Responsible faculty or institute:
Education (principal)
Campus(es) Offered:
Hobart:
Launceston:
Course Duration: Minimum
1 yrs, Maximum
3 yrs.
Course Contact (faculty or school):
(03) 6324 3038
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Introduction
The three courses,
Graduate Certificate of Education Master of Education Master of Education (Honours), are designed to allow students to build on their studies ultimately to reach the level of award they desire. There are various pathways available to complete study in postgraduate coursework - Education. Please refer to the following chart for details.
Course Structure -
Graduate Certificate of Education Master of Education Master of Education (Honours)
The coursework units and/or research projects which make up the course of study of an individual are determined by the candidate in consultation with the Program Director. General structure and relationship of postgraduate coursework awards in Education:
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Minimum |
Maximum |
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Graduate Certificate of Education
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| 4 x 12.5% units |
6 months |
18 months |
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Master of Education
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| 4 x 12.5% units |
1 year |
3 years |
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Master of Education Honours
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| 2 x 25% units |
18 months |
6 years |
Articulation -
Graduate Certificate of Education Master of Education Master of Education (Honours)
Full credit may be gained toward the Master of Education for work completed while enrolled in the Graduate Certificate of Education. Full credit may be gained towards the Master of Education (Honours) for work completed in the Master of Education. Note: Entry into honours is dependent on the average of a credit at the Master of Education level.
Candidates are advised that a number of postgraduate coursework units are being developed into self-paced flexible delivery formats (print-based or web-based) and that details are available from the Program Director: Postgraduate Coursework: phone (03) 6324 3712.
Graduate Certificate of Education -All Graduate Certificate units are approved at a post graduate level and may be used toward gaining a Master of Education award. It is possible to earn a Graduate Certificate by successfully completing four of the units in the approved schedule of units offered from the general schedule or to select four required units in one of the specialisations listed after the schedule.
Specialisations are available in Community Education, Online Learning, Inclusive Education, TESOL, LOTE, Arts, Educational Administration, Tertiary Teaching, Arts Education, Gender, Cross-Cultural Educational Issues, Classroom Management, Studies in Asia for Teachers and Mathematics Education.
Admission & Prerequisites
Graduate Certificate of Education -This course is available to graduates in Education, graduates in other disciplines with a Diploma of Education or Bachelor of Teaching or to those holding equivalent qualifications. This certificate is intended to enable competent, experienced professionals to broaden, deepen, update and integrate knowledge of their specialised area of interest and expertise. Both the coursework and written assignments or projects undertaken by the student should thus reflect this specialisation. For this reason there is a wide variety of coursework units available, with general areas of specialisation ranging from Administration to Mathematics Education, from Inclusive Education to Arts in Education, from Teaching English as a Second Language to Adult Learning and University Teaching, from Online Learning to LOTE.
Articulation to/from Course
Masters of Education
