Graduate Diploma in Education

Overview

• Become eligible for teacher registration after completing 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time study.
• Specialise in Early Years, Primary, Middle Years or Senior Years.
• Experience two formal full-time field placements in schools to prepare you to become a teacher.
• Eligible full-time Early Years students can gain early experience in a school with the Graduate Schools Program, in addition to field experience.
• Suitable for people who have a degree in a field other than education.

Details

Why choose this course?

The Graduate Diploma in Education will allow you to obtain a teaching qualification if you have a degree in a field other than education. The Graduate Diploma in Education is an innovative and progressive qualification which will prepare you for teaching in school settings in one of:

• Early Years
• Primary: P–7
• Middle Years
• Senior Years.

The course includes educational and curriculum studies in your chosen study area and field experience in school settings.

Career outcomes

Early Years prepares you to teach in primary schools as an early childhood specialist (Prep to Year 3).

Primary: P–7 prepares you to teach all years in a primary school (Prep to Year 7).

Middle Years prepares you to teach in primary schools and as a middle years teacher (Years 4 to 9).

Senior Years prepares you to teach in secondary schools (Years 8 to 12), with your career guided by your two teaching areas.

Professional recognition

This course meets the requirements for registration as a teacher in Queensland. It is recognised nationally and internationally; however, additional requirements may be needed for some locations.

Graduate School Program Early Years (full-time, internal)

You can gain early experience in schools before your formal field experience commences. The program is strongly recommended and it is essential that you have a valid blue card in order to participate.

Primary: P–7 supporting professional program block

In addition to lectures, tutorials and field experience blocks, you will complete four supporting professional program blocks, during which full-time attendance on campus or in a school setting is required. A blue card is required to participate. For more information, visit the Faculty of Education.

Field experiences

You will be required to complete two field studies units where you undertake full-time field experiences.

The majority of field experience must be completed in Australian schools.

For more information, visit the Faculty of Education.

Units

Early Years and Primary: P-7

Early Years and Primary applicants’ undergraduate degree must include at least eight units, equivalent to one year of full-time study, in discipline areas that are relevant to at least two learning areas.

The learning areas are:

• The Arts (Dance, Drama, Music, Visual Arts)
• English
• Mathematics
• Science
• Social Science
• Technology
• LOTE (languages other than English)
• Health and Physical Education

Primary: P–7 is only available in internal, full-time study mode. Primary: P–7 is not available for mid-year entry.

Middle Years

Middle Years applicants' undergraduate degree must include at least six to eight units, equivalent to three-quarters to one year of full-time study, in the first nominated learning area and four to six units, equivalent to half to three quarters of a year of full-time study, in the second nominated learning area.

The learning areas are:

• The Arts (Dance, Drama, Music, Visual Arts)
• English
• Mathematics
• Science
• Social Science
• Technology
• LOTE (languages other than English)
• Health and Physical Education

This study area is available only in the external study mode. Middle Years is not available for mid-year entry.

Senior Years

It is assumed that current knowledge in the chosen teaching areas has been maintained since completion of the relevant studies. Entry into Senior Years normally requires completion of six to eight units, equivalent to three-quarters to one year of full-time study, in the first teaching area and four to six units equivalent to half to three-quarters of a year of full-time study, in the second teaching area.

Senior Years teaching areas

• Business Education (Accounting/Business Management)
• Business Education (Business Communication and Technologies)
• Business Education (Legal Studies)
• Dance Education
• Drama Education
• English Education
• Film and Media Education
• Languages Education
• Mathematics Education
• Music (Secondary) Education
• Science Education (Biology)
• Science Education (Chemistry)
• Science Education (Earth Science)
• Science Education (Physics)
• Science Education (Science Studies)
• Social Education (Geography)
• Social Education (History)
• Social Education (Legal Studies)
• Social Education (Social Science)
• Visual Arts Education

Dance, Drama, Film and media, Languages, Music (secondary) and Visual Arts teaching areas are available in an internal mode (at Kelvin Grove) only, and are not available for mid-year entry.

Senior Years teaching areas are reviewed annually.

Entry requirements

Closing date: Applications received after 25 May 2012 may not be considered in time for the respective major QTAC offer rounds.

1. Completion of a non-education Bachelor degree that required the minimum of three years of study in that course and does not lead to teacher registration. (Education degrees or degrees that focus on education, teaching or child or family studies are not acceptable for entry.) ; and
    
2. Satisfy the specific major entry requirement listed below:

Early Years entry requires applicants to have completed in their undergraduate degree at least eight units, equivalent to one year of full-time study, of discipline studies relevant to at least two of the learning areas. Learning areas are: the arts (dance, drama, music, visual arts), English, mathematics, science, social science, technology, LOTE and Health and Physical Education.

Primary: P-7: Completed eight semester units of discipline studies relevant to at least two primary leanring areas at a bachelors level (or higher). The learning areas are: the arts (dance, drama, music, visual arts), English, mathematics, science, social science, technology, LOTE and Health and Physical Education.

Middle Years:  Successful completion of six to eight units (three quarters to one year of full-time study) in a bachelor's degree (or higher) in one nominated learning area. Applicants should also have completed four to six units (to half to three quarters of a year of full-time study) in another nominated learning area:

The learning areas are: the arts (dance, drama, music, visual arts), English, mathematics, science, social science, technology, LOTE and Health and Physical Education.  

Senior Years: Successful completion of six to eight units (three quarters to one year of full-time study) in a bachelor's degree (or higher) in one nominated teaching area. Applicants should also have completed four to six units (to half to three quarters of a year of full-time study) in another nominated teaching area. See the Units tab for more information on teaching areas. Business Education - (Information, Communication and Technologies) teaching area not offered in 2012.

Course fees

Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. All fees are based on current fixed fee prices. We review fees annually.

Additional costs

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