionals who wish to upgrade their knowledge and skills in a specific area of education at an advanced level. The program is suitable for teachers, trainers in industry and commerce, adult educators and other … For more content click the Read More button below. The program offers eight areas of specialisations: Assessment & Evaluation, Educational Psychology, Educational Studies, Gifted Education, Special Education, TESOL, Teacher Leadership and Visual Arts. The Educational Studies specialisation is available to International Students and can be completed in two terms.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Communicate effectively to a range of audiences, and be capable of independent and collaborative enquiry and team-based leadership
  • Leaders
  • Scholars
  • Professionals
2.
Demonstrate advanced critical thinking and problem solving skills
  • Scholars
  • Leaders
3.
Demonstrate an understanding of international perspectives relevant to the educational field
  • Professionals
  • Global Citizens
4.
Demonstrate an advanced understanding of the field of education as it relates to your specialist area of study, and the ability to synthesize and apply disciplinary principles and practices to new or complex environments.
  • Scholars
  • Leaders
  • Professionals

Graduate Capabilities

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Program Structure
24 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 24 UOC as a standalone program.

Specialisations

You must complete one of the following Specialisations:

EDSTBT
24 UOC
Curriculum and Assessment
EDSTKS
24 UOC
TESOL
EDSTQS
24 UOC
Special Education
EDSTRS
24 UOC
Gifted Education
EDSTSS
24 UOC
Educational Studies
EDSTVS
24 UOC
Educational Psychology

Academic Writing Skills Courses

You can take an additional 6 UOC course to develop your academic writing skills. It will not count towards the program requirements.- ARTS5503 Academic Writing for the Humanities (6 UOC)- ARTS5505 Personalised English Language Enhancement (6 UOC)

Enrolment Disclaimer

Please note that this Handbook is a comprehensive catalogue of our offerings and includes courses that can be taken to satisfy program requirements irrespective as to their availability for a particular year. Availability of courses is best checked using filters on this site or on the class timetable site.

You are responsible for ensuring that you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and by following the advice of your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program requirements.

Sample Programs

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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

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Domestic Students
International Student

Program Requirements

Progression Requirements

Pathways

Articulation Arrangements

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Additional Information

Attendance

The School of Education (SED) requires students meet a minimum attendance requirement of 80% of all scheduled classes (i.1. lectures, tutorials, workshops, seminars) for all courses. Attendance in person is required for tutorials, seminars, and workshops when course are delivered in face-to-face mode. It is the responsibility of students to ensure that their attendance is recorded for the face to face either by electronic means or via an attendance register. Attendance in online or blended mode will be assessed through digital participation.  

This attendance requirement supports postgraduate students to achieve the specific program or course learning outcomes of each course in accordance with national (AITSL) and state (NESA) program standards and maintenance of teacher accreditation policies.

Students seeking to claim further study to maintain teacher accreditation at proficient, highly accomplished and lead levels through participation in postgraduate programs must adhere to the SED Attendance Requirement to be eligible to meet the requirements of the NESA Further Undergraduate and Postgraduate Studies Policy: Maintenance of Accreditation (2016)

It is the responsibility of the student to catch up on any learning missed due to absences. To arrange alternative activities to address the content missed students should contact the Course Convenor. Failure to meet the minimum attendance requirement of 80% will result in an Unsatisfactory Fail (UF) for the course regardless of performance on assessment tasks or other requirements for the course.

Further Information

Contact the UNSW Arts and Social Sciences Student Services for advice.

Program Fees

At UNSW fees are generally charged at course level and therefore dependent upon individual enrolment and other factors such as student's residency status. For generic information on fees and additional expenses of UNSW programs, click on one of the following:

Domestic Students
Commonwealth Supported Students (if applicable)
International Students

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